Team NYAC placed 12th which is our best ever team placing at Age Group Nationals. 11 of the 18 swimmers from three different NYAC training groups scored points. On the 3rd night of competition NYAC swimmers won gold in 5 events and captured special recognition from Swimming Canada. And, at this meet alone, NYAC swimmers achieved 20 personal best times, 9 new club records and one provincial record.

Many thanks to our assisstant coaches, John Calnan and Sabrina Ng, and a
huge note of appreciation for our managers, Olga Macel and Linda Liberta, who
went way beyond the call of duty supporting our swimmers away from home.

In closing, I would like to commend all our swimmers for their standout behaviour at
the pool and hotel. Their performance and support for each other were noticed by many in the swim community and is something to be proud of.

We should all take note and let this example carry over into our day to day relationships with each other to foster a strong team dynamic built on respect and support for one another. This is how great teams come to be.

Murray Drudge
NYAC Head Coach

Standout Achievements

• Caitlin Hodge won 1 gold, 1 silver, achieved 100% best times, made a national time in the 200 Back, and made finals in 5 events.
• Alex Hamilton won 3 events, 1 silver and 1 bronze and broke his own
  provincial record in the 800 Free and a club record in the 200 Fly.
• Kiera Michailoff-Russell won the 50 Free as a rookie with an amazing time of 28:21 which is a new club record.
• Youn Ho Choi was very solid with 1 gold in the 200 Fly and 3 bronze medals, setting four new club records in the 400 Free, 100 and 200 Back and 200 Fly.
• Casey Gallagher made her first final, won her 1st medal at an Age Group National, and swam a personal bestl time in the 200 Back.
• Katie Martin became a new senior national qualifier in the 100 Back leading off the 4x100 Medley relay with the support of her teammates Casey, Nathalin and Caitlin.
• Alex Jin set a club record in the 100 Fly
• Jono Brodie set a club record in the 50 Fly

Gold Medals

* = personal best times

Kiera Michailoff-Russell - 50 Free 28:21 * - NYAC record
Alex Hamilton - 800 Free 8:31:93 * - NYAC record
Caitlin Hodge - 800 Free 8:58:19 *
Alex Hamilton - 1500 Free 16:31:69
Youn Ho Choi - 200 Fly 2:17:55 * - NYAC record
Alex Hamilton - 200 Fly 2:12:09 * - NYAC record

Silver Medals

Caitlin Hodge - 200 Free 2:04:55 *
Alex Hamilton - 400 Free 4:08:68 *
Casey Gallagher - 200 Back 2:20:41 *
Alex Jin - 200 Fly 2:19:58

Bronze Medals

Alex Hamilton - 200 Free 1:59:20 *
Youn Ho Choi - 400 Free 4:23:88 * - NYAC record
Youn Ho Choi - 100 Back 1:04:64 * - NYAC record
Youn Ho Choi - 200 Back 2:21:94 * - NYAC record

Top 8s

Kiera Michailoff-Russell - 100 Free 4th 1:02:39 *
Alex Jin - 100 Free 7th 58:21 *
Caitlin Hodge - 100 Free 5th 59:08 *
Kiera Michailoff-Russell - 200 Free 8th 2:19:28
Katie Martin - 100 Back 6th 1:07:16 * - new national qualifying time
Caitlin Hodge - 200 Back 4th 2:22:69 * - new national qualifying time
Katie Martin - 200 Back 7th 2:24:83
Jocelyn Langballe - 200 Back 4th 2:22:39
Jeffery Turnock - 200 Breast 8th 2:39:30
Jono Brodie - 50 Fly 6th 29:17 * - NYAC record
Alex Jin - 50 Fly 7th 29:24 *
Alex Jin - 100 Fly 5th 1:03:89 - NYAC record
Jono Brodie - 100 Fly 6th 1:04:28 *
Caitlin Hodge - 100 Fly 7th 1:05:47 *
Nathalin Moy - 100 Fly 8th 1:03:71 *
Nathalin Moy - 200 Fly 7th 2:23:83
Alex Hamilton - 400 IM 4th 4:51:52