Two Gold Medals for Jade Hannah at the 2016 Canadian Age Group National Championships
Swim Nova Scotia – Calgary, AB– 14-year-old Jade Hannah of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club earned two gold medals during day one of competition at the 2016 Canadian Age Group National Championships in Calgary at the Talisman Centre.
Hannah finished first in the 14-year-old women’s 200m Backstroke with a time of 2:16.90 and in the 100m Butterfly with a time of 1:01.56.
Approximately 750 young swimmers from across Canada will be competing at Talisman Centre from July 27-August 1st at the Canadian Age Group Championships. There are a total of 20 swimmers from across Nova Scotia competing in the event.
This meet is designed to give swimmers ages 12 through 18 the opportunity to race against the best athletes in their age group across Canada.
Pool action will continue through July 31st with daily competition starting at 9:00am local time for preliminaries and 5:30pm local time for finals. The open water events start at 9am August 1st; race distances include 2.5km and 5km.
Top Nova Scotia Results from Day One: |
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Swimmer/Club |
Age Group |
Distance/Stroke |
Place/Time |
Jade Hannah, Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club (HTAC) |
14 year old Women |
100m Butterfly |
1st/1:01.56 |
200m Backstroke |
1st/2:16.90 |
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Sarah Polley, HTAC |
17 year old Women |
200m Backstroke |
4th/2:18.04 |
Madison Archer, HTAC |
14 year old Women |
200m Backstroke |
8th/2:29.09 |
1500m Freestyle |
6th/18:28.63 |
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Isabel Sarty, HTAC |
17 year old Women |
1500m Freestyle |
7th/17:51.62 |
Nicholas Bourbonniere, HTAC |
14 year old Men |
100m Butterfly |
4th/1:01.40 |
Alec Karlsen, HTAC |
14 year old Men |
200m Backstroke |
4th/2:08.28 |
Lucas Seto, Dartmouth Crusaders Swim Club (DCSC) |
14 year old Men |
100m Butterfly |
5th/1:01.46 |
Online results can be found here: https://results.swimming.ca/2016_CAG/
For more information, contact:
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Bette El-Hawary
Executive Director| Swim Nova Scotia
5516 Spring Garden Rd. 4th Floor, Halifax N.S. B3J 1G6
902.425.5454 ext. 314 (o)|902.497.2088 (cell)|902.425.5606 (fax)
Email| swimming@sportnovascotia.ca
Web-page| www.swimnovascotia.com