Successful End to 2011 for Wolfville Tritons Swim Club

Wolfville, NS - The Wolfville Tritons Swim Club ended the 2011 calendar year with another successful showing at the 2011 Swim Nova Scotia Team Championships in Halifax over the December 9-11 weekend.

In all, 30 swimmers from the Tritons competed in the three day meet, with the Tritons women's team finishing in 2nd place, the men's team in 3rd place, and the club in 2nd overall behind the Halifax Trojans.

"Our swimmers had a fantastic weekend of swimming," said Tritons head coach Chris Stone.

Leading the way on the women's side were sisters Kristen and Rebecca MacPherson, who were also joined by their elder sister Ceilidh, who is now swimming at Dalhousie University with Triton alum Mary Claire Lynch. Kassandra Parsons also had a very successful weekend with a number of new personal bests and medal winning performances.

Rounding out the Tritons women's scoring swims were Jessica Bent, Kayla Boudreau, Stella Champion-Keating, Eveline Choquette, Carlena Eye, and Acadia swimmer Eliza McGuire, who all also turned in top scoring results on the women's side.

Up and comers Dia Hoegg-Phelps, Chantal Mason, Emma Murphy, Maddie Stewart, Ava Vial & Jennifer Vibert also had successful swims with several new personal bests and scoring swims in the 12 & under categories.

For the men, Hayden Adams and Adam Deutsch helped to lead the way with several medal wins, joined by Triton alum and current Acadia Axeman Luc Boudreau. Connor Adams, Sam Adams, Ben Henger, Patrick Henger, Jeremy Ingham, Will MacDonald, Mac Muirhead, and Kovi Young also scored points for the Tritons men's team over the weekend.

"All in all, we had a very successful weekend, with Adam (Deutsch) and Patrick (Henger) qualifying for 2012 Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships, 15 new club records set and several of our swimmers ranked in the top 10 for their age group in the national rankings," said Coach Stone.

"We'll be taking a quick rest for the Holidays, and then back in the water to get ready for 2012 shortly after Christmas," Stone went on to say.

The first meet of 2012 in Nova Scotia will be hosted by the Tritons along with the Acadia Axemen & Axewomen teams at the Acadia pool. The Acadia Senior & Junior meets will bring over 300 swimmers from across Atlantic Canada to the valley for three days of swimming at the Acadia pool over the January 13-15, 2012 weekend.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Chris Stone, BA, ChPC
Head Coach, Wolfville Tritons Swim Club
Head Coach, Acadia University Varsity Swimming
Office - (902) 585-1438
Cell - (902) 690-7389
Email - stone@tritons.ca
Website - www.tritons.ca