The Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club contingent are off to North Bay this weekend, site of the Dominique Bouchard Invitational. The local crew had but a few days of training to squeeze in as the team just made their way back last Sunday from the Gus Ryder Memorial Cup at the Etobicoke Olympium, hosted by the Lakeshore Swim Club.

Highlight performances included the showings of SLSC swimmers Dax Hester (M14 – gold in 800m freestyle – 8:42.32; 200m butterfly – 2:25.90; 400m freestyle – 4:14.96 – as well as seven silver medal swims) and Owen Baas (M17 – gold in 800m freestyle – 8:41.74; 400m IM – 4:38.76; 200m breaststroke – 2:24.12 – as well as earning gold as part of a 400m freestyle SLSC relay team).

Joining Hester at the top end of the national M14 800m freestyle rankings is Sudbury teammate Noah McGregor, who finished second in Etobicoke in the event, a smidge back of Hester at 8:42.38. McGregor also earned a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke and the 400m freestyle and added a team gold in the Male 13-14 400m freestyle relay.

Up and coming female swimmers in the fold are led by the tandem of Ever Lizotte – gold in both the F12 50m freestyle (30.21) and 100m freestyle (1:05.66) – and Charlie Gatien – gold in both the F10 200m backstroke (2:53.80) and 100m IM (1:30.12).

Remaining top-five performance came courtesy of:

Brooke Herranen (F15): 50m butterfly - 29.69 (1st); 100m butterfly - 1:06.11 (2nd)

Jayda Hartley (F17): 100m freestyle - 1:00.76 (3rd); 100m backstroke - 1:09.54 (4th)

Blake Gough (15+): 100m freestyle - 55.78 (4th); 100m individual medley - 1:07.01 (5th)

Poppy Horn (F12): 400m individual medley - 6:14.38 (4th); 100m breaststroke - 1:28.82 (5th)

Hudson Green (M15): 800m freestyle - 9:23.12 (5th); 200m breaststroke - 2:41.11 (5th)

Alexandre Landry (M22): 100m breaststroke - 1:02.90 (1st); 100m individual medley - 1:01.35 (1st)