Guelph - The Collingwood Clippers Swim Club competed at the BDO Challenge Invitational swim meet this past weekend down in Guelph.  The Owen Sound Aquatic Club hosted the meet.  The Clippers brought a small team of 18 athletes and still managed to place 8th overall out of 16 teams.

Marian Cooper had two gold, in the 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle in addition to one silver in the 400 IM and one bronze in the 200m IM.  Liesbeth Froentjes received two silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle.  Cooper and Froentjes placed second overall for high-point standings in their age groups.  Ben Cuthbert earned a bronze in the 200m backstroke and 400m IM.  Kirsten McFarlane took home the bronze medal in the 800m freestyle. 

Other top eight place finishers were Avila Holland, Michaela Klasen, Melodie O'Connell and Julia Simpson.  Other Clippers who attended the meet included Mairyn Annett, Helena Beck, Erika Cerniavskis, Ella Klasen, Darwin O'Connell, Nicole Rennie, Rachel Simpson, Conor Spencer, Jarod Wiebe and Trent Wilson.

Marian Cooper and Sascha Keir are off to the Ontario Short Course Jr. Provincials next weekend in Etobicoke, while another 39 Clipper athletes are headed to a meet in Burlington.

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Barrie - The Collingwood Clippers Swim Club had 35 members compete at the Huronia Region Short Course Championships.  They finished fourth overall out of 11 teams.  They had 628 points, ahead of Orangeville (501), Owen Sound (483) and Muskoka (408).  The team had 15 medal winners; including five gold medal winners, and close to 75 percent best times.

Sascha Keir lead the way with three gold medals in the 100 back, 100 fly and 800 free, and three silver medals in the 200 IM, 100 and 200 free.  Liesbeth Froentjes achieved gold medals in the 50 free, 400 free and 200 breast to go along with a silver in the 200 free and 100 back.  Marian Cooper had three gold in the 100 and 200 breast, as well as the 200 IM plus two bronze in the 50 free and 400 IM.  Sebastian Carrasco received gold in both the 100 and 200 fly in additional to gold in the 400 free and bronze in the 50 free.  Kirsten McFarlane had a gold in the 800 free, two fourths in the 100 fly and 200 free, and a fifth in the 200 IM.

Other medal winners included Ben Cuthbert (silver in 200 back), Amy Foubert (three bronze in the 50 free, 200 fly and 400 IM), Carly Foubert (silver in the 400 IM), Michaela Klasen (three bronze in the 50, 400 and 800 free), Jason Langford (bronze in the 200 fly), Alex Marshall (silver in the 200 fly and bronze in the 400 free), Corey MroczkowskiEmma Woodhouse (bronze in the 200 free) and Cameron Wyndham (bronze in the 200 fly).

Clippers with 100 percent best times were Holly Keir who placed 10th in the 100 back, Melodie O'Connell who placed 8th in the 50 fly and 9th in the 100 fly, Heidi Ohrling who placed 4th in the 200 free and 400 IM as well as 5th in the 100 breast, and Cameron Wyndham who placed top 5 in the 400 IM, 100 and 400 free.

Other Clipper members included Lexie Aurotas, Helena Beck, Larkin Casey, Amber Champion, Emily Cuthbert, Matthew Enright, Anneke Froentjes, Teda Froentjes, Avila Holland, Trevor Langford, Lauren Mills, Emily O'Halloran, Mitchell Ryerse, Julia Simpson, Rachel Simpson, Kate Wessel and Samantha Wong.