Winskill Dolphins swimmers are making waves around the world this summer.
At the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, 17-year-old Winskill alumni Noemie Thomas made an outstanding debut, finishing seventh in the women's 100 metre final on
Monday. Thomas touched the wall in 58.13 seconds, just behind Canadian teammate Katerine Savard who was fifth.
"I think it's good for our development as we get higher into the rankings. Every step is a good experience. I think we learned a lot from this race," Thomas said. "I'm not so thrilled about the time but I'm really happy about how I just went in and tried my best."
Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson agreed.
"To have two Canadians swimming in the final is a great achievement. Both girls were in their first
international final at the world level in the 50-m pool. They may not be happy with their final positioning, but you've got to look at where they've come from and where they're going as they progress to (the 2016 Olympics) in Rio," Atkinson said.
Meanwhile, current Dolphin Tai Long Singh turned in a spectacular performance at the 2013 Canadian Age Group Swimming championships in Montreal.
Singh, 13, posted wins in the 100-metre backstroke and 200-m freestyle on Saturday to add to his victories earlier this week in the 50-m freestyle, 200-m backstroke, 50-m backstroke and 100-m freestyle. All wins were in personal best times.
''I never expected this kind of success,'' said Singh, who broke an 11-year-old national age group record last year. ''My most satisfying win was the 100 backstroke. I came close to the time I wanted and it didn't hurt physically as bad as the others.''
