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SI? OR Ils .uL .u for co mp etit ion Every Saturday morning members who pair off with a "The program is a begin- at il a.m. Michael and swmmer to teach them the ning to integrate as much as Walter Peiffer head to the basics of competîtive possible the retarded with pool at Iroquois Park to join swmmîing. Walter just the normal swim world, and up with several other happons to be his brother. eventually form a nucleus swimmers. Walter, lîke the other for a club of their own, and Michael is one of several trainees, is mentally han- in the case of some, as their Whitby Iroquois Swiîm Club. dicapped. prowess and talents develop lead tc the Special Olym- pics,"'said Ann Goulding of SwIsc. Michael is training his brother with the goal of competing in the Special Olympics. * The program, by which WISC swimmers voluntarily train handicapped swim- mers, was initiated by the past co-ordinator of the Ajax SPickering frteWhitby SRetarded who approached the Whitby Recreation Department. The rec depar- tment* in turn contacted WISC for help from the with because the' Iearn quickly," said Michael. "The only problem is one of communication but we just show them what to do and they understand." Jennie Connor, Brian McAlinden, David Goulding, '.- Donna Goulding, Dns Vandeleweerd and Tammiy Oates are several other swimmers who help the T ig eeloigu o h a k ntetteg m handicapped. T ig eeloigu o h a k nteal an W-. At present there are only about 12 children of various ages enrolled in the program but Goulding hopes, as the program progresses, to add H more pupils. < w n CSS _IwlieThe other WISC swim- mers involved called the ex- perience a very satisfying After defeating Kenner As part of the Whitby Iroquois Swim Club's traininîg one backing up Michael's High School in the semi- sessions with mentally handicapped swimmers WISC mem- sentiments as to problems finals the Henry Street ber Michael Peiffer is seen here teaching his brother Walter with communication. Hawks senior boys' team the proper way to enter the water from the block. "You really have to get defeated the Pickering Walter is working his way towards competing in the Up- right ira and show them what Trojans for the second week coming Special Olympics. to do," said Vandeleweerd. iÀarwt apueteCn tral Ontario Secondary School Association cham- pionship at Durham College this past weekend. -The Hawks beat Kenner 67-55 playing a strong game. - - -~--Last week Henry beat the Trojans 60-41 giving them top honors in the Lake On- tario Secondary School ~v Association finals. - . ' ~ The two top teams then advanced to COSSA. After playing a bad first i quarter the Trojans felI to defeat 55-46 at the hands of - the Hawks. Phil Libane and Paul Connelly lead the Hlawks to