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-------- 22 -The Canadien Champi on, Tuesday, June 19, 2001 A6CANADA INC. fwýiIu vum UA s UIiILL mmMR PACR lys Pli5(4b 1MITN (0)7478 'Porenta powers way to Canada Games berth Consecutive silver-medal efforts earn local swimmer spot on Team Ontario Jennifer Porenta is Canada Gamnes bound. Mi lton's I 5-year-old swimming star booked passage to the national champi- onships with consecutive personal-best efforts at the recent trials in London. Establishing new individual benchmarks in both the 50 and I 00-mctre freestyle led to silver-medal finishes - which in tumn earned the local pool sbark one of a dozen spots on the female competitors' ide of Team Ontario. 'm 50s excited. I can't wait for the (Canada) Games," said a jubilant Porenta. She needed a multi-medal performance to grab one of the final provincial team entries and clinched that berth during the 1 00m finals - delivering a new individual standard of 57.74 seconds, that was just three-tenths of a second sby of gold. Two nights earlier among the 50m rac- ers, Porenta took the runner-up spot by clocking in at a personal best 26.63 sec- onds - this time finishing a mere fourtb- tenths of a second behind the winner. In both events, she was eclipsed by Oakville's Laura Pomeroy - wbo's three years her senior. "I really can't be disappointed. Laura beat me, but she's a great swimmer." said Milton's Canada Games qualifier. Porenta - who feels she still has room to improve on her starts - will now wait to see where shelI fit in to Team Ontario's plans for the national championships, whicb will mun in mid-August. Meanwhile, Milton sent four other swimmers to the national trials. Topping that group with a lth place effort in the 200m breaststroke and I 9th place showing in the 100m breaststroke was 1 8-year-old Kate Chapman. Kristen McIlroy also had a couple of top- 20 performances - in the 100 and 200m backstroke. Rounding out tbe local representatives were George Dimitrov and Rachel Robinson. File photo by GRAHAM PAINE Jennifer Porenta Is alamiles after qualifying for the Canada Games. She dld 50 wlth back-to- back sîlver medal efforts ln freestyle competition. ,Golden girl delivers another stellar showing ini the pool Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Aaryn Fraser dispimys the form that helped her colleot another five gold medals recently ln Guelph. ht marked the second time lnside a month that she amassed a handful of golds. Aaryn Fraser might want to consider a career in prospecting - because she certainly bas a knack for striking gold. For tbe second time in as many competitions, tbe I 2-year-old Milton Marlin amassed a handful of gold medals at the recent East Side Mario's Swim Meet in Guelph. Tbe bigbly versatile preteen upstaged her opposi- tion in two strokes and various distances, establisb- ing a couple of meet records along tbe way en route to securing tbe high-point trophy in ber age class. Fraser's best efforts were reserved for thse 100- metre butterfly and 200m individual medley - for wbicb sbe set new toumament bencbmarks. She also prevailed in tbe 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle and grueling 800m freestyle. Her standout performance came just tbree weeks after a golden sweep at tbe Ontario Division II Team Cbampionships in Etobicoke. Meanwbile, Milton sent five otber representatives to Guelpb - ail of wbom delivered medal-winning swims. In tbe boys 10 and under division, David Dimiùtrov grabbed goîd in tihe 400m freestyle, silver in botb thse 50m backstmoke and 200m individual medley plus a bronze in tbe 200m freestyle. He rounded things out witb a fourtb in tbe I100m freestyle. Among femnales in tbe samne age group, Victoria Poole secured silver in thse 200m breaststroke and was just sby of a medal in tbree other events - fin- isbing fourtb in thse 200m individual medley, 400m freestyle and 50m freestyle. Eleven and I 2-year-old teammates Jacqueline Clarke and Jasmine Davis posted one silver-medal effort eacb - in tbe 200m backstroke and 400m freestyle respectively. KarI Zebartb took second-place bonours in tbe Il and I 2-year-old boys' 400m freestyle. Services for Childoen We offer a range of services including financial benefits and information on nutrition and safety. And starting in JuIy, some parents wilI be eligible for an increase in the Canada Child Tax Benefit. To receive your guide to more than 100 services for children and their families: 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232) 11YiTDD: 1 800 465-7735 ca-bca Srvlce Canada Accees Cenhes Canadi 1, RILq il -1&e - 0O o , - - t k , v j V - , MI --M-,ýW ',*2" > ib It ý m 4 ïo lý à ëq 0,"XM»et»ý,;i r Ji j(,F#Týî Ji tf if ikTd4Feýiriý àý ý ýpe .1.0 ýe a a 4 m e à