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Waterloo“: Maddie Buttinger will represent Canada at the 2005 World Youth Track and Field Championships in Morocco later this month, It turned out to be some sound medical advice as Moore improved on a first- place showing on the one- metre and three-metre boards at last year's Tier II provincial championships to win the same events at the top level. Tier l, this year, while being named Out- "My doctor told me I was too short for team sports, so he told me to try individual sports." said Moore. a mem- her of the K-W Diving Club. "So I started diving, and I found out I was pretty good at it." Sure, he had ribbons for chess and some of his other more heady pursuits. but what about a gold medal or mm from sports for the mantle? t all started with a trip to Ithe doctor's office for Waterloo diver Cd, Moore, the Ontario champi- on in the boys ll-and-under division at the recent provincial diving champi- onships in Nepean. Ont. The bright 11-year-old. who just completed Grade 5 at Laurelwood public school, is a little undersized far his age, but wanted to find an outlet for an interest in athletics. JIISt what the doctor ordered Short' diver makes big splash at provincial championships Swanson’s Home Hardware Building Centre 166 Park St., Kitchener BY Boa Vmur. t I: ran icle Staff 743-1404 Before you think he's spinning himself into a pret- zel or perhaps talking about the latest confection from Tim Hortons, Moore is refer- ring to the spins and twists he has to perform when he hurdles off the board. And it all must be done before he hits the water. leaving as lit- "l started doing front doubles. back somersault half twists on the one metre., and inward one- and-a-half pike and back one-and-a-half half twists." said Moore. That allowed him to nut a lot of "dds" in his divés, That stands for degrees of difficulty and he was able to ratchet that number up. It's his small stature, in fact, that has led to much of Moore's rapid ascent to the top of the diving platform. He's able to do more revolu- tions to his dives before he hits the water than most of his competitors. "I started getting more confident after the Tier " championship last year, and I started to do harder and harder dives," said Moore. "Instead of taking a long time stepping off the board. and sometimes not even going, I'm more confident now." standing Diver of the Year in his age group, . - - D . . --- _ q _ f N . r’ a, - et C . "Gt a K ’ s " " 't . k . . f ' / a», , I it ’ ".. ._ _ ‘ I x, =3 t :< , a _ _ '.'bts Ht"ir, itll- Metal " , k ©iVs; _ b 22 T; 9:7“.qu ' It; .1'tM . v: 21‘ Eimii'ae <<'.~‘ “:3. 'rttT% j. . (J. Moore demonstrates some of his diving technique that earned the Il-year-old the distinction as Outstanding Diver of the Year in the 1 l-and-under category. no. man: News tle sign as possible that he dives than other people who diving. Even when he's on tive," said Moore. "I see just entered its tranquil blue are pretty big." the board, he said, it's like myself spinning. and then surface. As athletic as that all watching himself from the when it's the rich: limo In "Since I'm really small. I spin a lot faster," said Moore. "I can do a lot harder SPORTS l0- W( No") That's because she's been selected to represent Cana- da at the 2005 World Youth Track and Field Champi- onships in Marrakech. Morocco, July 13-17, before she visits the ancestral home of her grandmother in Aus- tria later this month. The trip with her extend- ed family to Austria will he the relaxing part of the over- As athletic as that all sounds, Moore said that there is a lot of thinking and visuaiization that goes into chool might be out for SWalerloo's Maddie Buttinger, but she'll be studying aim of geography this summer. Local teen heeded to world track championships Staying on track Br Boa Van/mac Ch ronirle Sta)?“ But it was her record-set- ting jump of l.75 metres at the District C Legion meet June IB at Centennial Stadi- urn that helped secure her spot at the world champi- onships. held every two years. She exceeded the world standard for her age group hy two centimetres, She also nearly made the seas excursion. said the 15- year-old who just completed Grade 10 at Resurrection Catholic secondary school. It was another big year for the local track and field star, who once again won GFSSA gold in the high jump and silver in the hurdles. diving. Even when he's on the board, he said, it's like watching himself from the gallery. "I ban see myself from another person's perspec- wyrw.vwwahtruo.eom However, it was Buttinger's strong perfor- mance in the 400-m hurdles that made the decision to include her as part of the team a no-brainer. m a hur- dle event held June 21 at the National Track and Field centre at Torontols York Uni- versity, she had the 14th fastest time in the world for gids I7 and under, - She'll be seeing a lot of that competition at the world championships. 1.76-m mark, which would have tied the Canadian 17- and-under record. tive," said Moore. "I see myself spinning. and then when it's the right time to kick out, I kick out. CLICK HERE Vols-up: In ' (HIM hound (Is Valium Wanda Continued on pg: 27 Continued on page 25