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fe- u ar ts hi mi ovisi bymikehayakawa sports editor r for garret pulle time was of the essence when he took to the pool in the 2000 maritime life olympic trials in montreal at stake for the 22yearold markham resident was a- berth on the national team if he could swim the 100metre freestyle in a prescribed qualifying time and when pulle completed the race in 51346 seconds it gave him a berth alongside rick say robbie taylor and kyle smerdon on the canadian mens relay team which will compete at the olympics in sydney australia its been my dream and im living it rightnow said pulle on clinching a spot on the team in making his longawaited olympic debut pulle felt much of iiis success would not have been possible were it not for the lesson of making the most out of whatever opportunity came his way for 14 years ive dreamed of going to the olympics and it all came down to a 50second race- if ybudonvdo itin that race gbingtothe olympics doesnt happenitsa pinnacle race theres lots of preparation involved- butt felt the hardest part was to keep my composure and to do it that day iost of the people whowere expected to make the olympic team that day did it and i did it i trained a long time and it hits you that you have to do it that particular moment ifs the ulti mate high known for his past perfor mances on the world clip circuit in the butterfly pulle said he wasnt disappointed in not mak ing the olympic team in what has been his specialty taking an approach that its not wise to concentrate all of his efforts in one event pulle had a backup plan in mind that ulti mately paid off at the start of the year i wanted to make the 100m but terfly he acknowledged but as the year went by i wasnt feeling my 100m butterfly stroke i was- proud that i made a decision a couple of months ago not to put all of my eggs in one basket instead of seeing that it would be a challenge to make the team and instead of giving up there was an open spot in me 100m freeso hard on the free arid it took the pressure off of me to recognize that and see it and go into the trials early enough i could make a differ- ence in training it all carrie together i found an alternate route to get my goal entering the trials pulle felt good about his chances injearri- ing a berth on the national team just off what i had in training 1 was very confident and still i was esctatic to make the team i still feel i did swim my best my major goal was to stay relaxed and not think of it as an olympic trial situation i didnt look at who was swimming against me in the next lane in a trial situational cant con- trol what others do irs a waste of energy to think of anyone else i was just concerned with myself and said whatever happens happens pulle conceded the canadian team will have achallenge on its hands in its quest to claim a medal but like the national team- trials pulle takes the approach that theteam has the potential to seize the moment at hand on paper theres lots of countries that have a faster relay team than us but what i like about our chances and what makes the olympics the olympics is that youve got to step it up that day swimming is separated by loths of- iooths of a second all four members have to step it up anything can happen at it would save even more lives if it responded to secondhand smoke secondhand tobacco smoke causes heart disease and lung cancer secondhand smoke is the third leading preventable cause of death ask a smoker to take it outside i breathing i space i i- 1 for more information plcose contact your public health deportment n fordrg a lu prcrom fcji tesn ptcded in pert ty the ontcno ictctcc slrciejy vimstry cl hecih crd leng tein cere lio enicrsemtrl ty the riiliy n intended cr shcum be inferred sfsltdall team v t w goings uiiswingmg bymikehayakawa sports editor from being one of the youngest players on the team to one of the veterans- thats the situation 29-year-old- colleen thorburnsmith is in as she prepares to make her second olympic appearance as a member of the canadian womens softball team in sydney- its like the tables have turned butit feels good to have one olympic games under your belt i feel that i can help others that havent been there before its like the tables have turned she said this past summer when the canadian team hosted the three nations challenge tourna ment in brampton but it feels good to have one olympic games under your belt i feel that i can help others that havent been there before on the field thorburnsmith will find herself in different sur roundings as she was moved from playing left field in the atlanta games to being the starting catch er its a position id rather play she revealed i like it because youre in control of the game in looking at the upcoming games thorburnsmith feels this years team can make a statement she feels nothing short of earning a medal would be considered a suc cess thorburnsmith predicted the biggest threat to canada will come from either the united states host r australia or japan currently residing in the atlanta suburb bfwoodstock where shes- an accountant by profession thorburnsmith has not made any longrange commitments oh her playing future i havent set a total timetable she revealed i might take next year off but it depends on what happens this year for the time being the opportu- nity to get another crack at win ning an olympic medal keeps her in the game and adds another chapter to her softball career tournament of international show jumping childrens petting zoo pony rides eukanuba superdogs saturday charity challenge boulevard of champions trade fair craft show dressage musical ktirs september 21 24 jeubs steads chubb roots cqutstium audi if locatedat the york equestrian centre on davis drive hwy 9 6 kins east of newmarket hwy 404- ineast gwillimbury for- mfofihatipn call 905 8981434 lummbjwvwmu- 1