Preszcator OFSAA 100 back champ 

   

 The East Elgin Eagle sets PB time taking gold, just missing medal in 100 I.M, 

 Parkside's McCaw wins 50 fly B final at high school provincial swim meet

 

 March 7, 2023

 

 

  

 

By Rob J. Ross 

TORONTO, Ont. - Ainsley Preszcator is an OFSAA champion.

The East Elgin Eagle captured gold for the 15 years and older girls high school division 100-metre backstroke, at the OFSAA swimming championships, March 5-6 at the Pan Am Sports Complex.

Preszcator won the race in one minute and 10.87 seconds (1:10.87), just over two seconds ahead of second place Avery Routhier (1:13.21).

"It feels really rewarding to be an OFSAA champion," Preszcator said. "Honestly I was just trying to push through those last five metres because I was super dead by that point. I could see a few girls around me and could tell I had a lead. When I touched I was super happy to get that medal because it’s something I've always dreamed of."

It was an all-time best clocking for the Grade 12 student.

"I've been trying to get back to a 1:11 or lower since I was 14, so I am super happy with that time," Preszcator said. "A key moment in the race was probably around the 75 metre mark as that's when I started to pull away from the girls surrounding me and I knew I had a good lead I could build off of."

Ainsley just missed a second medal, finishing fourth in the 100 I.M. (1:14.26).

"I'm super happy with that swim," Ainsley said. "Again it is a life time PB, so it's amazing that I was able to go that time as that was my last race of the day. I knew I was close to the top but I was just running out of energy by the end of that race."

 

  

Ainsley's third race at OFSAA was the 200-metre medley relay with Eagles' teammates, sister Brooke, Cadence Neusteter and Megan Sleegers. The team set a PB time of 2:22.40 in the prelims and finished eighth (2:25.56) in the A final.

"Overall we are super happy with our relay. We managed to swim a best time in prelims," Ainlsey said. "It was definitely hard, as it was one of the last events in a long day of racing for all of us. Even though we didn't finish as high, we were still able to score points which helped the senior girls to a sixth place overall team finish."

The Eagles finished sixth in the senior girls high school team scores (193), behind York Mills Collegiate, Burlington Nelson High, Whitby Henry Street, North Toronto CI and Hamilton Holy Trinity.

Brooke Preszcator, finished sixth in the 15 years and older girls high school division 100 back (1:15.29).

Neusteter finished 22nd in the 15 years and older girls high school division 50 free (31.04 sec.).

The Eagles' 15 years and older girls 200-metre free relay team of Neusteter, Brooke Preszcator, Ava Campbell and Ellery Beilhartz, placed 21st (2:12.76).

Overall, the Eagles had seven swimmers in the pool at OFSAA.

Campbell in U14 girls high school, finished 41st in the 50 back (40.25 sec.) and 64th in the 50 free (34.00 sec.).

Eagles' Lauren Collard in U14 girls high school, finished 30th in the 50 breaststroke (43.72 sec.) and 45th in the 50 free (40.50 sec.).

Eagles Matt de Gelder, in 14U boys high school, was 59th in the 50 back (40.33 sec.) and 63rd in the 50 breaststroke (41.84 sec.).

 

  

McCaw wins 50 fly B final

Parkside Stampeders Rosie McCaw finished 11th overall in the 15 years and older girls high school 50 fly, winning the B final (32.97 sec.). Due to sickness, McCaw had to withdraw from her other events, the 100 I.M. and the relay

Parkside's Alexis Gray, 15 years and older girls high school, placed 34th (32.28 sec.) in the 50 free and 52nd in the 100 back (1:26.84).

Parkside's Cameron Morrison, 14U boys high school, finished 37th in the breaststroke (39.60 sec.) and 42nd, in the 100 free (1:10.84).

 

Alban-Gasca fifth in para 50

St. Joseph's Rams Diego Alban-Gasca in para men, set a PB finishing fifth in the 50 back (57.40) and placed 17th in the 50 free (49.88 sec.).

Rams' Isabella Van Pelt-Castro placed 40th (1:13.37) in the 15 years and older girls high school division 100 free.

Rams' Sarah VanVelzer, 15 years and older girls high school, finished 26th, in the 100 breaststroke (1:32.15) and 47th, in the 100 free (1:13.89).

Central Elgin Titans Raegan Jackson, 15 years and older girls high school, placed 28th in the 200 free (2:43.75) and 48th in the 100 back (1:25.36).

CECI's 15 years and over boys 200 free relay team of Ty Thiel, Caydin Le, Keaton Sleightholm and Carson Taylor, was 79th (2:09.72).3.41 sec.).