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Fast start to swim season Siblings Cody Lavoie (age 15) and Maddy Lavoie (11) are both off to a great start to their swim season! Competing recently in back-to-back meets held in Guelph and Toronto, both area swimmers returned home with plenty of gold medals and some outstanding qualifying times for provincial and national competitions. Cody returned home with Jr. National qualifying times in the 100m backstroke (1:01), 200m backstroke (2:12), 800m freestyle (8:58) 1500m freestyle (16:53), 100m breaststroke (1:10) and the 400m individual medley (4:50). He swam to a Windsor Essex swim record in the 800m freestyle. Cody also had the opportunity to compete against Canadian Olympic swimmer Andrew Ford in the 1500m freestyle where he placed 2nd in a field comprised of 18-24 yr olds, with Ford winning the gold. Cody is already making travel plans for Gatineau, Quebec, as well as Ottawa and Calgary over the next 6 months. He will be competing in the Canadian Eastern National Swim Championships, the Provincial Swim Championships and the Jr. National Swim Championships. Younger sister Maddy also had success in the pool in recent weeks. Maddy qualified for the Provincial Championships in Toronto with her dominating performances in the 50m (:39), 100m (1:27) and 200m breaststroke (3:03) events. Maddy is ranked in the top10 for 11yrs/under swimmers in the country in these events. She was unbeaten in both meets in Guelph and Toronto in these events. Maddy also qualified for Provincial Swim Championships in the 400m individual medley. It was the first time she had ever attempted this event and swam a time of 6:06. Maddy and Cody both train at the University of Windsor 6 times per week with the Windsor Essex Swim Team, as well as 3 mornings a week at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Cody also trains with the LDSS high school team once per week. Fundraising efforts will be begin in early 2012 to help offset some of the expenses for hotel and airfare for these two nationally-ranked area swimmers.
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Leamington Lions Club holding speak-off competition January 29 Speech writing and effective public speaking are both important aspects for a student’s academic and individual success. In 2012, the International Association of Lions Clubs will provide the opportunity for students to participate in Canada’s largest effective speaking contest. The Leamington Lions Club is looking to sponsor two local students to represent Leamington at the Regional Speak-off to be held in Chatham on February 19. The purpose of the contest is to provide an opportunity for competitive effective speaking and to stimulate selfexpression and independent thinking among students. The local Lions Club will be sponsoring students within the junior speaking division (English category), which includes grades 6, 7 and 8 to represent our community at the Regional Speak-off. The Leamington Lions Club has scheduled a local community speak-off on Sunday, January 29th in the auditorium of the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex at 1:30 p.m. From this speaking competition, the two local students will be selected. Application forms, coupled with the rules and regulations have been forwarded to all of the community schoolteachers (grades 6 - 8) for discussion with their students. The deadline for an application to participate is Monday, January 23. Students wishing to compete in the local speak-off are asked to complete an application form and forward such to the attention of : Don Nicholson - Leamington Lions Club President 13 Danforth Ave. Leamington, Ontario N8H 2P6 Phone number:519 -326-9578 email: auddon13@yahoo.com or Richard Atkin - Lions Club Effective Speaking Chair 5 Cherokee Lane, Leamington, Ontario N8H 5H8 Phone number: 519-326-0959 email: ratkin1@cogeco.ca
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