By Darryl G. Smart

The Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club had a fantastic showing at this past weekend’s Western Region Short Course Championships in Brantford.
As a team, Hammerheads captured nine gold medals, 16 silver and seven bronze, placing them 12th overall among the 27 clubs that attended,
Individually, Hannah Ward, Sean Anderson, Oliver Godelie, and Elly Vandermeer have qualified for the Winter Ontario Swimming Championships in Etobicoke March 5 to 8.
Here are the Hammerheads’ top-eight results:
Colin Anderson, 13 boys
100m backstroke, third, 1:11.60
50m backstroke, sixth, 33.53
200 IM, sixth, 2:41.25

Sean Anderson, 15 boys
100m freestyle, first, 56.52
200m butterfly, first, 2:16.37
50m freestyle, second, 26.07
200m freestyle, second, 2:03.67
50m butterfly, second, 27.90
100m butterfly, second, 1:00.66
800m freestyle, third, 9:37.98
400m freestyle, eighth, 4:37.85

Doug Archer, 15 boys
50m freestyle, eighth, 26.92
100m freestyle, eighth, 59.95
50m butterfly, eighth, 30.71

Femke Backx, girls 17 and over
200m freestyle, first, 2:09.73
800m freestyle, first, 9:34.09
50m freestyle, second, 27.85
100m freestyle, second, 1:00.82
50m breaststroke, second, 36.29
200m backstroke, third, 2:33.26
100m breaststroke, sixth, 1:22.81

Lotte Backx, 16 girls
200m backstroke, sixth, 2:35.90

Oliver Godeile, 16 boys
50m freestyle, first, 24.89
100m freestyle, first, 55.30
50m butterfly, fourth, 27.28
100m butterfly, fourth, 1:01.83
200m freestyle, fifth, 2:04.20
50m backstroke, eighth, 30.75

Mar Myronenko, girls 17 and over
200m breaststroke, seventh, 3:01.51

Reid Nuttall, 16 boys
200m freestyle, sixth, 2:08.25
800m freestyle, seventh, 9:41.95

Taylor Opersko 16 girls
800m freestyle, first, 9:55.33
400m IM, second, 5:35.43
400m freestyle, fourth 4:54.13
200m freestyle, fifth, 2:15.74
100m freestyle, seventh, 1:02.89
50m freestyle, eighth, 29.06
50m breaststroke, eighth, 37.40

Elly Vandermeer, 16 girls
200m freestyle, first, 2:10.62
100m backstroke, first, 1:05.87
50m backstroke, second, 30.82
200m backstroke, second, 2:26.78
100m butterfly, second, 1:07.50
50m freestyle, third, 28.08
100m freestyle, fourth, 1:01.74

Emilia Veri, 16 girls
100m backstroke, second, 1:08.62
50m backstroke, fifth, 32.29

Hannah Ward 15 girls
800m freestyle, second, 9:35.32
100m breaststroke, second, 1:20.41
200m IM, second, 2:27.42
400m freestyle, third, 4:39.58
200m backstroke, third, 2:27.63
50m butterfly, third, 29.89
100m backstroke, fourth, 1:09.52
50m breaststroke, fifth, 37.14

Relay results
Girls 11-12 200m medley, second, 1:50.34
Girls 15 and over 200m freestyle, seventh, 1:55.91
Girls 15 and over 200m medley, fifth, 2:05.97
Boys 15 and over 200m freestyle, sixth, 1:43.17
Boys 15 and over 200m medley, eighth, 1:59.04