2022 ONTARIO JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL (OJI)
- December 16-18, 2022
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Short Course Meters (25 meters), Prelims/Finals
- Psych Sheets
- Live Stream
- Live Results
In the six relays contested at the Ontario Junior International meet, five saw the Canadian National Age Group Record fall by the wayside.
The University of Calgary Swim Club boys obliterated all three marks in the 15-17 category, while the Etobicoke Swimming girls took down two of them and came incredibly close on the third.
GIRLS’ 400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The Etobicoke girls’ 400 free relay quartet of Elan Daley (17) Delia Lloyd (15), Maya Bezanson (15) and Ella Jansen (17) finished in a time of 3:38.88 to take more than two seconds off the previous 15-17 NAG record of 3:40.97, set by a Toronto Swim Club squad that featured Penny Oleksiak on the anchor leg at the 2017 OJI meet.
| Toronto Swim Club, Old NAG Record | Etobicoke Swimming, New NAG Record |
| Kennedy Kilger – 57.07 | Elan Daley – 54.01 |
| Honor Brodie-Foy – 55.79 | Delia Lloyd – 56.36 |
| Aleksa Gold – 54.78 | Maya Bezanson – 55.30 |
| Penny Oleksiak – 53.33 | Ella Jansen – 53.21 |
| 3:40.97 | 3:38.88 |
GIRLS’ 800 FREESTYLE RELAY
In the 800 free relay, the same four swimmers combined for a time of 7:52.05 to break the previous NAG record of 7:55.90 set by Island Swimming at the 2016 OJI meet.
Etobicoke’s team included a blistering 1:53.9 anchor from Jansen, who completed a triple on Friday night with this swim after winning the 200 free (1:53.35) and 400 IM (4:29.79) earlier in the session.
| Island Swimming, Old NAG Record | Etobicoke Swimming, New NAG Record |
| Sarah Darcel – 1:58.48 | Maya Bezanson – 1:59.13 |
| Molly Gowans – 1:58.10 | Delia Lloyd – 2:02.00 |
| Faith Knelson – 2:03.00 | Elan Daley – 1:57.01 |
| Mackenzie Padington – 1:56.32 | Ella Jansen – 1:53.91 |
| 7:55.90 | 7:52.05 |
In the 400 medley relay, the ESWIM team of Lloyd (1:01.35), Daley (1:09.24), Victoria Raymond (58.63) and Jansen (53.35) finished in 4:02.75 to near the 15-17 NAG of 4:01.58 set by Island Swimming in 2016.
BOYS’ 400 FREESTYLE RELAY
The UCSC boys team of Aiden Norman (16), Lorne Wigginton (17), Addison Butler (17) and Paul Dardis (16) destroyed the 400 free relay NAG record by more than four seconds in a time of 3:16.70, breaking the previous mark of 3:21.05 set by the North York Aquatic Club in 2018. That NYAC team notably included Olympian and World medalist Josh Liendo.
| NYAC, Old NAG Record | UCSC, New NAG Record |
| Josh Liendo – 48.32 | Aiden Norman – 49.10 |
| Samuel Griffith – 51.59 | Lorne Wigginton – 50.08 |
| Reilly Baker – 50.26 | Addison Butler – 49.40 |
| Justin Baker – 50.88 | Paul Dardis – 48.12 |
| 3:21.05 | 3:16.70 |
BOYS’ 800 FREESTYLE RELAY
On the opening night of competition in the 800 free relay, the same UCSC quartet finished in a time of 7:10.80 to obliterate the previous 15-17 record of 7:18.37 set by Cascade Swim Club back in 2009.
| Cascade, Old NAG Record | UCSC, New NAG Record |
| Chad Bobrosky – 1:49.98 | Paul Dardis – 1:47.65 |
| Karl Wolk – 1:47.97 | Addison Butler – 1:51.21 |
| Tom Krywitsky – 1:50.51 | Lorne Wigginton – 1:46.04 |
| James Kendrick – 1:49.91 | Aiden Norman – 1:45.90 |
| 7:18.37 | 7:10.80 |
UCSC boys 400 & 800 free relay (L-R): Lorne Wigginton, Paul Dardis, Aiden Norman and Addison Butler. Courtesy: Carl Simonson.
BOYS’ 400 MEDLEY RELAY
The 400 medley relay team for UCSC was comprised of Norman, Jett Verjee (17), Nicholas Duncan (16) and Dardis, as they combined for a time of 3:36.18 to knock more than four seconds off the old mark of 3:40.67 set by Oakville Aquatic Club in 2013.
| Oakville, Old NAG Record | UCSC, New NAG Record |
| Matthew Mac – 55.51 | Aiden Norman – 52.19 |
| Evan White – 1:00.39 | Jett Verjee – 1:01.85 |
| Connor Wilkins – 56.04 | Nicholas Duncan – 53.96 |
| Bryce Kwiecien-Delaney – 48.73 | Paul Dardis – 48.18 |
| 3:40.67 | 3:36.18 |
UCSC boys 400 medley relay (L-R): Jett Verjee (br), Paul Dardis (fr), Aiden Norman (bk), and Nick Duncan (fly). Courtesy Carl Simonson.
Find a full recap of the third and final day from the Ontario Junior International meet here.
The guys from UCSC have improved so much, even from Junior Pan Pacs,that I have to think their coach is exceptional…no?
I would agree. Carl Simonson is leading the charge with this group of kids. Watching from the stands at some of the meets, it’s neat to see how this entire team supports each other.
Agreed. The team culture is great.
The way Carl, Dave and Nick have structured the squads and training is similar to how a lot of US college teams mix and match kids on different days.
They were just shy of the overall Canadian record in the 4×200 (UBC with Markus & Yuri in 2017).
It must be, looking at it he could potentially put 3 boys on the senior team and 2 more on the junior team. Senior team may be a bit of a stretch this year but I’d say those 5 could definitely make the junior team this year. Really neat seeing him bring up a whole group of boys, not just one. He’s giving our men hope for the future
Is it going out on a limb to say that Ella is going to make the 2023 LC Worlds team?
No…..its not.
Short of injury/illness she makes it, same for Lorne.