​KDSS Knights celebrate multiple medals at fall invitational in Guelph

The Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) Knights swim team travelled to the University of Guelph, Thursday, for its first invitational meet of the season. The team's coaches are Michelle McIver and Brent Urie.

Highlights are as follows, with top-10 finishes:

Junior Girls 50-metre Freestyle

• 1 – Madelyne Zettle
• 9 – Brenna Hegmans

Junior Boys 50-metre Freestyle

• 1 – Alex White
• 6 – Cam Carney
• 10 – Khaled Abu Yahia

Senior Girls 50-metre Freestyle

• 5 – Lilly Egberts

Senior Boys 50-metre Freestyle

• 2 – Aaron Urie
• 5 – Chris McLarty
• 7 – Chase Anderson

Junior Girls 100-metre Individual Medley (IM)

• 3 – Natalie Newton

Senior Girls 100-metre IM

• 8 – Lilly Egberts

Senior Girls 50-metre Butterfly

• 4 – Lilly Egberts

Senior Boys 50-metre Butterfly

• 2 – Aaron Urie

Junior Girls 100-metre Freestyle

• 10 – Jennifer McLarty

Junior Boys 100-metre Freestyle

• 2 – Cameron Carney
• 9 – Khaled Abu Yahia

Senior Boys 100-metre Freestyle

• 3 – Aaron Urie
• 8 – Chase Anderson
• 9 – Chris McLarty
• 10 – Dylan McKechnie

Junior Girls 50-metre Backstroke

• 2 – Brenna Hegmans
• 3 – Madelyne Zettle
• 10 – Jennifer McLarty

Junior Boys 50-metre Backstroke

• Tying for 2nd – Alex White
• 7 – Khaled Abu Yahia

Senior Boys 50-metre Backstroke

• 5 – Chase Anderson
• 8 – Chris McLarty
• 10 – Dylan McKechnie

Junior Girls 50- Breaststroke

• 2 – Natalie Newton
• 4 – Madelyne Zettle
• 5 – Brenna Hegmans

Junior Boys 50-metre Breaststroke

• 2- Cameron Carney
• 7- Alex White

The final events of the day were the freestyle relays.

The KDSS Senior Girls relay team of Madelyn Zettle, Brenna Hegmans, Natalie Newton and Lilly Egberts did not disappoint, with a silver-medal win and a blistering finish by Lilly Egberts.

The Senior Boys relay team of Aaron Urie, Chase Anderson, Dylan McKechnie and Chris McLarty collectively powered to a gold-medal finish to close the meet in the final event of the day.



The KDSS Knights swim team includes, in the back, coach Michelle McIver (left), Jennifer McLarty, Lilly Egberts, Brenna Hegmans, Riley McKechnie, Madelyne Zettle, Natalie Newton; and in the front, Chris McLarty (left), Dylan McKechnie, Aaron Urie, Chase Anderson, Alex White, Cameron Carney, and Khaled Abu Yahia; photo by Shaun Carney