August 23rd
Yesterday morning the bell went at 8:15, giving the girls an extra hour to sleep in before a quick breakfast and paddle over to Chikopi for the start of the Knoepfli 1 Mile swim! After beaching their canoes, everyone headed over to the point where the race would begin. Green and orange and green and white canoes floated just off shore ready to guide the swimmers to the big brown boat house at Knoepfli. The gun sounded and they were off! A little wind was no match for our girls as they cut across to the channel where it would be a straight shot right into the finish. Finishing in the top ten overall after a close battle against the boys were Vanessa G., Keira M., Alexis B. and Kate A.—all finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th respectively! Great job to all our girls who swam. Way to beat those boys!
After the race, the girls sipped on hot chocolate and enjoyed a post-race snack before walking or running the mile back to Chikopi for lunch and awards. After lunch, everyone was split into teams for Chikopi Field Day! Teams led by the Ak-O-Mak counselors travelled around to various activities where they competed for points and the coveted prizes from the mysterious Chikopi grab bag—an assortment of various clothing items, swimming accessories and relics from the past 50 years. In the end it was Team 2 who took home the gold, just edging out the other teams by a few points. After Field Day concluded, the girls enjoyed a little beach time at Chikopi before hopping back into our green and orange canoes and paddling back home for dinner. Laughter and stories from the day’s events could be heard across the lake as we travelled home after a fun filled day with the boys. We are all looking forward to our next event with Chikopi on Monday—the Ahmic Harbour 3 Mile swim and Water Day at Ak-O-Mak!
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10 AND UNDER GIRLS
1st Diana Pascuita 33:25
2nd Laura Gutsch 39:09
3rd Gracey Smith 41:16
11 AND 12 GIRLS
1st Anna Dahlgren 24:31
2nd Jillian Armstrong 27:27
3rd Emma Seawright 27:36
4th Marion Denny 27:56
5th Jordan Storm 30:36
6th Caroline Martin 31:12
7th Erica Leighton 30:51
8th Marnie Gray 30:53
9th Caroline Carutthers 31:12
10th Kathryn Atkinson 31:19
11th Natalie Metzing 32:39
12th Emily Winslow 32:41
13th Reaghan Geimer 32:47
14th Emma Lazenby 33:26
15th Kate Crosby 33:33
16th Jane Mac Donald 36:40
17th Leandra Budeau 36:42
18th Ella Stoyan 36:45
19th Alicia Corbiere 36:46
20th Coco Cockburn 36:48
21st Sidney Musicco 38:55
22nd Waruiru Rionge-Hogan 40:55
23rd Alison Keith 41:00
24th Emma McNight 43:31
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13 – 14 GIRLS
1st Kate Armstrong 24;25
2nd Jessica Code 26:26
3rd Hailey Norris 26:36
4th Ashlynn Miller 27:08
5th Olivia Olson 27:35
6th Keely O'Brien 27:36
7th Mary Kate Jory 28:09
8th Lianna Grace 28:20
9th Annie Rutherford 30:10
10th Jodie McKirdy 31:58
11th Elise Warren Legualt 32:34
12th Ella Giacomelli 35:45
13th Kyra Wells 44:32
14th MacKenzie Musicco 45:44
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15-17 GIRLS
1st Vanessa Gold 23:00
2nd Kiera Michalloff Russell 23:15
3rd Alexis Bragman 23:22
4th Gillian Tate 24:43
5th Allison Martin 25:43
6th Lee Ann Liberta 25:46
7th Rebecca Niedbala 25:48
8th Yvonne Kang 26:06
9th Erin Lee 26:71
10th Dana Sherrard 26:56
11th Alex Winslow 29:45
12th Meagan Adams 30:35
13th Sarah Lychy 31:25
14th Erinn Theodossiou 31:26
15th Samantha Wesson 35:06