Mayor’s Breakfast of Champions Spotlight: Ducks Swimming takes Charge!

September 9, 2015 · 0 Comments

By Kelly Huges

Soorna Choheili was Ducks Swimming’s top performing male for the 2014-2015 season.
Soorna captured gold in all five of his individual events at the Division II Provincial Team Championships, as well as two relay wins in the Boys 13-14 age category.
Soorna also qualified for the 2015 Speedo Eastern Canadian Open in the Boys 16 & Under Category, while only 14 years of age. He placed 16th at the event, with only one other 14 year old boy ranking ahead of him. In addition, he achieved 4 finalist performances at the Provincial Age Group Championships in his individual events this season; as well as 2 finalist performances on relays teams in the Boys 13-14 age category.

Hayden Spiers
Hayden Spiers turned in a gold medal performance in the 200 m Butterfly at the Division II Provincial Team Championships. Hayden also captured a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle, as well as two relay wins in the Boys 13-14 age category at the Provincial Team Championships.
Hayden achieved two finalist performances at the Ontario Age Group Championships as a member of the Boys 13-14, 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay and the 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay. He was also a Finalist in the 200 m Butterfly, Boys 15, at the Provincial Age Group Championships held in Nepean in July 2015. Hayden successfully met the 2015 Speedo Eastern Canadian Open qualification standard for Boys 16 & Under in the 200 m Butterfly.

George Zizakovic
George Zizakovic won two gold medals and a bronze medal at the Division II Provincial Team Championships in the Boys 10 Years Category for the 50 m and 100 m Breaststroke and the 200 m IM, respectively.
George was also a member of two winning relay teams at this provincial championship event; the 4×50 m Freestyle Relay and the 4×50 m Medley Relay. He captured gold at the Central Regional Long Course Championships in the 800 m Freestyle and silver in the 100 m Breaststroke in the Boys 11 Years Category.