Trojan Pentathlon 2025 Meet Highlights
Trojan Pentathlon 2025 Meet Highlights
The BTSC hosted the Trojan Pentathlon over the weekend of Feb. 28 - Mar. 2. It is a unique meet where swimmers compete in 5 events the total time determines the winner. There were over 50 swimmers who were brave enough to compete in the ironman version of the pentathlon, swimming the longer distance events.
Our swimmers raced against competition from the Oakville Aquatic Club, Lakeshore Swim Club, Orillia Channel Cats, the Orangeville Otters and the Goulbourn Sea Hawks. Over the weekend there were 2901 total swims by 331 swimmers.
Below is a summary of the BTSC swimmers who finished top 3 in the various pentathlon categories.
Ironman
12 year old and under
Leah Martin: 1st place
Sophie Bowen: 3rd place
Raman Chaikouski: 1st place
13-14 year old
Gracelyn Oevering: 2nd place
Namid Khan: 1st place
Robert Palermo: 2nd place
15 year old and over
Julia Logan: 1st place
Cassidy Meeuwse: 2nd place
Jordyn Gardner: 3rd place
Dylan Simmons: 1st place
Junior Mid-Distance
10 year old and under
Emma Mackie: 1st place
11 year old
Sophie Bowen: 3rd place
12 year old
Leah Martin: 2nd place
Robert House: 2nd place
Junior Sprint
11 year old
Sophie Bowen: 3rd place
Senior Mid-Distance
13 year old
Gracelyn Oevering: 2nd place
Namid Khan: 1st place
14 year old
Sienna Bin: 2nd place
15 year old and over
Julia Logan: 1st place
Bridget Robinson: 2nd place
Senior Sprint
13 year old
Brooklynne Buckingham: 3rd place
Namid Khan: 1st place
14 year old
Sienna Bin: 2nd place
Robert Palermo: 3rd place
15 year old and over
Julia Logan: 1st place
The following BTSC swimmers were event winners for their age categories.
Cassidy Meeuwse: 50M butterfly, 50M freestyle, 200M backstroke, 100M butterfly, 400m IM, 800M freestyle
Julia Logan: 50M butterfly, 50M backstroke, 50M breastroke, 100M IM, 200M backstroke, 200M breastroke, 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke,100M freestyle, 200m IM, 400M IM
Avery Hobson: 50M butterfly
Namid Khan: 50M butterfly, 50M backstroke, 50M freestyle, 100M IM, 200M butterfly, 200M backstroke, 100M butterfly, 100m backstroke, 800M freestyle
Robert Palermo: 50M butterfly, 200M butterfly, 800M freestyle
Nathan Douglas: 50M butterfly, 200M breastroke, 100M butterfly
Claire Pretty: 50M backstroke, 200M butterfly, 200M backstroke, 100M backstroke,100M freestyle, 800M freestyle
Hayden Snell: 50M backstroke, 200M butterfly, 200M backstroke
Reilynn Oevering: 50M breaststroke, 200M breastroke, 100M breastroke, 200M IM
Andie Rose: 50M breaststroke, 100M IM, 100m butterfly, 100M breastroke
Finn Taylor: 50M breastroke, 50M freestyle, 100M IM, 200M breaststroke, 100M breastroke, 200M IM, 400M IM
Dylan Simmons: 50M freestyle, 800M freestyle
Emma Mackie: 200M butterfly, 200M backstroke, 200M breastroke, 100M breastroke, 200m IM,
Sophie Bowen: 200M butterfly, 100M backstroke, 100M freestyle, 400m IM, 800M freestyle
Gracelyn Oevering: 200M butterfly, 200M backstroke, 800M freestyle
Bridget Robinson: 200M butterfly
Raman Chaikouski: 200M butterfly,
Leah Martin: 200M backstroke, 400M IM, 800M freestyle
Robert House: 200M backstroke, 200M breastroke, 100M freestyle, 400M IM
Owen Oatway: 200M backstroke, 100m backstroke, 400m IM
Brynn Oatway: 200M breaststroke, 100M breaststroke
Rhys Serre: 200M breaststroke, 200M IM, 400m IM
Cole Harrison: 200M breastroke
Emma Beland: 400M IM, 800M freestyle
Eva Mankarios: 400m IM, 800M freestyle
Jordyn Gardner: 800M freestyle
Finn Harrison: 800M freestyle
Neo Zhang: 800M freestyle
Henry Kang: 800M freestyle
There many personal best times achieved by BTSC swimmers during the weekend. Here are some other highlights and interesting facts from the meet.
One BTSC swimmer swept all of the events in their Pentathlon stream. This was accomplished by Julia Logan for the 16 year old mid-distance where she placed 1st in the 100M butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle and 200M IM. She also won each of her pentathlon streams, a total of 15 races. Namid Khan also won all 3 of his pentathlon streams.
Cole Harrison had best times in all 15 of his events.
Minje Lee swam best times in all 10 of his events.
Lyla Snell went 9 for 9 best time in her races.
Sophie Bowen, Brooklynnne Buckingham, Esther Kim, and Leah Martin had best times in 14 out of 15 events.
Thank you to all of the officials and meet support who graciously donated their time to help out at the meet. Thank you to Meet Manager Rob Meeuwse for all of his work organizing this year’s Pentathlon. Staphanie Tavithian Guthrie and Erinn Rupay for coordinating the officials for all of the sessions and Kelly McCrae and Seam Smyth for their overseeing a fair competition as the Competition Coordinators.
A great big thank you to the Pentathlon meet sponsors. They are Supplement King, Barrie Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Triple Bogey, Precision Mold Technologies, Joe Watt Trophy & Engraving, Domino’s Pizza, and Tim Hortons (405 Huronia Rd and 657 Cundles Rd. East), for their support in making Trojan Pentathlon 2025 a great event. Thank you to our Club sponsors Brandy’s Cove Yachting Centre, Jackson’s Toyota and Georgian BMW for their ongoing support for our Club and its athletes.
