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Highlanders Take on East Coast Swimming Championships
Over four days last week, hundreds of swimmers representing 37 swim clubs from every Atlantic province, as well as Quebec, Ontario, and two universities, gathered at Dalhousie for the East Coast Swimming Championships. This is the fastest and most competitive meet of the first half of our swim year, which runs from September to mid-August. It is also one of the most difficult meets to qualify for.
Harvey Hadley ‘27 had his best meet in years in terms of podium finishes, personal bests, and national rankings. He opened the first of four days of competition by hemorrhaging 37 seconds from his previous 800m freestyle time, finishing third behind two Dalhousie swimmers. (Harvey competes in the 15-and-over age category.)
On day two, Harvey faced off against the same two swimmers – plus a third Dal Tiger – and vanquished them all, storming to gold in the 200m freestyle. His performance earned him a national ranking of 16th among 16-year-old boys in Canada – his first top 20 ranking, but not the last of this championship meet. On day three, he just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the 400m freestyle, but like all of his races that weekend, it too was a personal best.
Day four featured his two “off” events. In the 100m freestyle, he cut over two seconds and claimed the bronze medal. Harvey’s final event of the meet was the 100m backstroke, where he slashed nearly three seconds off his best time to finish fourth and rise to 12th in the national rankings for 16-year-old boys – just behind two swimmers ranked in the top 10.
Emery Endres ‘28 recently moved into the ultra-competitive 15-and-over category. Just qualifying for this meet was a major accomplishment. But Emery didn’t stop there – she rose to the challenge and posted personal bests in every race. She dropped six seconds in the 200m freestyle, nearly two seconds in the 50m backstroke, half a second in the 50m freestyle, and over two seconds in the 100m freestyle.
Her top events are the 100m and 200m backstroke. In the 100m back, Emery cut more than four seconds, qualifying for the B final and finishing 13th overall. She did even better in the 200m backstroke, destroying her previous best by nearly 17 seconds to finish 12th overall in the B final.
Our entire Highlanders team will be back in action at their next competition, April 26–27 at Centennial Pool in Halifax.
Phillip Hadley
Senior School Faculty
Harvey Hadley ‘27 had his best meet in years in terms of podium finishes, personal bests, and national rankings. He opened the first of four days of competition by hemorrhaging 37 seconds from his previous 800m freestyle time, finishing third behind two Dalhousie swimmers. (Harvey competes in the 15-and-over age category.)
On day two, Harvey faced off against the same two swimmers – plus a third Dal Tiger – and vanquished them all, storming to gold in the 200m freestyle. His performance earned him a national ranking of 16th among 16-year-old boys in Canada – his first top 20 ranking, but not the last of this championship meet. On day three, he just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the 400m freestyle, but like all of his races that weekend, it too was a personal best.
Day four featured his two “off” events. In the 100m freestyle, he cut over two seconds and claimed the bronze medal. Harvey’s final event of the meet was the 100m backstroke, where he slashed nearly three seconds off his best time to finish fourth and rise to 12th in the national rankings for 16-year-old boys – just behind two swimmers ranked in the top 10.
Emery Endres ‘28 recently moved into the ultra-competitive 15-and-over category. Just qualifying for this meet was a major accomplishment. But Emery didn’t stop there – she rose to the challenge and posted personal bests in every race. She dropped six seconds in the 200m freestyle, nearly two seconds in the 50m backstroke, half a second in the 50m freestyle, and over two seconds in the 100m freestyle.
Her top events are the 100m and 200m backstroke. In the 100m back, Emery cut more than four seconds, qualifying for the B final and finishing 13th overall. She did even better in the 200m backstroke, destroying her previous best by nearly 17 seconds to finish 12th overall in the B final.
Our entire Highlanders team will be back in action at their next competition, April 26–27 at Centennial Pool in Halifax.
Phillip Hadley
Senior School Faculty
King’s-Edgehill School is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
