Steve Caban Medals at First Swim Meet of the Season!
Our local Special Olympics team had a very good showing at the 2025 Durham Swim Meet in Pickering this past weekend, bringing home 18 medals among them!
The Peterborough & District Sports Hall of Fame extends congratulations to 2024 inductee Steve Caban who won 4 gold medals in the 100 m backstroke, including the 100 m freestyle, 100 m breast stroke and the 100m individual medley.
We also recognize and congratulate Steve’s teammates on their success in the pool. Included are:
Lisa Butler: 1st place – 50-metre Butterfly, 1st place – 100-metre Butterfly, 1st place – 100-metre Freestyle, 1st place – 200-metre freestyle
Danielle Clarkson-Bulgar: 1st place – 25-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 25-metre Backstroke, 3rd place – 50-metre Freestyle
Crystal Cochrane: 1st place – 25-metre Backstroke, 3rd place – 25-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 50-metre Backstroke
Mark Crowder: 1st place – 25-metre Freestyle, 1st place – 50-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Backstroke, 3rd place – 50-metre Freestyle
Jasmine Davis: 1st place – 50-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 50-metre Freestyle
Nick Gardiner: 1st place – 25-metre Butterfly, 2nd place – 25-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 50-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 25-metre Backstroke
Hannah Goode: 2nd place – 25-metre Backcrawl, 2nd place – 50-metre Backcrawl
Meagan Glaeser: 1st place – 50-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 50-metre Backcrawl
Nicole Hewitt: 1st place – 50-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 50-metre Freestyle
Carly Hopkinson: 1st place – 25-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Freestyle
Mercedes Laking: 1st place – 25-metre Butterfly, 2nd place – 100-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 100-metre Breaststroke
Breanne Mackenzie: 3rd place – 25-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 25-metre Backstroke, 3rd place – 50-metre Backstroke
Gillian McHugh: 1st place – 25-metre Freestyle, 1st place – 100-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 25-metre Butterfly, 2nd place – 50-metre Backstroke
Miriam McHugh: 1st place – 25-metre Backstroke, 1st place – 50-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 100-metre Backstroke
Kacee Quinlan: 1st place – 25-metre Fly, 1st place – 50-metre Freestyle
Tessa Scates: 1st place – 200-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 100-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 50-metre Freestyle, 3rd place – 50-metre Backstroke
Dominic Wichmann: 1st place – 25-metre Backstroke, 1st place – 50-metre Freestyle, 2nd place – 50-metre Backstroke, 2nd place – 25-metre Freestyle
The team photo featured at the top of the article is courtesy of Peterborough Special Olympics.