ALLISON HIGSON

ALLISON HIGSON Brampton’s Allison Higson, 13, a member of the Etobicoke Olympic Swim Club, was a bronze medallist in the 200metre breaststroke at the 1986 World Championship in Madrid, Spain. She established a national record, bettered the Commonwealth Games record, Ontario Senior 1314 AgeGroup record with a 1:09.84 fourthplace finish in the 100metre breast stroke at the World Championships. Allison won gold medals in the 200 and 100metre breast strokes at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her achievements at the World Championship and the Commonwealth games made her the youngest medallist in the history of either events. Allison, who is described as the youngest worldclass swimmer in Canadian aquatic history, also claimed a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games as a member of Canada’s 4 x 100 medley relay team. She holds the World AgeRecord for 1112 year olds in the 100metre breaststroke in 1:10.11. She currently holds national 1112 yearold records in the 100 and 200metre breaststrokes and in the 200 and 400 metre individual medley. The Canadian Amateur Swim Association has named Allison its Female AthleteoftheYear Award in both Junior and Senior divisions for 1986. Inducted November 19, 1986