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Double silver for Sockeyes swimmers

Two weekends in a row, the Salmon Arm Sockeyes swam their way to second place.

Two weekends in a row, the Salmon Arm Sockeyes swam their way to second place.

Many great performances were swum by all over the Canada Day weekend, spent in Kelowna at the annual Ogopogo Summer Swim Meet.

Abby Bushell took home the bronze aggregate in the girls Div. 1 category. Connor Levins swam his way to bronze and Rowan Trow earned gold in Div. 1 boys.

In Div. 2 girls, Julianne Moore swam to gold. Matthew Bushell took home gold as well in the Div. 2 boys.

In Div. 3 girls, Emma Levins earned bronze and Chantel Jeffery earned gold.

Tyler Bushell took home the bronze and Stephen Moore earned gold in Div. 3 boys.

In Div. 4, Claire Hall took home gold in the girls, and Sunny Pickup won silver in the boys’ category.

Tricia Fair earned gold in Div. 5 girls, and Gaelyn Gilliam earned bronze in Div. 5 boys.

Two golds were earned in Div. 6: Eliza-Jane Kitchen took one home for the girls and Brayden Gilliam earned one for the boys.

In Div. 7, Tajsha Nesdoly swam to silver for the girls.

Chantel Jeffery knocked down records in the IM 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 50 back and 100 freestyle. Julianne Moore re-wrote some records in the 50 fly, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. Tricia Fair swam new 50 fly, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle records.

Stephen Moore earned the IM record, Claire Hall earned the 50 free record and Brayden Gilliam earned the 100 fly record.

The past weekend was spent in Merritt competing at the pool of the Merritt Otters. The Sockeyes earned silver overall as a team, but earned great individual results as well.

Chantel Jeffery broke the IM, 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke and 100 freestyle records. Stephen Moore broke the boys Div. 3 50 breaststroke record, while Julianne Moore broke the 50 fly and 50 freestyle records.

In Div. 1, Abby Bushell won the bronze in the girls category and Eric Moore earned the silver. In Div. 2 girls, Julianne Moore won gold. Brennan O’Flaherty won silver and Matthew Bushell won gold in Div. 2 boys.

In Div. 3, Chantel Jeffery won gold and Cassidy O’Flaherty won the bronze in the girls, and Stephen Moore won gold in the boys.

Matthew Nesdoly won silver in Div. 5 boys.

In Div. 6, Abbie Nesdoly won bronze and Eliza-Jane Kitchen won gold. Alexander Corbett won gold in Div. 6 boys.

Chelsea Stadnyk won bronze and Tajsha Nesdoly won gold in Div. 7 girls.

Great swims by all, and many best times were swum this past weekend.