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Shuswap Masters Swimmers in top three at nationals

Salmon Arm swimmers attain first place finishes at Canadian National Championships in Kelowna.
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Good time: Linda MacPherson swims the 400-metre freestyle at the Masters Swimming Canadian National Championhsips held in Kelowna May 18 to 21.

Four Shuswap Swimming Masters Team members placed in the top three at the Masters Canadian National Championships in Kelowna on the May long weekend.

The meet was host to more than 500 swimmers aged 19 to 93 from throughout North America, and saw some incredible swims, including many national age group records. There was even a world age group record broken at the competition.

On the women’s side from the Shuswap:

• Gayle Heinrich – 2nd in the 40- to 44-year-old women’s 200-metre breaststroke; 3rd in the 40-44 women’s 800-m freestyle; 5th in the 40-44 women’s 400-m freestyle and 100-m breaststroke races

• Linda MacPherson – 1st in the 70- to 74-year-old women’s 50-m, 100-m, 200-m, 400-m and 800-m freestyle races; and 200-m butterfly.

On the men’s side from the Shuswap:

• Mike Simpson - 4th in the 45- to 49-year-old men’s 50m backstroke; 5th in the 45-49 men’s 50-m and 100-m breaststroke races; 7th in the 45-49 men’s 50-m and 400-m freestyle races; 9th in the 45-49 men’s 200-m freestyle.

• Carl Cooper – 2nd in the 50- to 54-year-old men’s 200-m butterfly; 4th in the 50-54 men’s 50-m butterfly; 5th in the 50-54 men’s 100-m butterfly; 7th in the 50-54 men’s 800-m freestyle; 8th in the 50-54 men’s 400-m freestyle; 9th in the 50-54 men’s 200-m freestyle.

• Steve Horton – 6th in the 55- to 59-year-old men’s 200-m freestyle; 9th in the 55-59 men’s 400-m freestyle; 10th in the 55-59 men’s 100-m freestyle; 13th in the 55-59 men’s 50-m freestyle.

• Bob Wilkins – 1st in the 60- to 64-yearold men’s 800-m and 1,500-m freestyle races; 2nd in the 60-64 men’s 400-m individual medley; 3rd in the 60-64 men’s 400-m freestyle and 200-m backstroke races; 5th in the 60-64 men’s 200-m freestyle

This was the final scheduled competition for the season, as the Shuswap Swimming Masters Team wraps up for the 2011-2012 swimming season on June 20.

The Masters will be starting up again in the fall of 2012 for the 2012-2013 swimming season, and new members are always welcome.