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Sockeyes victorious at home

For the 10th consecutive year, the Salmon Arm Sockeyes swim club placed first overall at their annual swim meet
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Backstroke: Salmon Arm Sockeyes’ Brayden Gilliam competes in the boys 100-metre backstroke during the team’s swim meet at the SASCU Rec Centre pool on Sunday

For the 10th consecutive year, the Salmon Arm Sockeyes swim club placed first overall at their annual swim meet at the SASCU Rec centre last weekend.

The Sockeyes had top points in both girls and boys categories.

Novice and veteran swimmers alike showed great focus and technical improvements.

Aggregates were awarded for the highest point scorers in each division.

In division two girls, Abby Bushell won her first aggregate, a silver.

For boys division two, Sam Calkins won bronze while Eric Moore won gold.

Rowan Trow placed third for division three boys and Matthew Bushell placed second.

In division four, Keeya Corbett earned silver for the girls while Jaime Trow placed second for the boys.

In division five girls, Emma Levins won bronze.

For the division five boys, Tyler Bushell took bronze.

In division six, Tricia Fair won gold for the girls while Benjamin Novakowski placed third and Matthew Nesdoly placed second for the boys.

In division seven, Eliza-Jane Kitchen won gold for the girls and Brayden Gilliam earned a silver for the boys.

In OCAT 1, Emma Gyimesi placed first, while Chantal Jeffrey took gold in OCAT 2.

Bree Cooper won bronze in girls division eight.

First time competitors included Ayanna Dawkins, Aradhana Cardiff-Miller, Ali Nadrozny, Journey Vandergrift, Lucas Hansen, Kai Hansen, Aden Nadrozny and Jonah Housden.