Friday May 24, 2013




Golden Eels win home swimming meet

The Estevan Golden Eels hosted their annual swim meet on Saturday at the Souris Valley Aquatic and Leisure Centre.

The Eels had 47 members participating and won the meet with 774 points. Regina was second with 484 and Weyburn was third with 226.

Oxbow held its meet on Sunday and the Golden Eels won that one too, with 37 swimmers combining for 307 points.

On Saturday, the overall medal winners for the Eels were Veronica Finkas (gold, 15-17 girls), Akeela Jundt (gold, 18-and-over girls), Adah DeLeeuw (silver, 7-8 girls), Carson Wheeler (silver, 7-8 boys), Hannah Mantei (silver, 9-10 girls), Josh Wilson (silver, 9-10 boys), Payten Wilson (silver, 9-10 boys), Abbie Reich (silver, 13-14 girls), Sam Beahm (silver, 13-14 boys), David Finkas (silver, 18-and-over boys), Alia Burlock (bronze, 9-10 girls), Thomas Wakely (bronze, 11-12 boys), Taylor Fornwald (bronze, 15-17 boys) and Preston Bilokraly (bronze, 15-17 boys).

Here are the swimmers who earned top-three finishes for the Eels (name, category, place, event):

Josephina Andrist, 7-8 girls, third, 25-metre fly; third, 25-metre breast; second, 25-metre back.
Samuel Beahm, 13-14 boys, first, 200-metre free; second, 100-metre breast; second, 100-metre free; second, 50-metre free; third, 100-metre individual medley.
Lanelle Bilokraly, 13-14 girls, second, 100-metre breast; first, 100-metre back.
Preston Bilokraly, 15-17 boys, second, 200-metre free; first, 100-metre fly; third, 50-metre free.
Alia Burlock, 9-10 girls, third, 50-metre fly; third, 100-metre free; second, 50-metre back; third, 100-metre IM.
Adah DeLeeuw, 7-8 girls, second, 25-metre breast; first, 50-metre free; first, 25-metre free; first, 100-metre IM.
Mackenna Empey, 7-8 girls, third, 25-metre back.
David Finkas, 18-and-over boys, first, 100-metre fly; second, 100-metre breast; second, 100-metre free; first, 50-metre free; second, 100-metre IM.
Veronica Finkas, 15-17 girls, second, 100-metre breast; first, 100-metre free; first, 100-metre back; first, 50-metre free; first, 100-metre IM.
Taylor Fornwald, 15-17 boys, third, 100-metre breast; third, 100-metre free; second, 100-metre back; second, 100-metre IM.
Racquelle Gibbons, 11-12 girls, second, 50-metre breast; third, 100-metre free; second, 50-metre free; third, 100-metre IM.
Reagan Gibbons, 7-8 boys, third, 25-metre fly.
Taylor Haux, 9-10 girls, third, 50-metre breast.
Akeela Jundt, 18-and-over girls, first, 100-metre fly; first, 100-metre breast; first, 100-metre free; first, 50-metre free; first, 100-metre IM.
Hannah Mantei, 9-10 girls, second, 50-metre fly; second, 50-metre breast; second, 100-metre free, first, 50-metre free; second, 100-metre IM.
Emily Marshall, 11-12 girls, second, 200-metre free.
Kamri Olfert, 7-8 girls, second, 25-metre fly.
Abbie Reich, 13-14 girls, third, 100-metre breast; first, 50-metre free; first, 100-metre IM.
Garret Ross, 11-12 boys, third, 50-metre breast.
Colin Sutter, 13-14 boys, third, 200-metre free.
Thomas Wakely, 11-12 boys, third, 200-metre free; third, 100-metre free; second, 50-metre free.
Carson Wheeler, 7-8 boys, second, 25-metre breast; second, 50-metre free; first, 25-metre back; second, 25-metre free; second, 100-metre IM.
Josh Wilson, 9-10 boys, first, 50-metre fly; first, 50-metre breast; third, 100-metre free; third, 50-metre free; third, 100-metre IM.
Payten Wilson, 11-12 girls, first, 50-metre fly; first, 50-metre breast; third, 50-metre free; first, 100-metre IM.

At the Oxbow meet, the Eels' overall winners were Hannah Mantei (gold, 9-10 girls), Josh Wilson (gold, 9-10 boys), Abbie Reich (gold, 13-14 girls), David Finkas (gold, 18-and-over boys), Kamri Olfert (silver, 7-8 girls), Carson Wheeler (silver, 7-8 boys), Payten Wilson (silver, 11-12 girls), Veronica Finkas (silver, 15-17 girls), Racquelle Gibbons (bronze, 11-12 girls), Thomas Wakely (bronze, 11-12 boys), Lanelle Bilokraly (bronze, 13-14 girls) and Taylor Fornwald (bronze, 15-17 boys).


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