The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club had themselves a great weekend at a pair of meets in southern Saskatchewan last weekend.
The Eels went to Weyburn on Saturday and Assiniboia Sunday and are already getting great results in front of hosting provincials at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre July 28.
A lot of personal bests were earned on the weekend by the swimmers. Winning medals at events like this are an indication they were in the top three for their age in their combined swims on the day.
At Weyburn, the team won 732 points and won the second highest point total among the clubs there, beating the host Weyburn Silver Seals who had 382 points.
Morgan Hirsch won bronze in the age 7-8 girls, and Marcus DeLeeuw won gold in the age 7-8 boys.
Jordyn Tarnes won gold in the age 9-10 girls and Alianna Young won silver. Blake Andrist was the bronze medal winner for the age 9-10 boys.
Emily Tarnes won gold in the age 11-12 girls, while Ethan Elliot and Tristan Threinen were tied for silver in the age 11-12 boys.
Mikayla Hack won gold in the gold for age 13-14 girls, Josie Andrist won silver, and Rebecca Duncan won bronze in that age group. Cameron Gillingham was the gold medal winner for the age 13-14 boys.
Taeghen Hack won gold for age 15-17 girls, and Charlotte Andrist was the silver medal winner. Chris Sutter won silver in the age 15-17 boys.
A smaller group went to Assiniboia Sunday where they once again won the meet’s top points total as a team.
Jennika Linthicum won the bronze for age 7-8 girls, and there was a sweep of the age 9-10 girls with Jordyn Tarnes winning gold, Young winning silver and Hailey Tanjyerd earning bronze.
Emily Tarnes was gold in age 11-12 girls, and Elliot won gold for age 11-12 boys, with Threinen winning silver for that age group. Mikayla Hack was the gold medalist in age 13-14 girls, and sister Taeghen Hack won gold for age 15-17 girls.
Gillingham was the gold medal winner for the age 13-14 boys, while Dylan Pryznyk won bronze in the age group. Sutter once again won the silver in the age 15-17 boys.
The next meet for the Eels will be in Gravelbourg July 21 for the Southern Semi-Finals. Eels who qualify there will swim at provincials the following weekend here.
