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Catalina’s Smith wins seven gold at age group championships

Rebecca Smith of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club captured seven gold at the Alberta Age Group championships in Calgary.

Rebecca Smith of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club captured seven gold at the Alberta Age Group championships in Calgary.

Smith won the 50, 400 and 800-metre freestyle, 50 and 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 100m Individual Medley.

Overall the club won 14 gold, six silver and six bronze medals.

Madalyn Smith won the 50, 100 and 200m breaststroke while Josh Young won the 100 and 200m breaststroke and was third in the 200m I.M.

Emma MacDermaid finished first in the 50m freestyle and was third in the 200 and 800m freestyle while Dylan MacDermaid won the 50m freestyle, was second in the 50 and 100m butterfly and third in the 50 and 100m freestyle.

Kristen Trepanier placed second in the 100 and 200m butterfly with Peter Parker taking second in the 50m freestyle and Kennedy Townsend second in the 200m butterfly.

Zoie Kachor was third in the 200m breaststroke.,

Rebecca Smith set three provincial records in the 11-12 year-old girls’ division, finishing the 50m freestyle in 26.98 seconds, the 100m freestyle in 58.77 seconds and the 50m butterfly in 29.66 seconds. She also set eight club records.

Young set a provincial mark in the 11-12 year-old boys’ 200m breaststroke at 2:30.00. He also had three club marks.

Six members of the club — Trepanier, Emma MacDermaid, Rebecca and Madalyn Smith, Young and Parker — were selected to Alberta’s Prospects West Tour team. Five competitors — Townsend, Rebecca Smith, Young, Matthew Gauthier and Tyler Menzel — were named to the Team North Alberta team.