The Estevan Golden Eels had a strong day on Saturday at the provincial semifinals meet in Assiniboia.
The local swim club sent 43 athletes to the meet and had the highest point total of all the clubs in attendance.
The Eels also won 11 individual age group medals, including a sweep of the 8-and-under boys category for the second time this year. No other club has done that in any age group this season.
Denver Sehn won gold in that category, followed by Lucas Dzeryk with silver and Ryan Dickie with bronze.
Meanwhile, there were three other gold medal winners. Hannah Mantei captured gold in 12-and-under girls, Josh Wilson was the gold medallist in 12-and-under boys and Samuel Beahm won the 15-17 boys division. Taylor Fornwald took silver in that category.
Other medal winners were Bryse Wheeler (silver) in 8-and-under girls, Thomas Wakely (silver) in 14-and-under boys and Racquelle Gibbons (bronze) in 14-and-under girls.
The provincial meet will be held this weekend in Weyburn and the Golden Eels have qualified 31 swimmers for the two-day event.
Aside from the medallists in the semis, the other swimmers qualified for provincials are Alexandra Andrist, Josephina Andrist, Jesse Beahm, Zachary Beahm, Logan Dalziel, Adah DeLeeuw, Jillian Fornwald, Reagan Gibbons, Hayley Greening, Justin Linthicum, Emily Marshall, Logan Marshall, Dylan Pryznyk, Garret Ross, Karlee Ross, Christopher Sutter, Colin Sutter, Emily Tarnes, Jack Tuttle, Carson Wheeler, Josh Wilson and Payten Wilson.
