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Golden Eels win Assiniboia swim meet

The Estevan Golden Eels had a busy weekend, winning a meet in Assiniboia on Saturday and taking second in another in Swift Current on Sunday.
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The Estevan Golden Eels had a busy weekend, winning a meet in Assiniboia on Saturday and taking second in another in Swift Current on Sunday.
In Assiniboia, the Eels amassed a total of 407 points, easily eclipsing second-place Regina (323 points) and third-place Gravelbourg (180 points).
The Golden Eels won 15 overall age group medals, with three of those being gold.
Hannah Mantei continued her dominance in the pool, winning the overall gold for the 9-10 girls age category.
Other gold medal winners for their age groups were Josh Wilson (9-10 boys) and Taylor Fornwald (15-17 boys).
The Eels swept the podium in the 9-10 girls category, with Alia Burlock winning silver and Adah DeLeeuw earning bronze.
The silver medal winners included Escalus Burlock (7-8 boys), Emily Marshall (11-12 girls), Kersey Reich (11-12 boys), Racquelle Gibbons (13-14 girls) and Sam Beahm (15-17 boys).
Swimmers earning bronze medals for their age group were Denver Sehn (7-8 boys), Payten Wilson (11-12 girls), Logan Marshall (11-12 boys), Jillian Fornwald (13-14 girls) and Abbie Reich (15-17 girls).
In Swift Current, meanwhile, the Eels totalled 376 points for their efforts, putting them behind only the host club, which had 478 points. Regina finished third with 314.
Estevan earned seven age group medals, two of them being gold. Those came from Mantei and Josh Wilson.
Other medal winners were Jack Tuttle (silver, 15-17 boys), Burlock (bronze), DeLeeuw (bronze), Payten Wilson (bronze) and Lanelle Bilokraly (bronze, 13-14 girls).
The Golden Eels are hosting the south semifinal meet on Saturday at the R.M. of Estevan Aquatic Centre.