Two members of the Winskill Dolphins swim club have reached the podium at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, QB.
Ladner paralympian Dalton Boon has captured four medals, including gold on Wednesday in the 100 metre men's freestyle in a time of 58.67 seconds. The 19-year-old's outstanding performance came on the heels of silver medals in the the 200/400 freestyle and 100 breaststroke (1:25.54) - with new personal best times in each event. On Tuesday, Boon added a bronze in the 100 backstroke.
It took a new provincial and club record for Markus Thormeyer to capture bronze in the men's 100 backstroke. The 15-year old was clocked in a time of 56.64 which broke the longstanding provincial mark for this race in his age group.
Meanwhile, it's been a tough start on the basketball court for Delta Pacers standout Ryan Cowley and the B.C. U17 men's team.
B.C. opened play on Sunday by squandering a 13-point halftime lead in a 78-65 loss to New Foundland.
B.C. looked to be in control with a 49-29 avantage midway through the third quarter when New Foundland came storming back, closing with a 13-6 run and outscoring B.C. 36-17 in the fourth.
Cowley had seven points and five rebounds in 18 minutes of playing time.
B.C. then dropped a 94-81 decision to Saskatchewan on Monday which saw the prarie province jump out to a 32-17 lead after one quarter and keep the margin in double digits the rest of the way. Cowley finished with two points and four rebounds.
On Tuesday, B.C. fell 86-78 to unbeaten Quebec. Cowley was perfect from the field, scoring six points and grabbing seven rebounds in 19 minutes of floor time. B.C. will close out the tournament in consolation play. It's been better news on the soccer pitch as Alessia Azermadhi, Sessen Stevens and Jasmine Mander helped B.C. go undefeated into yesterday's gold medal game against Quebec.
B.C. produced wins over New Brunswick (4-0) and Manitoba (4-0) to capture its pool group.
Stevens was among the goal scorers against Manitoba, finding the back of the net in the 29th minute.
The squad then moved onto the quarter-finals where it doubled Alberta 4-2. Mander (64th minute) was among the scorers.
B.C. then came through with a huge 2-1 victory over arch-rival Ontario in Wednesday's semi-final match.
Tsawwassen's Gord Collings has the B.C. women's softball team off to a solid 6-2 start, heading into the final day of round-robin action on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, beach volleyball standouts Megan and Nicole McNamara of Tsawwassen will see their first action at the Games on Monday as the recently turned 16-year-olds look to continue their busy summer with another podium finish. They won bronze at the recent Nationals, competing in the women's open division.
Ladner rower Max Lattimer takes momentum to Sherbrooke having representing Canada at the
recent U24 World Rowing Championships in Austria. Lattimer teamed with Vancouver's Evan Cheng to place a respectable fifth in the men's lightweight pair final.
Lattimer currently rows for UBC under coach Mike Pearce after spending his high school career at Vancouver College.
The rowing competition starts on Tuesday.
Heading into Thursday's action, B.C. sits fourth in the medal standings with 29, including nine gold. Ontario leads the way with 64 medals and 32 gold.
