Terry van Meer cleaned up in the pool.
The Enderby swimmer won nine medals at the 55+ BC Games in Cranbrook/Kimberley.
Van Meer won five individual gold medals in the women香蕉视频直播檚 65-69 division, taking the 50-, 100- and 200-metre freestyle races, the 25m butterfly and the 100m individual medley. She also won an individual silver in the 100m breaststroke.
She added three relay medals, gold in the women香蕉视频直播檚 300-339 (combined ages) 4 x 25 freestyle relay, and a pair of silver in the women香蕉视频直播檚 200-299 4 x 25 medley and mixed 220-259 4 x 50 freestyle.
Vernon香蕉视频直播檚 Myra Grypink also made a splash in the pool, winning six gold medals in the women香蕉视频直播檚 85-89 class. Grypink won the 25-, 50-, 100- and 200-freestyle races, as well as the 25- and 50-metre breaststroke events.
It was a great Games for Enderby participants.
Abby Pavelich was a double gold medalist in golf, taking the women香蕉视频直播檚 75-79 Div. B 24.4-40.4 Index division香蕉视频直播檚 Flight B and Low Gross titles.
Yvonne Dibblee won five silver medals in track and field in the women香蕉视频直播檚 65-69 class. Dibblee was second in the discus, shot put, weight throw, javelin and hammer toss.
Ageless Margaret Raffan added to her Games香蕉视频直播 medal collection, winning gold in javelin and silvers in discus, shot put and weight throw in the women香蕉视频直播檚 90-94 category.
Coldstream香蕉视频直播檚 Stephen Joyce brought back four Games medals from the men香蕉视频直播檚 55-59 track and field events. Joyce won gold in the 1,500-metre race, 10-km road race and 5,000m race, and added silver in the 400-metre run.
NORTH OKANAGAN MEDALISTS, BY COMMUNITY (results from ):
ARMSTRONG
DARTS: Wayne Morrison: bronze in men香蕉视频直播檚 55-64 doubles; bronze in men香蕉视频直播檚 55-64 singles; bronze in Team of 4; Tannis Jones: silver, women香蕉视频直播檚 55-64 doubles; silver, women香蕉视频直播檚 singles; bronze, Team of 4;
FIVE PIN BOWLING: Marlene Mobley, bronze, Mixed 55+ Div. A;
CURLING: Derrell and Sheron Sears, Ann and Randy Graham, bronze, 55-64 mixed curling; Al Hodgson, Jake Konrad, Rick Criss, Frank Speed, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 65+ curling;
COLDSTREAM
TENNIS: Wilf Steeves, silver, men香蕉视频直播檚 60-64 doubles; Diane Steeves, silver, women香蕉视频直播檚 70-74 doubles; Joe Fabi, bronze, 75-79 mixed doubles;
CURLING: Wayne Ovens, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 55-64;
LUMBY
TRACK AND FIELD: Fred Ziemer, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 65-69 5,000-m power walk;
VERNON
ARCHERY: Graham Go, bronze, 55-62 Target Compound with Sight and Release; bronze, 55-62 3D Compound with Sight and Release; Geoff Elliott, silver, 55-62 Target Recurve Bow Without Sight; bronze, 3D Recurve Bow Without Sight;
CURLING: Dave Poggemoeller, Don Eyers, Jamie Sexton, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 55-64;
CYCLING: Frank Bandelow, men香蕉视频直播檚 70-74, bronze, time trial competitive;
FIVE PIN BOWLING: George Smith, Claudia West, bronze, mixed 55+ Div. A;
LAWN BOWLING: Jim Burns, Danny Loo, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 55+ pairs;
TENNIS: Chad Craigen, Ron Burton, bronze, men香蕉视频直播檚 60-64 doubles;
HOCKEY: George Fargher, silver (playing with Cranbrook Colonels);
PICKLEBALL: Gordon McKinnon, Steve Stafford, gold, men香蕉视频直播檚 3.75 doubles;
SOCCER: Okanagan Oldtimers, men香蕉视频直播檚 65+, bronze;
SWIMMING: Clint Lee, men香蕉视频直播檚 70-74, silver, 100-free, 800-free; bronze, 400-free; 200-free; Deanna Picco, women香蕉视频直播檚 70-74, silver, 400-free; bronze, 25-free;
TRACK AND FIELD: Cory Holly, men香蕉视频直播檚 60-64, gold, hammer throw; Dennis Desrochers, men香蕉视频直播檚 65-69, bronze, discus, javelin, hammer throw.
Greater Vernon, Armstrong and Spallumcheen hosted the 2017 Games. The 2019 event will be back in the Okanagan in Kelowna.
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