Alberta wins four more gold medals in swimming at Canadian Games

Alberta led Wednesday's pool with four of a total of 13 gold medals in the Canadian Games pool.

Nicholas Duncan (Men's 100m Butterfly), Maxine Clarke (Women's 100m Butterfly), Connor Bissett (Men's 50m Backstroke Special Olympics), Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Team all gold medals won.

Ontario and British Columbia each won her three gold medals in swimming on the day.

In Ontario, Julie Brousseau (Women's 200 Freestyle), Maya Bezanson (200 Backstroke) and Charles Jamichel (SB4-9, SB11-14 Men's 100 Breaststroke) take top spot on their respective podiums. Did.

British Columbia's Men's 4×100 Medley His Relay His team, Thomas Caruso in the 200 backstroke, and Peter Huang in the men's 200 freestyle all won gold.

Teagen Purvis, from Selkirk, Manitoba, won her third gold medal and her fourth overall at the competition. She won a medal and special her Olympics in the women's 50 backstroke. Halle West won the women's 100 breaststroke and added her two golds in the state to her day in the pool.

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Tatiana Nault won her SB4-9, SB11-14 Women's 100 Backstroke, so Quebec made her Won one gold medal. Nova Scotia's only gold medal was won by Kieren Bellis in the men's 100 breaststroke.

In other action, the women's rugby sevens medal was awarded for the first time in the history of the Canadian Summer Games, as British Columbia beat Quebec to claim gold and Ontario took bronze.

"I don't know if words can describe this feeling," Quebec coach Jocelyn Barriaud said in a statement. “Just saw the three medalists dancing and celebrating together. We know rugby is well positioned in this country and this competition has done a lot for our game.

Ontario is now on the medal table with 46 remaining, with 20 gold, British Columbia is second overall in medals (39) and third in gold medals (9), while Alberta wins the most gold medals. 2nd in (13) and 3rd in total medals with 31.

Nunavut and Northwest Territories is still looking for its first medal in the competition

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