Six Tri-City athletes captured medals and were among 37 members of the Hyack Swim Club team that won top age group honours at the B.C. Long Course AAA provincial championships last weekend in Richmond.
Hyack, which trains out of the City Centre Aquatic Complex in Coquitlam, regained the championship title for the first time since the early 1980s.
Medal-winning performances from Hyack's Tri-City swimmers included:
Abi Sayer 18, gold in the 200 butterfly and silver in the 4x200 freestyle relay; Sara Whelan, 14, silver in 100 breaststroke and 400 and 800 freestyle and bronze in the 100 freestyle and 400 individual medley; Jasmine Whelan, 13, silver in 200 breaststroke and bronze in 100 breaststroke; Mia Bottrill, 15, bronze in 200 butterfly and silver in 4x200 freestyle relay; Chris Baker, 14, bronze in 100 and 200 butterfly; and Jeremy Au, 13, bronze in 4x50 freestyle relay.
