Senior athletes from the Sunshine Coast put in stellar performances in the pool, on the track and in the gym at the recent BC Senior Games in Langley.
The senior swim team, which has been competing for several years, once again topped the podium in several disciplines.
In all, 11 participants from the Sunshine Coast won 44 individual medals, including 16 gold. Another 16 relay medals brought the team total to 60 medals.
Notable achievements included Linda Buckingham and Joan Humphrey winning nine medals each, 84-year-old Tom West winning four gold medals, 79-year-old Bruce McDonald winning seven medals, Lucille Oakey winning her first gold medal after five years of taking multiple silver and bronze medals, Ian Hooley winning five gold medals and first-time competitor Bill Watts winning eight medals.
Zone four consisted of Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Delta, Ladner, New West, North and West Vancouver, Pemberton and Squamish as well as the Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast swimmers made up one third of the zone four entrants.
Coast pickle-ballers also made their presence known as 23 athletes competed, with 10 earning 14 medals — seven gold, six silver and one bronze.
Gold medals were won by Karen Renfrew and Lin Buckler in 3.75 women’s doubles, Renfrew and John Bell in 3.75 mixed doubles, Bell in 3.75 singles and Frank Cloutier and Wayne Skinner in 3.25 men’s doubles.
Silver medals were won by Dave Cudlipp in 4.0 men’s doubles, Rick Carton and Ken Legge in 3.75 men’s doubles, Jack Van Brabant and Randy Brown in 2.75 men’s doubles and Jack Van Brabant in 2.75 mixed doubles.
Carton won the lone bronze medal in 3.75 singles.
In track and field, Liz Dilasser of Sechelt won three gold medals in the women’s 70-74 age group finishing first in the 800m, 5,000m and 10km road race. Helen Sabourin of Gibsons, also competing in the 70-74 age group, won silver in the 10km road race.
On the golf course, Linda Code of Gibsons won bronze in the women’s 60-64 division B.
More than 3,800 athletes from around the province participated this year.
