Flippers fare well at finals
The Fergus Flippers swim team was successful at the Southwestern Ontario Regional Swimming Association (SWORSA) Finals Aug. 10 to 13 at the University of Guelph.
The swim meet featured competitors from the Elmira and Kincardine areas.
The Fergus team brought home trophies for most overall team points and for most points for overall boys, in addition to the following individual medals in various age groups.
In the age 9 and 10 boys category, Thomas McDonald won the gold medal, Anthony Gunn won silver and Isaac Bergstrom won bronze. For boys 11 and 12, Luke Alessio won gold and Oliver Aramini won silver. For boys 13 and 14 Aedan Reidy took gold and Jonathan Beaver won bronze. For boys aged 15 and up, Quinn Shepherd won bronze.
In the girls 11 and 12 category Makenna Mathewson won the bronze, while in the girls 13 and 14 division Madison Dillon won gold and Jody Beardmore won silver.
For girls aged 15 and up, Connor French took silver and Hanna Bennett and Avery Corbett tied for the bronze.
