Six Peterborough swimmers competed at the 2023 Speedo Canadian Masters Swimming Championships in Alberta from May 26 to 28, collectively taking home six medals and 17 ribbons.
Chris Heffernan, Joel Simmonds, Stephanie Dancey, Renee Oake, Amanda Devlin, and Lisa Oelke — representing the Trent Torpedoes Masters of the Peterborough Swim Club — competed in a total of 16 races at the MNP Community and Sports Centre in Calgary.
They were among 622 competitors, ranging in age from 18 to 99, who participated in the national-level event. The Trent Torpedoes Masters swimmers range in age from 43 to 60, with Heffernan and Simmonds participating in the men’s events and Dancey, Oake, Devlin, and Oelke participating in the women’s events.
Swimming in eight races, Renee Oake took home four gold medals, in the 50-metre, 100-metre, and 200-metre backstroke and in the 100-metre medley, as well as three ribbons.
In nine races, Joel Simmonds captured bronze medals in the 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre breaststroke, along with four ribbons.
Devlin captured five ribbons in eight races, Heffernan three ribbons in six races, Dancey two ribbons in five races, and Oelke two ribbons in four races.
Heffernan, Simmonds, Oake, and Devlin also received a ribbon in the 50-metre medley relay for their sixth-place finish.
