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National age group record for Cole Pratt at 2017 Speedo Western Championships

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CALGARY – Cole Pratt of Calgary lowered his national 13-14 age group record in the 100-m butterfly by nearly half a second on Saturday to collect his third gold medal at the 2017 Speedo Western Championships swimming competition.

Pratt, competing in the boys 14 and over age group, clocked 56.21 seconds to better the 56.65 he swam last month at a meet in Edmonton.

‘’I really wanted to come in here and get a best time again,’’ said Pratt. ‘’To do that I knew I needed a better start than in Edmonton. Once I was in the water I felt confident my start was good and I could get the record.’’

Also with wins in the age group were Alexander Katelnikoff of Calgary in the 400-m freestyle, Jaren LeFranc of Penticton, B.C., in the 50-m breaststroke and Tyler Wall of Penticton in the 200-m backstroke.

In the boys 17 and over age group winners were Alexander Pratt in the 400-m freestyle, Ethan Jensen of Kamloops, B.C., in the 100-m butterfly and Anders Klein of Edmonton in the 200-m backstroke.

In girls competition, Avery Wiseman of Beaumont, Alta., is up to three gold after her win in the 50-m breaststroke in the 13 and over age group. Ellie Maradyn of Edmonton took the 400-m freestyle, Laura Albers of Calgary the 100-m butterfly and Angelica Bath of North Vancouver the 200-m backstroke.

Winners in the girls 16 and over were Marit Anderson in the 400-m freestyle, Rachel Grother of Calgary in the 100-m butterfly and Avery Movold of Prince George, B.C., in the 200-m backstroke.

The KISU Club from Penticton won the 4X100-m mixed medley relay.

In the combined team standings, Calgary’s Cascade Club is first with 1,608 points, Edmonton Keyano second at 1,252 and the University of Calgary third at 1,079.5.

Competition ends Sunday at the Repsol Sport Centre. Preliminaries are at 9 a.m. and finals at 5 p.m.

Full results: Meet Results: 2017 Canadian Western Swimming Championships

Meet Results: 2017 Canadian Western Swimming Championships