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This year, 266 swimmers took part in the competition – 151 boys and 115 girls. They took place in four age groups: participants born in 2013 and younger swam 50-meter distances, participants born in 2011 and 2012 swam 100-meter distances, participants born in 2009 and 2010 swam 200-meter distances, participants born in 2008 swam 200 meters distance. Starting in 14 different distances, a total of 39 sets of medals were distributed, of which 19 gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze medals were won by JSPS young swimmers.
In the youngest age group (born in 2013 and younger), three gold medals were won by Timur Kolosovs – in 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke and 50-meter breaststroke – and two gold medals were won by Evelīna Strautiņa – in 50-meter breaststroke and 50-meter butterfly.
In the group of swimmers born in 2011 and 2012, Paul Kažociņš won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke, Eva Holme won the 100-meter freestyle, while Una Miller has four gold medals: 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter breaststroke, 100-meter butterfly and 100-meter in complex swimming.
In the group of swimmers born in 2009 and 2010, Juris Kalnietis won two gold awards – 200 meters freestyle and 200 meters backstroke. One gold medal each goes to Elizabet Sturma (200 meter freestyle), Vitalii Kuzin (200 meter backstroke) and Marija Selecka (200 meter breaststroke).
In the older group (born in 2008), one gold medal for Reinis Vilciņis – 200 meters backstroke – and two gold medals for Kristīne Zinoviča – 200 meters freestyle and 200 meters backstroke.
“We are happy that we managed to organize a larger-scale swimming competition with a large number of participants in Jelgava after a long time. This encourages our swimmers to compete in competition conditions. Thank you to our school coaches for the results achieved by our students in this competition,” Jelgava municipal institution “Sporta servis centrs” says Deputy Director of JSPS Aldis Trukšāns.
The next competition in which JSPS students plan to compete is the 98th Latvian Open Championship, which will take place from February 24 to 26 in the Ķipsala swimming pool in Riga.
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