NORTH Vancouver diver Emma Friesen scored the first international medal of her career last month, winning silver at a FINA Grand Prix event held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Friesen scored 322.05 points in the final of the women's three-metre, finishing just 4.25 points behind winner Qu Lin of China.
"It was incredible and it made all the hard work well worth it," Friesen told the Canadian Press after the event. "The reverse dive was definitely a highlight, I really nailed it. I knew going into the last dive how well I was doing and while I could have done the take-off better I was pleased with my finish."
West Vancouver's Christa Bortignon was recently named the Canadian Masters Athletics 2012 Female Athlete of the Year for both track events and field events, the first athlete ever to claim both categories.
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In 2012 Bortignon set 10 world records and 19 Canadian records combined on the track and in the field.
The super senior hasn't slowed down in 2013 either, breaking the world record in the women's 75+ heptathlon at the Stendaler-Hanse-Cup meet held June 1-2 in Germany. Her heptathlon performance included an age-group world record in the 200 m as she clocked a time of 33.86 seconds in the final event of the competition.
West Vancouver's Myrtle Acton also got into the record-setting spirit in Kamloops, breaking four women's 80+ Canadian records. Acton set new national marks in shot put at 7.43 m, discus at 17.70 m, hammer throw at 20.77 m and weight throw at 8.52 m.
Offensive lineman Troy Martel of Argyle secondary and Handsworth receiver Jacob Ghazizadeh were recently named to Football BC's under-16 team that will represent the province at the Red River Cup scheduled for July 6-13 in Winnipeg.
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The tournament will also feature all-star teams from Northern Saskatchewan and Southern Saskatchewan as well as a pair of Winnipeg all-star teams. For more information visit redrivercup.com.
