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While DarcelB次元官网网址檚 career is on the upswing, Saanich-based backstroke specialist Hilary Caldwell said that this was probably the last competition of her career.
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Darcel is among a group of young Canadian women who are dominating in the pool with 14 medals as of Sunday.
On Sunday, Ontario teens Taylor Ruck and Kylie Masse earned gold and silver in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200m backstroke. It was the second victory for Masse and sixth medal for Ruck at the Commonwealth Games. Emily Seebohm of Australia was third in 2:06.82 and Olympic bronze-medallist Caldwell was fifth (2:09.22.)
Caldwell said that this was probably the last competition of her career.
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Faith Knelson of Ladysmith, who trains in Saanich, and Kierra Smith of Kelowna, qualified fourth and fifth for the 100-m breaststroke final in their semis clocking 1:07.30 and 1:07.64.
