Youngsters from four Lower Mainland swim clubs got to meet two of Canada鈥檚 top athletes on Sunday at a 91原创 meet.
Emily Overholt and Markus Thormeyer were there to sign books, shirts, and anything else brought to them by nervous young swimmers. They also posed for pictures and let the youngsters try on their medals.
Overholt was a triple medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto before winning the bronze as part of the 4X200 freestyle relay team at last year鈥檚 Rio Olympics.
Thormeyer won silver in 100m and 200m backstroke at the Pan Ams, and competed as part of the 4X100m freestyle relay at the Olympics in Rio.
鈥淚t was very exciting, we had kids lined up down the deck,鈥� said the 91原创 Olympian Swim Club鈥檚 Brian Metcalfe.
Seeing high level swimmers was very exciting for the young novices who attended Sunday鈥檚 meet.
The Olympic swimmers have connections to the local clubs through Hilary Metcalfe, a former LOSC member who swims with both Overholt and Thormeyer at UBC.
The swim meet was organized by the 91原创 and Abbotsford Olympian Swim Clubs, and members of the the Haney and Hyack clubs also attended.
