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Smith wins swimming relay medals at Commonwealth Games

Apr 8, 2018 | 12:50 PM

Red Deer native Rebecca Smith has won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia.

The 18-year-old swimmer was part of Canada’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay team that won silver Saturday along with Penny Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez and Taylor Ruck.

The host Australian team took the gold medal while England won bronze.

Smith also won silver on Thursday as part of Canada’s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team and will also take to the pool on Tuesday for the 4 x 100 m medley relay.