Richmond's Noemie Thomas thrived in friendly waters, winning three medals at the 51st annual Mel Zajac Jr.
International Canada Cup Meet.
The event was held at the UBC Aquatic Centre where the 18-year-old regularly trains with the national team program. The butterfly specialist captured the 50 metre event on Friday in 27.14 seconds, finishing ahead of Egyptian national team member Farrida Osman. The two will be teammates next fall at the University of California Berkley.
Thomas then won the 100 metre fly on Saturday, with a time of 59.62 seconds, to finish in front of Quebec's Katerine Savard. She closed out the meet with a third in the 200 fly (2:12), placing behind Audrey Lacroix and Savard.
Meanwhile, Luke Reilly, who will be presenting Canada at this summer's Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, won silver in the 400 individual medley. The UBC student finished second to Ontario's Tristan Cote.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist and six-time World Champion gold medalist Missy Franklin was the star of the meet. She won five indivudal golds and one silver.
