Area resident Chuck Nelson earned four gold medals at the Washington State Senior Games, contested July 29 in Chehalis.

Nelson, who swims daily at the Enumclaw pool, took first-place honors in the 25-yard butterfly, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard individual medley. He competed in the division for athletes 70 to 74 years old.

The Washington State Senior Games, now in its 16th year, is the largest Olympic-style, multi-sport event in Washington. Almost 2,000 participants took part in this year’s Senior Games, hosted at sites throughout the South Sound, and medalists qualified for the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.