The Yukon's medal drought at the Canada Summer Games ended Tuesday night, thanks to 16-year-old swimmer Alexandra Gabor.

Swimming in the 100-m freestyle, Gabor achieved a personal best time in the short course, placing third overall in the final. Her time, posted at the CARI Aquatic Centre, in P.E.I., was 54.47.

Gabor's time was less than a second behind Manitoba swimmer Chantal Van landeghem and Ontario's Sinead Russell. Her time was an improvement from her previous 100-m free race at the Canada Summer Games where she posted 54.72.

"I am happy with it," Gabor said of her bronze medal showing. "It's a little bit bittersweet because I would like to win. I think I am capable of winning if I just fix a couple of technical things, but from where I am right now I think it was really good.

Hopefully I can just improve upon it today and tomorrow and Friday."

Van landeghem ended up winning the gold (54.12) and Russell came in second (54.15).

Before the 2009 Canada Summer Games, Gabor competed at both the World Championships and British Grand Prix.

The third place showing on Tuesday marked the first time a Yukon swimmer medalled at the Canada Summer Games.

Gabor could make it two medals when she takes to the pool again for the 400-m freestyle final later today.

She hopes to win a couple gold medals, saying that was her goal heading into the Canada Summer Games.

"I know I am capable of it," Gabor said. "We'll just have to see how the other girls race because there is always that unknown."

The Whitehorse Glacier Bear swimmer posted the top time in her heat this morning for the 400-m race. The final time was 4:13.84, which Gabor said was nearly six seconds off her personal best time in the distance.

She said she is feeling good heading into tonight's final.

"There's still a lot of competition," Gabor said. "There's certain people that have been on the Canadian team with me and I know they are fast. It's a pretty high class meet."

What Gabor considers her best race, the 200-m freestyle, is scheduled for Thursday.

Marek Poplawski, head coach of the Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club said it was a good race for Gabor on Tuesday.

"I think that was a very good 100-m that was a best time for the short course," he said. "I think she is looking good and she should do very well the rest of the meet.

"It's a good start."

Poplawski said the rest of the Glacier Bears are also doing well, achieving a lot of personal best times.

"We are doing fantastic here," he said.