Over the last five days of the Western Canada Summer Games, many athletes have been able to accomplish history in their respective sport. 

For one athlete from the Northwest Territories, he was able to accomplish history for his territory. 

Leo Konge won the gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly. It marked the first gold medal for the Northwest Territories at the Western Canada Summer Games since 1999. 

The 15-year-old, who has been swimming for a decade, said he wasn't expecting to win gold or medal heading into the games. 

"I was completely and utterly surprised," he said. "I didn't actually believe I had done it. The reaction of my fellow swimmers kind of told me I'd done something very well, so I knew something big was happening, but I wasn't quite sure what. Then the first thing my coach said is, 'You just won the gold!' and gave me a big hug. It was completely surreal." 

For Konge, the medal just doesn't represent an accomplishment for him, but he hopes it serves as inspiration for others from his territory.

"I've always looked at the swimmers who come before me, especially the swimmers who are at the top level. I am trying to figure out how to beat them, how to match them. It's really nice knowing now that there is the potential that someone will see my name on a timesheet and go 'Ok. This is who I want to beat'. It's nice to have the potential of meeting these people in future events too. I am really excited to hear from people and learn if I've had any effect." 

"I am from Yellowknife. I actually did something that people can recognize ten years down the line or even four years down the line when the next person does it," he said. "It's nice knowing that I am in the record books, but it's even nicer knowing that in future years more swimmers will be looking at my times and looking at what I did and going ok how can I beat this." 

Konge is currently on the long road home back to Yellowknife but won't be bringing back just his gold medal, as he won bronze in both the 100 and 200-metre butterfly.