Centennial CVI swimmers win gold and set records at OFSAA
March 6, 2020
GUELPH, Ontario – Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute’s student swimmers performed well during the 2020 OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) swim championship in Toronto earlier this week.
The school’s Open Boys Division won gold during the competition with 404 points, almost doubling the second-place points. The team is made up of William, Russell, Marcus, Owen, Thomas, Maxwell and Oliver.
Swimmers from CCVI also set three OFSAA records during the competition. William set a record in the 200 Free, Russell set a record for the 200 Individual Medley and as a team William, Russell, Marcus and Owen set a record for the 200 Individual Medley Relay. This team broke that swim record twice this year, once during the preliminary heats and once during finals.
Additional CCVI medalists include:
- William took home three gold medals (200 Free, 100 Free and 200 Medley Relay)
- Russell took home two gold medals and one silver medal (Gold – 200 Individual Medley and 200 Individual Medley Relay. Silver – 100 Breast)
- Marcus took home one gold and one bronze (Gold – 200 Medley Relay. Bronze – 200 Individual Medley)
- Owen took home one gold medal (200 Medley Relay)
- Sydney took home one silver medal (100 Fly)
OFSSA Finalists included the Open Girls Medley Relay (Rachel, Hanna, Sydney and Selinah) who placed 5th. Ana placed 16th in the 200 Free. The Open Boys 400 free relay team (Thomas, Oliver, Maxwell and Owen) placed 6th.
CCVI sent 16 swimmers to the OFSAA competition and placed 8th overall out of 293 teams.
Swimmers William, Russell, Marcus and Sydney performed so well during the competition, that they have qualified for the Olympic Trials.
Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute also had swimmers at the OFSAA competition, they placed 65th overall.
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the OFSAA Swim competition.
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