Marlins Swim Team wins Citi TV National Swimming Championship

Marlins Swim Team emerged overall winners of Citi TV’s National Swimming Championship after sweeping 63 medals in both male and female categories.

The event which took place at the Burma Camp Sports Complex saw Marlins winning 34 gold medals, 19 silver and 10 medals respectively in a thrilling and exciting 10-hour event.

In second place, Legon Sharks finished with 41 medals while Torpedo Swimming Club grabbed 16 medals in all.

In a post-event interview with Graphic Online, the President of the Ghana Swimming Association (GSA), Delphina Quaye expressed gratitude to Citi TV/Citi FM for collaborating with them to give the swimmers the chance to compete at the highest level.

She explained that such competitions offer young and upcoming swimmers the opportunity to showcase their talents and remain active.

“This is a good initiative by CitiTV/Citi FM to offer our swimmers an opportunity to be active at the highest level of the sport.

“We believe that these kinds of competitions offer young and upcoming swimmers the opportunity to showcase their talents,”  the GSA said.

For his part, the head of sports at Citi TV/FM, Benjamin Nketsia highlighted the need to use the competition as a means of unearthing and nurturing young talents for the future.

Mr Nketsia described the event as a successful one which he said gave the young swimmers a chance to improve on their personal times and not just winning medals.

“We have been encouraged and impressed by the quality of swimming talent on display especially since a good chunk of them are between the age range of 10 to 14,” Mr Nketsia said.

“The Swimming Community here in Ghana is a very organised one and that played a huge role in the success of the competition.

“In the end what stood out for me was the fact that these young swimmers were not fixated on winning medals but improving on their personal times.”