Legon swimming Club tops 2024 Channel One TV’s National Swimming Championship with 179 medals

After
winning
179
medals
in
the
male
and
female
divisions,
the
Legon
Swimming
Club,
popularly
known
as
the
Legon
Sharks,
took
first
place
overall
in
the
2024
Channel
One
TV
National
Swimming
Championship.

The
two-day
event
at
the
Borteyman
Sports
Complex
featured
12
swim
teams
competing
with
over
200
swimmers.

In
second
place,
the
Gh
Dolphins
finished
with
170
medals,
while
the
Marlins
Swim
Team
came
in
third
with
137
medals
in
all.

Benjamin
Nketsia,
the
head
of
the
sports
desk
at
Channel
One
TV
and
Citi
FM,
said
the
competition
has
been
a
fulfilment
and
promises
that
the
third
edition
will
top
what
has
already
transpired.

“The
two-day
event
is
our
way
of
helping
to
nurture
the
next
generation
of
swimmers,
and
being
able
to
see
parents
excited
about
their
kids
competing
gives
us
a
lot
of
fulfilment.

“We
can
assure
all
stakeholders
involved
that
the
third
edition
will
top
what
has
already
transpired,”
he
said.