East Toronto had a strong showing at the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) swimming championships held at the Etobicoke Olympium last week.
Malvern from the Beaches, in particular, finished fourth overall, including a third place in the open category.Riverdale Collegiate was the top Toronto school in the men's category finishing fifth.OFSAA allows for competition in the 'open' category, which includes elite club trained swimmers, and also for high school trained swimmers in senior and junior categories.Two relay medals were both earned by Malvern (including silver in junior open women's 200m medley relay and bronze in junior men's 200m freestyle relay) and Riverdale (including gold in senior men's 200m freestyle relay and bronze in senior men's 200m medley relay).For a breakdown of all Toronto's top-eight finishes at OFSAA visit our website at www.insidetoronto.com, click sports. There, you'll also find a feature on the Malvern swim team following its city overall title.Or for complete OFSAA results, right from the source, visit www.ofsaa.on.ca/swimming/Below is a recap of all top-eight individual finishes at OFSAA by swimmers from East York and Riverdale schools (see our website for Malvern results):* 4 Michael Aleksic, Riverdale Collegiate 25.81, senior men 50m freestyle* 4 Mitchell Lazar, Leaside High School 1:00.70, junior men 100m freestyle* 5 Shane MacDonald, Riverdale CI 1:05.87, senior men 100m individual medley* 5 Nathan Tran, East York CI 28.53, senior men 50m butterfly* 7 Michael Huynh, Riverdale CI 1:12.50, junior men 100m individual medley