CC Championships Shortened, Garnet Nab Four Medals
LANCASTER, Pa. --The 2006 Centennial Conference Swimming Championships were cut short after two days of competition due to facility issues. The Swarthmore men had won four medals at the time of the shut-down.
In a statement released by F&M, "Despite the best efforts at Franklin & Marshall, College officials have been unable to get the appropriate officials to test the air quality in the Kunkel Aquatic Center. Because the College could not guarantee the health and safety of the student-athletes, officials have shut down the use of the facility."
Conference officials have decided that no team scoring will be done for the remainder of the 2006 Championships and no team champions will be declared. Individual performances and medalists for Friday and Saturday competition will continue to be recognized. Because Sunday's competition, hosted at Swarthmore's Ware Pool, will only be time trials, no medals will be awarded. The time trials began at 6:00 p.m. following a tribute to the senior swimmers. Five of the eight schools at the championships elected to swim at the time trials.