April 12, 2016
Guelph's Van Moerkerke heading to Olympics
On Friday night at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto, Ont., Guelph Gryphons swimmer Evan Van Moerkerke earned a spot in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with his performance.
On Friday night at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto, Ont., Guelph Gryphons swimmer Evan Van Moerkerke earned a spot in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with his performance.
The CIS All-Canadian earned a spot on the 100m Freestyle relay team after finishing fourth with a time of 49.75 in the race.
Santo Condorelli won the race with a time of 48.16 seconds. He elevated Canada as a whole by forcing those chasing him in the water on Friday to greater speeds. Yuri Kisil was second (48.58), Markus Thormeyer third (49.38) and Moerkerke fourth to round out the men's 4x100m-free relay team in Rio.
