The Holy Trinity Titans not only won their second straight NSSAA/BCSSAA district swimming title last week, they also tightened their grip on the crown. A large HT team was at the Wayne Gretzky Center on Jan. 11, where 15 members and seven relay teams qualified for the upcoming CWOSSA Championships. The Titans were so strong that they nearly doubled the closest team in the teams' combined scores. Holy Trinity finished with 1,148 points and Brantford Collegiate was second with 598. “It's awesome because you look out in the water and half the pool is dominated by HT swimmers – in the top five there's has three from HT and we score a lot of points. these points because we have a pretty big swim team for a small county,” said Titan Oliver Godelie. A member of the Norfolk Hammerheads aquatics club, Godelie was a force throughout the competition, qualifying for CWOSSA in the Open Boys 50m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly categories, and was also the point anchor of the school championship 4x100m freestyle relay team. Not a bad start to the district for this 9th grader. “It was really great because (during the relay) I hit the wall, I looked at the scoreboard and I was in first place and that's a really great feeling, especially during a competition as important. as districts,” Godelie said. It might have been a pleasure for Godelie to perform well on a big stage, but it was not a shock. Say no to plagiarism. Get a custom essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”?Get an original essay As a member of the Hammerheads, the youngster often trains for events like the district competition. “From the start I was expecting to do CWOSSA, to compete in OFSAA – it's not necessarily a venue but I was expecting to be there – so it's not too big of a surprise” , he said. Kyla Twinem is another 9th grader who has been making waves for Holy Trinity. The former Brantford Aquatic Club member broke the district record for the junior girls' 50m breaststroke (40.81s). “My coach (Josh Reid) was much more excited than me,” smiled Twinem. “He motivated me for a week by telling me 'if you respect your time, you will have a record'. I'm really happy, but I hope I do better next time. » Next up for the Titans is the Central West meet which will take place on February 14 in Wilmot. The top qualifiers will travel to the OFSAA Swimming Championships in Windsor on February 27-28. With first semester exams on the horizon, the Titans won't really have a chance to practice as a team before the CWOSSA competition. Twinem will take it upon herself to keep the rust away. “I want to train more because I can push myself more,” she said. Other HT standouts included Femke Backx, who placed first in the women's 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke, as well as the 4x100m freestyle relay team which won first place. Xander Zona won all his events – junior boys 100m freestyle, 100m individual medley and 50m breaststroke. Zona also helped lead the Titan senior men's 4x50m freestyle relay team to victory. Others who qualified for the CWOSSA include Nicholas Kauk, Matthew Kauk, Alex LeBouthillier, Elijah Easton, Emilia Veri, Hayley Mattice, Josiah Smith and Bella Azzopardi..