ERIE, Pa. - Gannon’s
Kaitlyn Bosy (Courtice, Ontario/Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary) has been selected to run a 300-meter leg of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay Wednesday, December 16.
Bosy will carry the torch through a portion of Omemee, Victoria Country, Ontario. The sophomore swimmer is scheduled to begin her run Wednesday morning at approximately 10:41 a.m.
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay is presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the Government of Canada. Bosy is one of 12,000 Olympic Torchbearers who have been selected to be part of the Olympic Flame’s 106-day, 45,000-kilometer journey. The torch relay will finish in Vancouver on February 12, 2010.
Bosy has competed mostly in freestyle and backstroke events for the Gannon swim team this season. In addition to being named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete and a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American as a true freshman, she qualified for the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championships as part of the 400-medley relay team.
The Courtice, Ontario native was part of relay teams that set the school record in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.42), the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:31.03), the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:46.43) and the 400-yard medley relay (3:58.41) last season. Individually, she holds the school record in the 100-yard freestyle (52.60).
The official Web site of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay can be accessed at
http://www.vancouver2010.com/torchrelay. Rogers Television in Oshawa and Courtice, Ontario is scheduled to have complete coverage.