UPEI hopes pool makes a splash with students
CBC News | Posted: February 10, 2017 11:00 PM | Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Atlantic championship an opportunity to showcase facility, attract athletes, coach says
UPEI is using a swimming competition this weekend as an opportunity to showcase its aquatic facility — and perhaps even attract a few swimmers to its university team.
With just nine members, UPEI is the smallest of the six teams competing at the Atlantic University Sport championship at the Bell Aliant Centre.
Tony Theriault, co-coach of UPEI's swim team, says UPEI has the "the best pool, the newest pool and probably the fastest pool" in the Atlantic region, and hopes the exposure attracts interest from potential student athletes.
"Maybe even some of the swimmers from the other universities might say 'hey maybe a fifth year, or a master's, UPEI might be a place to venture out and see it,'" he said.
The event continues until Sunday.
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