ETHS girls swimming: Gojakovic defends 2 titles as Wildkits takes second at CSL South meet
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ETHS swimmer Vanya Gojakovic at the State Swim Finals last year. Gojakovic scored repeat titles in both the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke Saturday, sparking the Wildkits to a second-place team finish at the Central Suburban League South division championship meet held at Glenbrook South. Credit: Courtesy of Evanston Athletics Evanston Township High School swim coach Kevin Auger’s idea of a Halloween trick was to move senior standout Vanya Gojakovic into the 400-yard freestyle relay race against favorites New Trier and Maine South. But Gojakovic delivered a couple of treats even before that race. Gojakovic scored repeat titles in both the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke Saturday, sparking the Wildkits to a second-place team finish at the Central Suburban League South division championship meet held at Glenbrook South. She scored a 6-second drop in the IM, re-establishing herself as one of the challengers for a state championship in that race. Her winning