Record Setting International Swim Meet for McKenzie Brothers

In May, brothers Collin McKenzie ’22 and Malcolm McKenzie ’24 swam for Jamaica in the Pan Am Aquatics Championships in Medellin, Colombia. Collin, who swims for Indiana University and was named First Team All-Met while at Gonzaga, set a national record in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final (1:02.23). He finished the meet with two silver and one bronze medal, and earned the coveted ‘A’ qualifying standard for the Junior Pan American Games, set for Paraguay this summer. Malcolm, who swims for Ohio State University and was a team captain and named Second Team All-Met at Gonzaga, made the finals in three of his four races. 

 

“Collin was a record-breaking swimmer at Gonzaga, and he still holds multiple team and meet records,” says Gonzaga Varsity Head Coach, Mr. Brian Kilner ’16. “It is extremely exciting, both for the Gonzaga Swim and Dive Team and community as a whole, that an alumnus has broken a national team record. To say I'm impressed is an understatement to the magnitude of this accomplishment.”