ETHS girls swimming: Gojakovic defends 2 titles as Wildkits takes second at CSL South meet

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