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FINA Medals In Windsor Unveiled

AM800-FINA-Costumes-2016-1.2240047 AM800-FINA-Costumes-2016 (Medal and medal costumes were unveiled for the upcoming FINA Swimming Championships, November 29, 2016 (Photo by AM800's Teresinha Medeiros))

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Medals were created and crafted by Windsor.

The FINA Championship medals that will be presented to the winners during next month's swimming competition have been unveiled.

The medals are 80mm in diameter and 5mm thick.

The medals are plated in gold, silver and bronze.  They feature a wave, the date of the competition, Windsor's name and the FINA logo along with the maple leaf.

300 medals will be given to the athletes December 6-11, 2016. Photo by Teresinha Medeiros

The medals were designed by Windsor student Meg Wilkinson

"I just wanted to embody Windsor, the power of this event and how beautiful all of this is," says Wilkinson.

30 students from the Graphic Design Program at St. Clair College submitted entries. 

The outfits for the medal presenters were also unveiled which were designed by Canadian fashion designer Franco Angileri of Windsor. 

"All of the outfits are custom made," says Angileri.  "They are made to the individual wearing it, so three males and three females and it is something that we have adapted from other tournaments."

300 medals will be given to the athletes.

The competition takes place December 6-11 in the main bowl of the WFCU Centre.