The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men and women continue to lead the team standings after Day 2 of the OUA swimming championships, Friday night (Feb. 7), at Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre in St. Catharines, Ont.

Toronto claimed another 16 medals, bringing the Blues women's count to 13 and men to 20 after Day 2.

U of T's women padded their lead on Day 2 and hold 586 points, ahead of the Western Mustangs (470) and McMaster Marauders (347) heading into the final day of action tomorrow.

The Blues men also extended their lead and hold 660 points in first place.

Third-year standout Paige Schultz broke her second OUA record in as many days, bettering Hayley Nell's 2009 mark (Western, 55.36) in the 100 freestyle in a time of 55.31 seconds. The Toronto native also earned a silver-medal finish in the 200 backstroke (2:10.92).

Mississauga, Ont., native Vanessa Treasure got the Blues off to a great start, reclaiming the 200 individual medley (IM) title in a time of 2:14.21. Treasure also placed second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.37 and helped lead U of T's 400 medley relay team of Margot Cunningham, Sherry Patel and Jillian Stoyan to gold in 4:13.37.

Bridget Coley (Hamilton, Ont.) claimed her third consecutive 800 freestyle title in 8:46.44, while Patel (Mississauga) rounded out the medal finishes with a bronze in the 50 butterfly (27.35).

Leading Toronto's men was mechanical engineering major Matt Myers. The Toronto native won his third 200 backstroke race in as many years (1:57.47), while also finishing second in the 200 IM (2:01.13). Second-year David Riley earned the bronze medal in the 200 IM in a time of 2:01.36.

Veteran Zack Chetrat and rookie Matt Dans finished 1-2 in the men's 50 butterfly. Chetrat, who won his fifth career 200 butterfly title last night, touched the wall in 24.62, with Dans right behind him in 24.69.

Chris Manning and Kent Kikot claimed the 100 freestyle silver and bronze, respectively, while Samer Yaghmour placed third in the 1500 freestyle in 15:52.21.

Toronto's men ended the night with a big win in the 400 medley relay. Full relay results to be posted.

The University of Toronto is the proud host of the 2014 CIS swimming championships, February 20-22, at Varsity Pool. 

STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
MEN
1. Toronto            660  
2. McMaster         482
3. Western           429
4. Ottawa              237
5. Guelph             222  
6. Waterloo          151
7. Laurier               87
8. Laurentian        80
9. Queen's           63 
10. Brock              60
11. York                51     
 
WOMEN
1. Toronto             586 
2. Western           470
3. McMaster         347   
4. Ottawa               301
5. Guelph              291   
6. Waterloo          133
7. Laurier              113  
8. Brock                 98
9. Laurentian        93  
10. Queen's          71
11. York               30            

DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Friday)

W 200 IM
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:14.21
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:14.72
3. Shannon Nell, Western, 2:16.67

M 200 IM
1. Cameron Bailey, McMaster, 2:00.81 
2. Matt Myers, Toronto, 2:01.13
3. David Riley, Toronto, 2:01.36
 
W 100m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 55.31 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 55.56
3. Sarah Taylor, McMaster, 56.66

M 100m Free
1. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 49.15
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 49.24
3. Kent Kikot, Toronto, 50.06

M 1500m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 15:43.37
2. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 15:49.95
3. Samer Yaghmour, Toronto, 15:52.21

W 200m Back
1. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:09.95 OUA Record
2. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 2:10.92
3. Taylor Moore, Ottawa, 2:11.35

M 200m Back
1. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:57.47
2. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 1:59.04
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.43

W 100m Breast
1. Alexandra Vanommen, McMaster, 1:11.33
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 1:11.37
3. Erin MacDadyen, McMaster 1:11.88

M 100m Breast
1. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 1:01.23
2. Jonathan Ramkisson, Waterloo, 1:02.46
3. Ian Blechta, McMaster, 1:02.74

W 50m Fly
1. Alisha Harricharan, Guelph, 26.86 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 26.97
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto. 27.35

M 50m Fly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 24.62
2. Matt Dans, Toronto, 24.69
3. Gamal Assaad, Western, 24.89

W 800m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 8:46.44
2. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 8:50.66
3. Emma Sproule, Western, 8:54.01

W 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 4:13.37
(Margot Cunningham, Vanessa Treasure, Sherry Patel, Jillian Stoyan)
2. McMaster 4:16.70
(Kieran Liew, Alexandra Vanommen, Natasha Strass-Hundal, Emma Mittermaier)
3. Ottawa 4:18.78
(Neeley Arnott, Eryn Weldon, Victoria Smith, Taylor Moore)

M 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 3:40.08 
2. McMaster 3:41.83
3. Western 3:48.11

 
DAY 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Thursday)

Women 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:43.83
(Jennifer Tapley, Sherry Patel, Kate Lyne, Paige Schultz)
2. Western 1:43.99
(Paulina Bond, Katie Keeping, Shannon Nell, Hayley Hess)
3. McMaster 1:44.61
(Emma Mittermaier, Emily Fung, Sarah Taylor, Linda Chow)

Men 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:30.83
(Peter Kruzyk, Steven Hibber, Matthew Myers, Chris Manning)
2. Western 1:32.78
(Louis Wong, Miguel Lozano, Aaron Rode, Ryan Campbell)
3. McMaster 1:32.82
(Matthew Vogelzang, Jeff Braches, Kurt Schubert, Corey Helie-Masters)

Women 400m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 4:12.35
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 4:13.25
3. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 4:15.29

Men 400m Free
1. Frank Despond, Toronto, 3:47.90
2. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 3:52.38
3. Robert Wise, Western, 3:53.76

W 100m Back
1. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 1:02.51
2. Neeley Arnott, Ottawa, 1:03.26
3. Margot Cunningham, Toronto, 1:03.60

M 100m Back
1. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 54.70
2. Adam Best, Ottawa, 55.31
3. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 55.34

W 200m Breast
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:28.99 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:31.39
3. Bronwyn Kemp, Waterloo, 2:33.17

M 200m Breast
1. David Riley, Toronto, 2:14.93
2. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 2:15.20
3. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:15.72

W 200m Fly
1. Alisha Harricharan, Guelph, 2:14.05
2. Shannon Nell, Western, 2:14.41
3. Rachel Nogard, Brock, 2:15.02

M 200m Fly
1. Zack Chetrat, Toronto, 1:56.52
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.60
3. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:59.90

W 50m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 25.52 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 25.76
3. Sarah Taylor, McMaster, 25.98

M 50m Free
1. Chris Manning, Toronto, 22.46
2. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 22.76
3. Steven Hibberd, Toronto, 22.92

W 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 8:08.60 OUA Record
(Bridget Coley, Vanessa Treasure, Jennifer Tapley, Paige Schultz)
2. Western, 8:11.95
(Emma Sproule, Kelly Hotta, Victoria Munro, Jennifer McNaughton)
3. Ottawa 8:21.95
(Eryn Weldon, Nicole Lachance, Caitlin Hodge, Taylor Moore)

M 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto 7:23.84 Ties OUA Record
(Frank Despond, Kent Kikot, David Riley, Zack Chetrat)
2. McMaster 7:25.90
(Eric Anderson, Marc Muise, Martyn Siek, Cameron Bailey)
3. Ottawa 7:30.60
(Robert Bonomo, Adam Best, Jose Baylon, Stefan Ruksys)