University of Toronto Varsity Blues rookie Kylie Masse continued her record-breaking ways as Day 2 of the OUA swimming championships wrapped up Friday night in Ottawa.
Toronto's men hold a commanding lead in the team standings, currently holding 676.5 points, ahead of the second-place Western Mustangs (386.5).

The Blues women are also in first place heading into the final day, with 599 points, ahead of the Mustangs with 525 points.

"Day 2 was always going to be our make-it-or-break-it day if we were going to win the women's title," said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. "They did not disappoint, scoring points with great races every time we had too. The 74-point lead is more than enough for us to hold everyone off on the final day tomorrow."

Massive Night for Masse

Masse opened the championship with a record-breaking 100 backstroke performance on Day 1. The LaSalle, Ont., native did not disappoint, bettering three-time Olympian Joanne Malar's 20-year-old 200 individual medley record (2:12.86) with a time of 2:12.78 in the first race of the night.

Masse followed that up with another OUA record-breaking performance in the 200 backstroke, setting a new standard in 2:09.80, and capped off the night helping Toronto's 400 medley relay team of Vanessa Treasure, Sherry Patel and Jennifer Tapley to an OUA record time of 4:10.06.

"Kylie Masse is skyrocketing to the higher echelons of swimming," added MacDonald. "I knew there was talent in there waiting to come out and we are starting to see it now"

More Records Fall

Veteran sprinter Paige Schultz also came up with a big swim, bettering her own OUA record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.10 seconds. She also placed second in the 50 butterfly.  (27.53)

Other Golden Blues

Fourth-year veteran Bridget Coley earned a grand slam, winning her fourth career 800 freestyle time in a time of 8:46.44.

Sophomore standout Eli Wall earned his second individual title in as many nights, winning the 100 breaststroke event in 1:01.90, while Hochan Ryu took the men's 200 IM title in a time of 2:00.48.

Wall teamed up with Matthew Myers, Matt Dans and Mitch Ferraro to end Day 2 with a gold-medal performance in the men's 400 medley relay with a time of 3:41.77.

DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Friday)

W 200 IM
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:12.78 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:14.68
3. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:15.44

M 200 IM
1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 2:00.48 
2. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 2:03.62
3. Graeme Kemp, Waterloo, 2:05.64
 
W 100m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 55.10 OUA Record
2. Paulina Bond, Western, 55.52
3. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 56.52

M 100m Free
1. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 49.55
2. Chris Manning, Toronto, 49.91
3. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 50.43

M 1500m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 15:43.11
2. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 15:46.46
3. Alex Paulins, Western, 15:52.32

W 200m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:09.80 OUA Record
2. Emma Sproule, Western, 2:12.05
3. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 2:12.14

M 200m Back
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 1:58.16
2. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 1:59.25
3. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 1:59.47

W 100m Breast
1. Sophie Cieplucha, Western, 1:10.74
2. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 1:11.01
3. Audrey Prayal Brown, Ottawa, 1:12.25

M 100m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 1:01.90
2. Konrad Bald, McMaster, 1:02.17
3. Jonathan Ramkissoon, Waterloo, 1:02.36

W 50m Fly
1. Paulina Bond, Western 27.28
2. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 27.53
3. Sherry Patel, Toronto. 28.07

M 50m Fly
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 24.83
2. Edward Liu, Toronto, 24.89
2. Gamal, Assaad, Western, 24.89

W 800m Free
1. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 8:46.44
2. Lisa van Breugel, Toronto, 8:50.42
3. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 8:54.15

W 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto 4:10.06 OUA Record
(Kylie Masse, Vanessa Treasure, Sherry Patel, Jennifer Tapley)
2. Western 4:12.85
(Charis Huddle, Sophie Cieplucha, Hayley Hess, Jennifer McNaughton)
3. McMaster 4:15.66
(Kieran Liew, Olivvya Chow, Hannah Dvorski, Emma Mittermaier)

M 400 Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 3:41.77
(Matthew Myers, Eli Wall, Matt Dans, Mitch Ferraro)
2. McMaster, 3:42.28
(Ben Stubbs, Konrad Bald, Mohamed Eldah, Marc Muise)
3. Ottawa, 3:47.14
(Robert Bonomo, Connor Michie, Montana Champagne, Sam McLean)

 
DAY 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Thursday)

Women 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:44.44
(Melanie McDonald, Kylie Masse, Kate Lyne, Paige Schultz)
2. Western 1:45.01
(Katie Keeping, Paulina Bond, Hayley Hess, Kelly Hotta)
3. McMaster 1:45.34
(Emma Mittermaier, Hannah Dvorski, Jacqueline McDonald, Emily Fung)

Men 200 Free Relay
1. Toronto 1:31.85
(Edward Liu, Mitch Ferraro, Steven Hibberd, Chris Manning)
2. Western 1:33.17
(Aaron Rode, Louis Wong, Mark Loyzer, Brent Waddell)
3. McMaster 1:33.48
(Kurt Schubert, Ali Rizk, Konrad Bald, Corey Helie-Masters)

Women 400m Free
1. Emma Sproule, Western, 4:13.92
2. Caitlin Hodge, Ottawa, 4:14.42
3. Bridget Coley, Toronto, 4:17.81

Men 400m Free
1. Robert Wise, Western, 3:54.20
2. Oliver Straszynski, Toronto, 3:55.91
3. Jake Silverthorn, Western, 3:56.38

W 100m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 59.15 OUA Record
2. Emily Anzai, Guelph, 1:01.73
3. Emma Sproule, Western, 1:02.01

M 100m Back
1. Robert Bonomo, Ottawa, 54.88
2. Matthew Myers, Toronto, 55.38
3. Eric Anderson, McMaster, 55.68

W 200m Breast
1. Vanessa Treasure, Toronto, 2:28.95 OUA Record
2. Eryn Weldon, Ottawa, 2:29.70
3. Sophie Cieplucha, Western 2:32.10

M 200m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:12.14 OUA Record
2. Connor Michie, Ottawa, 2:13.38
3. David Riley, Toronto, 2:17.97

W 200m Fly
1. Jennifer McNaughton, Western, 2:14.15
2. Sarah Asselin, Western, 2:17.66
3. Melanie McDonald, Toronto, 2:18.23

M 200m Fly
1. Hochan Ryu, Toronto, 1:58.05
2. Ben Stubbs, McMaster, 2:00.26
3. Gamal Assaad, Western, 2:01.79

W 50m Free
1. Paige Schultz, Toronto, 25.53
2. Emma Mittermaier, McMaster, 25.94
3. Paulina Bond, Western, 26.15

M 50m Free
1. Chris Manning, Toronto, 22.54
2. Evan Van Moerkerke, Guelph, 23.09
3. Matthew Schouten, Laurentian, 23.26

W 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 8:10.69
(Victoria Radounski, Bridget Coley, Vanessa Treasure, Paige Schultz)
2. Western, 8:13.48
(Kelly Hotta, Jennifer McNaughton, Victoria Munro, Emma Sproule)
3. Ottawa 8:24.65
(Eryn Weldon, Nicole Lachance, Caitlin Hodge, Mackenzie Finkbeiner)

M 800 Free Relay
1. Toronto, 7:27.65 
(Kent Kikot, Hochan Ryu, Oliver Straszynski, David Riley)
2. Western, 7:28.43
(Robert Wise, Gamal Assaad, Jake Silverthorn, Alex Paulins)
3. Guelph, 7:29.47
(Philip Vranic, Evan Van Moerkerke, John Carroll, Myles Zagar)