Fourth-year veteran Mike Smerek broke two records and earned three individual medals in leading the Varsity Blues to their ninth consecutive title at the 2012 OUA swimming championships, February 9-11, at Laurentian University.
Smerek opened the meet on Day 2 with a first-place finish in the men’s 100-metre freestyle. The St. Catharines, Ont., native followed that up with an OUA record-breaking swim in the 50-metre butterfly (24.04 seconds) just four events later.
Even more impressive, Smerek jumped right back into the water and helped Toronto’s men set a new record and place first in the 400 medley relay.
A fourth-year physical education major, Smerek broke his second record in as many nights on the final day of the three-day meet, touching the wall in 53.57 seconds in the 100 butterfly.
MBNA believes that with personal drive and the right kind of support, someone who thrives on the playground can one day ascend the podium. MBNA is a long standing affinity partner of the University of Toronto, providing the U of T MasterCard® to over 50,000 students and alumni. Congratulations to the MBNA Athletes of the Week.
