Fourth-year veteran Zack Chetrat won three medals and came up with some big swims in leading the Varsity Blues to their first CIS title since 1994 this past weekend (Feb. 21-23) at Calgary Aquatic Centre.
After claiming the 100 butterfly silver medal on Day 1, the Oakville, Ont., native earned the Grand Slam award after winning his fourth-career 200 butterfly title (1:55.59) and capped off Day 2 by anchoring Toronto’s 4x200 freestyle relay team to a second-place finish (7:18.33). Chetrat was named the male swimmer of the day for his efforts Friday.
An economics and political science major, Chetrat came up with a huge fourth-place finish in the men’s 1500 freestyle on Day 3 to cushion U of T’s lead heading into the final race of the night. He then helped the Blues to a fifth-place finish in the 4x100 medley relay, earning enough points to bring the Nelson C. Hart Trophy back to Toronto.
Toronto is the first non-Canada West team to win the title in the past 18 years and claimed their CIS-leading 17th national banner in program history.
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.
