Results

Aleksa Gold's gold-medal finish in the 200-metre backstroke highlighted Day 3 as the University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimming teams wrapped up the 2020 U SPORTS championships on Saturday night (Feb. 22) in Victoria.
 
TEAM STANDINGS: Toronto's women accumulated 978.5 points, good for second place. The UBC Thunderbirds finished first (1092.5), while the Calgary Dinos were third (864).
 
The Blues men placed third overall with 765 points behind UBC (1087) and Calgary (873).

"It was a great finish to a real good season," said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. "We held our predicted finishes, which isn't always easy to do. The women were second, which is quite impressive when you realize they lost two superstars from last year in Kylie Masse and Rebecca Smith, who is sitting out a year for Olympic preparations. The men's squad held off a fast-rising McGill squad for third and just ran out of swims to catch Calgary for second."
 
WOMEN'S RESULTS: Gold, who is vying for a spot on the Estonian Olympic team this summer, won her first career U SPORTS title, touching the wall first in the 200 backstroke in 2:13.62. Fourth-year veteran Sarah Polley placed fifth in 2:18.39.
 
Less than 20 minutes later, Gold jumped back in the pool and claimed the silver medal in the women's 100 freestyle in 56.35 seconds. Fellow second-year swimmer Ainsley McMurray earned the bronze medal in 56.58.

"That's an incredible double, two huge races within about ten minutes," added MacDonald. "And then, helped the relay to the podium half an hour later. Aleksa has always been in the background to some bigger names, butno longer!"
 
Fourth-year veteran Hannah Genich earned her fourth individual medal of the meet, finishing third in the women's 200 IM in 2:16.98. Georgia Kidd was fifth in 2:19.49.

"Hannah Genich winning four medals is a testament to hard work and perseverance," said MacDonald. "Hannnah had a hard time finding consistency in her first two years but now has become one of the top university swimmers in the country."
 
Gold, rookie Abby McDonald, Genich and McMurray then teamed up to finish second in the women's 400 medley realy in 4:10.63.
 
MEN'S RESULTS: Tyler Wall, Graeme Aylward, Osvald Nitski and Cam Kidd capped off the three-day meet with a second-place finish in the men's 400 medley relay in 3:45.97.
 
Kidd also finished fifth in the men's 100 freestyle in 51.53 seconds, while Bjoren-Ole Schrader was eighth in 52.60 seconds.

"Cam's value to the team can't be underestimated," said MacDonald. "This year he has been a leader not just in the pool but also outside the pool. His renewed commitment to training over the summer led to these great swims this year."
 
Aylward (29.19) and Kidd (31.26) finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 50-metre breaststroke, while Nitski placed eighth in the 200 IM in 2:12.72.

"Graeme was a top recruit out of high school but had what might be called an average rookie season," said MacDonald. "But his jump to the podium at this year's national championships shows those days are in the past. It shows what hard work and belief in yourself can accomplish."

"The rookie duo of Max Tambling and Bernard Godolphin were superb in the first season with the Blues. Both guys swam to spots in the finals here and had numerous best times and breakthroughs. They are key men for our move to even higher goals for the team."



TEAM STANDINGS
 
Men (Nelson C. Hart Trophy)
 

1. UBC, 1,087
2. Calgary, 873
3. Toronto, 765
4. McGill, 691
5. Ottawa, 515.5
6. Victoria, 494
7. Regina, 400
8. Montreal, 328
9. Alberta, 303
10. Western, 291.5
11. Laval, 229.5
12. Waterloo, 163
13. Acadia, 118
14. McMaster, 115
15. Manitoba, 69
16. Dalhousie, 46
17. Lethbridge, 39
18. Guelph, 38
19. Brock, 36
20. Thompson Rivers, 34.5
21. Sherbrooke, 20
22. UNB, 15

 
Women
 

1. UBC, 1,092.5
2. Toronto, 978.5
3. Calgary, 864
4. Victoria, 552.5
5. Montreal, 499
6. Ottawa, 377
7. McGill, 343.5
8. Western, 290
9. Laval, 254
10. McMaster, 252.5
11. Dalhousie, 231.5
12. Manitoba, 212.5
13. Alberta, 147
14. Guelph, 111
15. Regina, 86
16. UNB, 63
17. Waterloo, 59.5
18. Sherbrooke, 57
19. Laurier, 54
20. Acadia, 51
21. UQTR, 48
22. Laurentian, 45
23. Lethbridge, 37

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
 
Men
Swimmer of the Year: Markus Thormeyer, UBC
Rookie of the Year: Nathan Beaudin-Bolduc, Laval
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50m and 100m freestyle): Not awarded
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Peter Carpenter, McGill
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Gordon Forrest, Ottawa
 
Women
 
Swimmer of the Year: Kelsey Wog, Manitoba
Rookie of the Year: Daphne Danyluk, McGill
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50m and 100m freestyle): Hoi Lam Tam, UBC
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Vlastimil Cerny, Manitoba
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Celine Funk, Brock


WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS DAY 3
 
W 800m Freestyle
 

1. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 8:45.45 (U SPORTS record)
2. Marit Anderson, Calgary, 8:52.72
3. Megan Dalke, UBC, 8:53.14

 
W 50m Breaststroke

1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 31.21
2. Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 32.39
3. Marie-Laurence Godin, Sherbrooke, 32.51

 
W 200m Back

1. Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 2:13.62
2. Lauren Crisp, Victoria, 2:14.84
3. Olivia Ellard, UBC, 2:14.99

 
W 100m Freestyle

1. Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 55.50
2. Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 56.35
3. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 56.58

 
W 200m IM

1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:10.87, U SPORTS record
2. Emily Overholt, UBC, 2:12.86
3. Hannah Genich, Toronto, 2:16.98

 
W 4x100m Medley Relay

1. UBC, 4:09.72

(Olivia Ellard, Hillary Metcalfe, Emily Overholt, Hoi Lam Tam)
 

2. Toronto, 4:10.63

(Aleksa Gold, Abby McDonald, Hannah Genich, Ainsley McMurray)

3. Victoria, 4:13.92

(Lauren Crisp, Jamie Hellard, Danielle Hanus, Alexandria Hedges)
 
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS DAY 3

M 50m Breastroke

1. Cale Kooyman, Alberta, 28.90
2. Tengbo Yu, McGill, 28.96
3. Will Barrett, Ottawa, 29.06

 
M 200m Back

1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 1:58.54 (U SPORTS record)
2. Richie Stokes, Calgary, 2:01.70
3. Anders Klein, Calgary, 2:02.57

 
M 100m Freestyle

1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 49.36
2. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 50.51
3. Alexander Pratt, UBC, 51.17

 
M 200 IM

1. Brodie Young, UBC, 2:04.10
2. Brian Palaschuk, Regina, 2:04.50
3. Robert Hill, Calgary, 2:04.74.

 
M 1,500m Freestyle

1. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 15:30.55 (U SPORTS record)
2. Hau-Li Fan, UBC,15:33.13
3. Eric Hedlin, Victoria, 15:40.17

 
M 4x100m Medley Relay

1. UBC, 3:42.55

(Markus Thormeyer, Jaren LeFranc, Dmitriy Lim, Alexander Pratt)
 

2. Toronto, 3:45.97

(Tyler Wall, Graeme Aylward, Osvald Nitski, Cameron Kidd)
 

3. Calgary

(Anders Klein, Benjamin Blackmon, Robert Hill, Paul Latkovic)
 

DAY 2 MEDALISTS:

M 100m Back

1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 53.51 (U SPORTS Record)
2. Robert Hill, Calgary, 56.05
3. Anders Klein, Calgary, 56.18

 
M 50m Butterfly

1. Kier Przyswitt, Alberta, 24.99
2. Dmitriy Lim, UBC, 25.01
3. Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 25.05

 
M 400m Freestyle

1. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 3:54.59
2. Nathan Beaudin-Bolduc, Laval, 3:55.57
3. Peter Brothers, Calgary, 3:56.56

 
M 200m Breastroke

1. Jaren LaFranc, UBC, 2:15.49
2. Benjamin Blackmon, Calgary, 2:17.66
3. Will Barrett, Ottawa, 2:17.79

 
M 50m Freestyle

1. Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 22.77
2. Anthony Iliouchetchev, Manitoba, 23.31
3. Antoine Bernard-Lalonde, Montreal, 23.37

 
M 200m Butterfly

1. Ambroise Petit, Laval, 2:01.94
2. Dmitriy Lim, UBC, 2:02.17
3. Osvald Nitski, Toronto, 2:03.19

 
M 4x200m Freestyle Relay

1. UBC, 7:30.83

(Alexander Pratt, Raben Dommann, Brodie Young, Markus Thormeyer)

2. Calgary, 7:33.36

(Peter Brothers, Teddy Kalp, Paul McKenzie, Robert Hill)
 

3. Ottawa, 7:34.34

(Davide Casarin, Louis Bertrand, Thomas Boyd, Nathan Schiffmann)
 
W 100m Back

1. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 1:01.29
2. Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 1:02.21
3. Olivia Ellard, UBC, 1:02.73

 
W 50m Butterfly

1. Hannah Genich, Toronto, 27.31
2. Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 27.46
3. Marie-Lou Lapointe, Montreal, 27.49

 
W 400m Freestyle

1. Emily Overholt, UBC, 4:10.27
2. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 4:12.77
3. Marit Anderson, Calgary, 4:17.74

 
W 200m Breastroke

1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:22.42 (U SPORTS record)
2. Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 2:33.01
3. Megan Deering, Western, 2:33.49

 
W 50m Freestyle

1. Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 25.92
2. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 26.12
3. Isabel Sarty, Dalhousie, 26.47

Rachel Rode, Toronto, 26.47
Samiha Mohsen, Calgary, 26.47
 
W 200m Butterfly

1. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 2:11.00 (U SPORTS record)
2. Hannah Genich, Toronto, 2:13.93
3. Georgia Kidd, Toronto, 2:14.66

 
W 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay

1. UBC, 8:14.30

(Josie Field, Megan Dalke, Mackenzie Gunther, Emily Overholt)
 

2. Calgary, 8:14.45

(Marit Anderson, Danica Ludlow, Allison McCloy, Laura Albers)
 

3. Toronto, 8:20.55

(Claire Howard, Georgia Kidd, Hannah Genich, Aleksa Gold)



DAY 1 MEDALISTS:
 
M 200m Freestyle

1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 1:48.29
2. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 1:48.94
3. Alexander Pratt, UBC, 1:51.11

M 50m Back

1. Clément Secchi, McGill, 25.82 U SPORTS record
2. Robert Hill, Calgary, 26.10
3. Thomas Lafontaine-Giguère, Montreal, 26.63

M 100m Breast

1. Jaren LeFran, UBC, 1:03.02
2. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 1:03.21
3. Benjamin Blackmon, Calgary, 1:03.50

M 100m Fly

1. Clément Secchi, McGill, 53.55
2. Dmitriy Lim, UBC, 55.06
3. Osvald Nitski, Toronto, 55.23

M 400m IM

1. Josh Zakala, Victoria, 4:21.80 U SPORTS record
2. Brodie Young, UBC, 4:23.07
3. Brian Palaschuk, Regina, 4:23.60

M 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1. UBC, 3:24.33

(Alexander Pratt, Matthew Meuleman, Dmitriy Lim, Markus Thormeyer)

2. Toronto, 3:25.97

(Cameron Kidd, Bjoern-Ole Schrader, Gael Chaubet, Bernard Godolphin)

3. McGill, 3:27.42

(Will Simpson, Clément Secchi, Brandon Freiberger, Marius Collin)

W 200m Freestyle

1. Emily Overholt, UBC, 1:58.80
2. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 2:00.02
3. Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 2:01.34

W 50m Back

1. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 28.05
2. Daphne Danyluk, McGill, 28.99

2. Rachel Rode, Toronto, 28.99

W 100m Breast

1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 1:06.44
2. Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 1:10.59
3. Lauren Shearer, Ottawa, 1:10.75

W 100m Fly

1. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 58.74
2. Hannah Genich, Toronto, 59.27
3. Anais Arlandis, Montreal, 1:01.52

W 400m IM

1. Emily Overholt, UBC, 4:38.58 U SPORTS record
2. Megan Dalke, UBC, 4:49.84
3. Allison McCloy, Calgary, 4:51.57

W 4x100m Freestyle Relay

1.  UBC, 3:45.42

(Hoi Lam Tam, Quincy Brozo, Mackenzie Gunther, Emily Overholt)

2. Toronto, 3:45.77

(Aleksa Gold, Georgia Kidd, Sarah Polley, Ainsley Murray)

3. Montreal, 3:50.12

(Charlotte Beauchemin, Marie-Lou Lapointe, Anais Arlandis, Frederique Cigna)
 
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