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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Matt Garies, McGill Athletics

Swimming

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! SWIMMING SWEEPS U SPORTS BANNERS

For the first time since 2015-16, the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's swimming teams swept the national banners as the 2024 U SPORTS championships wrapped up on Saturday night at the Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre in Montreal.
 
TEAM STANDINGS:
 
Toronto's women claim their third consecutive and 18th national title in program history. The Blues completed their comeback on Day 3, overcoming a 108.5 point deficit from Day 1. U of T finished with 1,444 points, ahead of the Thunderbirds (1300.5) and Calgary Dinos (872.5).

It marks the Blues men's first U SPORTS title since 2015-16 and 20th national banner since first hoisting the Nelson C Hart Trophy in 1965-66. Toronto led the meet from start to finish and ended up with 1,145 points, ahead of Calgary (922.5) and the host McGill Redbirds (893)  
 
"I am so proud of these swimmers," said Byron MacDonald, who was named the 2023-24 U SPORTS men's coach of the year. "We sat down in September and set the goal to sweep the national banners.  It was lots of hard work and some hiccups but here we are."
 
"The drivers of this year's victory lies right at the feet of co-captains Graeme Aylward and Mahaylia Datars," added MacDonald. "They never wavered and their leadership helped the others to believe and jump on the bus."
 
MEN'S RESULTS:
 
Rookie sensation Bill Dongfang won his second gold medal of the championships, breaking the U SPORTS record in the 200 butterfly in 2:00.17. Ben Loewen earned the silver medal in 2:00.85. Michael Sava (2:01.99) and Brendan Oswald (2:09.61) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
Loewen also led a 3-4-5-7 finish in the men's 200m backstroke. He earned the bronze medal with a time of 2:03.87, ahead of Carter Buck (2:04.42), Brendan Oswald (2:06.76) and Andrew Herman (2:08.94).
 
2020 Olympian Gabe Mastromatteo claimed the 50 breaststroke bronze medal in 28.33 seconds, with team co-captain Graeme Aylward placing sixth in 28.94.
 
Andrew Herman, Mastromatteo, Dongfang and Jack Li ended the three-day meet with a silver-medal finish in the 400 medley relay.
 
WOMEN'S RESULTS:
 
Second-year standout Nina Mollin won her third gold medal in as many days, touching the wall first in the 200 butterfly in 2:16.53.
 
Fifth-year veteran Ainsley McMurray (55.67) and Lily Chubaty (57.26) finished 1-2 in the women's freestyle. It was McMurray's second gold medal of the meet and Chubaty's first national individual podium finish. Teagan Vander Leek placed seventh in 58.12.
 
Katie Schroeder, Shannon Russell, Mollin and McMurray put the icing on the Day-3 cake with a gold-medal finish in the 400 medley relay, touching the wall in 4:11.04.
 
Haley Klenk (2:15.73) and Schroeder (2:16.54) finished 2-3 in the women's backstroke, while Angelica Bath was fourth in 2:17.85. Tegan McKenzie was sixth (2:19.65) and Raili Kary was eighth (2:21.93)
 
Distance specialist Anna Hein her second medal in as many days, claiming the silver medal in the grueling 800 freestyle in 9:04.47. Mahaylia Datars was sixth in 9:06.87.
 
Russell rounded out the Top 8 finishes on Day 3, placing sixth in the 50 breaststroke in 33.00 seconds.  
 
 
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
 
Women
 
Swimmer of the Year: Shona Branton, Western
Rookie of the Year: Alexanne Lapage, Calgary
Fox 40 Coaches of the Year: Derrick Schoof, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Mahaylia Datars, Toronto
 
Men
 
Swimmer of the Year: Hugh McNeil, UBC
Rookie of the Year: Chris Weeks, Memorial
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Byron MacDonald, Toronto
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Noah Marcos-Gomes, Dalhousie
 
 
TEAM STANDINGS
 
**WOMEN:**
1. Toronto, 1444.00
2. UBC, 1300.5
3. Calgary, 872.5
4. McGill, 788.5
5. Western, 363
6. Victoria, 222.5
7. Western, 211.5
8. Alberta, 200
9. Manitoba, 193.5
10. Waterloo, 166
11. Dalhousie, 156
12. Acadia, 135
13. Lethbridge, 134
14. Montreal, 125
15. Guelph, 94
16. Ottawa, 91
17. Laval, 90
18. Sherbrooke, 41
19. Brock, 36
20. Regina, 25.5
21. Mount Allison, 5
22. Queen's, 2
 
**MEN:**
1. Toronto, 1145
2. Calgary, 922.5
3. McGill, 893
4. UBC, 867.5
5. Ottawa, 516.5
6. Western, 357
7. Alberta, 345
8. Waterloo, 227
9. Laval, 215.5
10. Victoria, 191.5
11. McMaster, 156
12. Dalhousie, 129
13. Lethbridge, 125
14. Laurier, 93
15. York, 90
16. Memorial, 74
17. Carleton, 72
18. Manitoba, 68.5
19. Sherbrooke, 58
20. Acadia, 51
21. UQTR, 37
21. Montreal, 37
23. Regina, 28
24. Mount Allison, 12
25. UNB, 11
 
 
 
DAY 3 RESULTS:
 
Women 200m Fly
  1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 2:16.53
  2. Lora Willar, UBC, 2:19.21
  3. Hayley French, Calgary, 2:19.51
 
Men 200m Fly
  1. Bill Dongfang, Toronto, 2:00.17* U SPORTS RECORD
  2. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 2:00.85
  3. Kevin Zhang, Waterloo, 2:01.54
 
W 50m Breast
  1. Shonna Branton, Western, 30.84* U SPORTS RECORD
  2. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary, 31.53
  3. Eloise Allen, UBC, 32.01
 
M 50m Breast
  1. Hugo Lemesle, Ottawa, 28.24
  2. Tristan Bennett, Lethbridge, 28.32
  3. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto, 28.33
 
W 100m Free
  1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 55.67
  2. Lily Chubaty, Toronto, 57.26
  3. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC, 57.29
 
M 100m Free
  1. Stephen Calkins, Calgary, 50.51
  2. Chris Weeks, Memorial, 50.57
  3. Luke Stewart-Beinder, Western, 50.90
 
W 200m Back
  1. Bridget Burton, UBC, 2:13.33
  2. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 2:15.73
  3. Katelyn Schroeder, Toronto, 2:16.54
 
M 200m Back
  1. Hugh McNeill, UBC, 2:00.21
  2. Richie Stokes, Calgary, 2:03.82
  3. Ben Loewen, Toronto, 2:03.87
 
W 800m Free
  1. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC, 8:59.50
  2. Anna Hein, Toronto, 9:04.47
  3. Emily De Jager, Calgary, 9:04.92
 
M 1500m Free
  1. Olivier Risk, UBC, 15:42.62
  2. Liam Clawson-Honeyman, UBC, 15:45.84
  3. Diego Paz, Alberta, 15:50.24

W 4 x 100m Medley
  1. Toronto, 4:11.04 (Katie Schroeder, Shannon Russell, Nina Mollin, Ainsley McMurray)
  2. Calgary, 4:11.78 (Hannah Johnson, Alexanne Lepage, Hayley French, Hannah Bennett)
  3. Western, 4:15.73 (Leah Butler, Shona Branton, Gabriella Casasanta, Danielle Treasure)
 
M 4 x 100m Medley
  1. UBC, 3:43.23 (Hugh McNeill, Ethan Hemeon, Siu Lun Ho, Jake Gaunt)
  2. Toronto, 3:43.40 (Andrew Herman, Gabe Mastromatteo, Bill Dongfang, Jack Li)
  3. Calgary, 3:44.60 (Richie Stokes, Ian Cameron, Thomas McDonald, Stephen Calkins)




 DAY 2 RESULTS:
 
Women 50m Free
  1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 25.68
  2. Julianne Moore, Calgary, 26.14
  3. Shaunna Walker-Dejong, McMaster, 26.44
 
Men 50m Free
  1. Liam Weaver, Toronto, 22.72
  2. Malachy Belkhelladi, McGill, 23.04
  3. Allen Zheng, Waterloo, 23.06
 
W 200m Breast
  1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary, 2:27.92
  2. Shonna Branton, Western, 2:31.12
  3. Amars Peng, UBC, 2:31.71
 
M 200m Breast
  1. Hugo Lemesle, Ottawa, 2:14.80
  2. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 2:18.17
  3. Ethan Hemeon, UBC, 2:18.47
 
W 400m Free
  1. Anna Hein, Toronto, 4:22.48
  2. Naomie Lo, McGill, 4:22.71
  3. Mahaylia Datars, Toronto, 4:23.09
 
M 400m Free
  1. Liam Clawson-Honeyman, UBC, 3:58.16
  2. Nathan Versluys, Calgary, Calgary, 3:58.43
  3. Mats Baradat, McGill, 3:59.51
 
W 100m Back
  1. Bridget Burton, UBC, 1:02.16
  2. Katie Schroeder, Toronto, 1:02.63
  3. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 1:02.76
 
M 100m Back
  1. Hugh McNeill, UBC, 55.44
  2. Andrew Herman, Toronto, 55.84
  3. Richie Stokes, Calgary, 65.55
 
W 200 IM
  1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 2:18.35
  2. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC, 2:18.50
  3. Emma Spence, UBC, 2:18.72
 
M 200 IM
  1. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 2:03.66
  2. Charlie Skalenda, Calgary, 2:05.32
  3. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 2:05.72
 
Women 50m Fly
  1. Eloise Allen, UBC, 26.86
  2. Anais Arlandis, Montreal, 27.63
  3. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 27.85
 
Men 50m Fly
  1. Chris Weeks, Memorial, 23.90 *U SPORTS RECORD
  2. Siu Lun Ho, UBC, 24.23
  3. Hazem Issa, McGill, 24.44

W 4 x 200m Free
  1. UBC, 8:21.95 (Anna Dumont-Belanger, Brooklyn Wiens, Jade Lo, Rosalie Davidson)
  2. Calgary, 8:25.42 (Alexanne Lepage, Hannah Johnsen, Marit Anderson, Emily De Jager)
  3. Toronto, 8:27.95 (Haley Klenk, Teagan McKenzie, Mahaylia Datars, Ainsley McMurray)
 
M 4 x 200m Free
  1. McGill, 7:32.29 (Artiom Volodin, Pablo Collin, Bruno Dehem-Lemelin, Mats Baradat)
  2. Toronto, 7:32.99 (Max Tambling, Jack Li, Brendan Oswald, Bill Dongfang)
  3. UBC, 7:33.68 (Hugh McNeill, Olivier Risk, Liam Clawson-Honeyman, Jake Gaunt)

DAY 1 RESULTS:
 
Women 200m Free
  1. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC, 2:02.35
  2. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 2:02.61
  3. Hayley Klenk, Toronto, 2:04.21
 
Men 200m Free
  1. Pablo Collin, McGill, 1:51.76
  2. Bill Dongfang, Toronto, 1:52.12
  3. Paul McKenzie, Calgary, 1:53.21
 
W 100m Breast
  1. Shona Branton, Western, 1:07.64
  2. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary, 1:08.07
  3. Eloise Allen, UBC, 1:10.43
 
M 100m Breast
  1. Hugh McNeill, UBC, 1:02.82
  2. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto, 1:02.92
  3. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 1:02.93
 
W 100 Fly
  1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 1:01.51
  2. Anais Arlandis, Montreal, 1:01.73
  3. Sela Wist, UBC, 1:01.96
 
M 100 Fly
  1. Bill Dongfang, Toronto, 54.48
  2. Ahmed El Tatawy, Toronto, 54.64
  3. Thomas McDonald, Calgary, 54.67
 
W 50 Back
  1. Bridget Burton, UBC, 28.91
  2. Eloise Allen, UBC, 29.29
  3. Hannah Johnson, Calgary, 29.30
 
M 50 Back
  1. Christopher Alexander, Lethbridge, 25.89
  2. Andrew Herman, Toronto, 25.91*
  3. Hugh McNeil, UBC, 25.97
*set U SPORTS short course record in prelims 24.03
 
W 400 IM
  1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary, 4:50.26
  2. Olivia Brendzan, Alberta, 4:54.59
  3. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 4:56.09
 
M 400 IM
  1. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 4:22.88
  2. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 4:23.34
  3. Hugh McNeill, UBC, 4:24.75
 
W 4 x 100m Free
  1. Toronto, 3:50.26 (Teagan Vander Leek, Lily Chubaty, Raili Kary, Ainsley McMurray)
  2. Calgary, 3:51.31 (Hannah Bennett, Hannah Johnsen, Eliza Housman, Alexanne Lepage)
  3. UBC, 3:51.60 (Anna Dumont-Belanger, Brooklyn Eiwns, Eloise Allen, Bridge Burton)
 
M 4 x 100m Free
  1. Calgary, 3:23.65 (Stephen Calkins, Addison Butler, Gibson Black, Thomas McDonald)
  2. McGill, 3:23.73 (Pablo Collin, Hazem Issa, Erik Linsesen, Malachy Belkhelladi)
  3. UBC, 3:24.40 (Siu Lun Ho, Hugh McNeill, Joel Blanco, Jake Gaunt)
 
 
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