Taking part in the Canadian University Rowing Championships (CURC) in London this weekend, the University of Toronto Varsity Blues featured four boats at the showcase event.

Leading the way, Varsity Blues veteran Jack Bon followed up his provincial silver a week ago with a national bronze on Sunday (Nov. 8) morning. Competing in the M1x, Bon would cross the line in a time of 8:21.760 to claim the third step on the podium. Bon was nine seconds clear of the next closest competitor in the field of 18. The national bronze also marked the first medal for U of T in the event since Mike Braithwaite in 2009.

Shifting to the Lightweight M2x, the duo of Liam McFarland and Noah Shew placed eighth overall with a B-Final time of 8:46.520 on Sunday. In the Lightweight W2x, Zoe Blundell and Dayun Kong garnered a 13th-place finish, while Guinevere Reaume rounded out the U of T participants, placing 15th in Saturday's time trials for the W1x.

Following the conclusion of the fall competition schedule for the Varsity Blues, energy now shifts to training and indoor competition throughout the winter. The Blues will then jump back on the water for the annual Toronto-McGill Challenge, scheduled for May 2027 in Montreal.