Bio:
The 1971-72 McGill men's swim team, which captured the Quebec conference title and the Canadian university championship, was inducted to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
They won five of six meets to capture the Quebec title and the Canadian university championship. Coached by Fouad Kamal, they qualified 12 swimmers for the Nationals and set 14 McGill records and three CIAU meet records (100 free, 200 free, 4x100 free relay).
McGill also won dual meets vs. Plattsburgh State (62-51) and Sir George Williams (73-40). They lost a dual meet vs. Toronto (53-56) but avenged that by edging out the Varsity Blues at the Nationals.
McGill won the QUAA provincial championship meet at Laval, finishing first of six teams with almost double the point total of the next closest team. At the CIAU championships in Quebec City, they finished first of 21 teams with 367 points, just ahead of Toronto (345).
John Hawes earned All-Canadian status and was named Swimmer of the Meet at the CIAU championships after winning three golds (100 yd back, 200 yd back, 4x200 yd free relay).
Other team members included co-captains Richard Zajchowski and Ron Nesbitt, plus Dave Johnson, who went on to a long career as coach of the Canadian national team, Doug Farnell, Ian Young, Jim Frost, Bill Coke, Dave Pope and Bob Carstairs, in addition to rookies Bill Gillespie, John Jackson and Chris Zajchowski
