Swimming (M & W) | 2/24/2018 11:59:00 PM
TORONTO – Two more school records fell, another one was tied and
Peter Carpenter became the first swim coach from McGill University to merit national coach-of-the-year honours, sharing the award with UBC head coach
Steve Price as the U SPORTS national championships wrapped up on Saturday night at the University of Toronto's Varsity Pool.
McGill came away with one silver medal and seven school records at the three-day meet, where the Redmen finished seventh and the Martlets placed 10th of 25 teams overall. It was the highest number of McGill records ever established at the Nationals.
"It was a step up from last year," said Carpenter, whose troops finished 11th and ninth, respectively, in 2017. "I believe that this is only the second time during my nine years at McGill that we've had both teams finish in the Top 10 at Nationals. I would have loved for things to turn out better on Day 3 -- we left a lot of points on the table today -- but I look at what the team accomplished at the end of a tough day and a long season and that was to produce their best relay times of the year. We qualified 28 swimmers and although we didn't win many medals, we just missed the podium numerous times and broke a lot of records."
Samuel Wang, a 22-year-old biochemistry sophomore from Sherbrooke, Que., erased three of those marks and was the only McGill athlete to reach the podium over the meet -- finishing second in the men's 50m butterfly on Day 2 to earn second-team All-Canadian honours. The Redmen and Martlets also combined for a half-dozen fourth-place finishes at the meet. One of those near misses came on the very last swim, when Wang led the Redmen 4x100 medley relay to two records in one shot.
Wang, a 5-foot-10, 153-pound sprinter, led off that foursome with a school best in the 100m backstroke in 54.66, erasing a 15-year-old mark by
Alexandre Pichette (54.67), which had stood since 2003. Earlier in the meet, Wang set a school record in the 50m back (25.03).
The relay was clocked in 3:39.00, breaking the previous school standard of 3:40.23 established three weeks ago. Wang was joined on the quartet by Montrealer
Jason Galet (breaststroke) a computer science junior, plus
Kade Wist (butterfly) a third-year economics major from Calgary and anchor
Brandon Freiberger (freestyle) an electrical engineering sophomore from Ladner, B.C.
Wist, the son of former McGill Hall of Fame swimmer and Canadian Olympic medalist
Andrea Nugent, tied the McGill record in the 50m breast during the morning prelims, matching the mark set by
Michael Luck (28.79) in 2014.
Other McGill records that tumbled include the women's 100m butterfly (
Cecile Wiederkehr, 1:02.22), plus bests in the men's 100m breast (
Jason Galet, 1:02.26) and 200 breast (
Jason Galet, 2:14.16).
Six seniors expected to graduate, including
Simone Cseplo,
Rebecca Gillis,
Jessica Warrack,
Bradley Crocker,
Jason Galet and
Zachary Pilling.
Championship website
For the second straight year, the UBC Thunderbirds won both the men's and women's national banners.
UBC's men claimed their third banner in the past four years with 1151.5 points, ahead of the Calgary Dinos (939.5) and host Toronto Varsity Blues (887). The T-Birds women accumulated 1362.5 points to earn their sixth national title in the past seven years, while the Blues (997) and Montreal Carabins (767) finished second and third, respectively.
It marks the 14
th time in program history and the fourth time in the last seven years that both squads have garnered national banners in the same year.
"The athletes put in all of the hard work and they make us look really good as coaches," said Price, who also earned U SPORTS Coach of the Year honours on the women's side. "Honestly, this award is really for the whole coaching staff, the centre coaching staff and my assistant coach - it's a whole team effort."
Olympians
Kylie Masse (Toronto) and
Yuri Kisil (UBC) were named the U SPORTS swimmers of the year for the second consecutive season.
Masse, the 2017 world champion and world record holder in the 100m back, completed the backstroke sweep for the third straight season, winning the 200m event in a new U SPORTS record time of 2:02.17 on Day 3. She also teamed up with
Rachael Parsons,
Hannah Genich and
Sarah Polley to set a new Canadian club record in the 4x100m medley relay in 4:00.69.
"It was incredible," said Masse when asked about the calibre of this year's championship meet. "I don't know if this has ever happened before in Canadian university history. To have this many Olympic athletes competing at one championship is really unique. I think it shows a lot to young athletes that Canadian university swimming is an incredible opportunity and that you can succeed here."
Kisil claimed the men's Sprinter's Cup as the winner of both the 50m and 100m freestyle races for the second straight year and third time in his career. The Calgary native touched the wall in 47.12 to win the 100m gold medal on Saturday night.
"I'm totally stoked with my performances," said Kisil. "It is such an honour to be recognized for swimming well against such a great field of men, and a lot of my friends too, so it's been awesome."
UBC's
Emily Overholt and Calgary's
Frederik Kamminga earned U SPORTS rookie-of-the-year honours. A 2016 Olympian, Overholt added to her already-impressive medal haul, claiming bronze in the 200 IM, while Kamminga garnered silver in the men's 200m breast on Day 2.
Josh Gold of U of T and
Olivia Feschuk of Mount Allison rounded out the major decorations as the U SPORTS Student-Athlete Community Service Award winners.
Day 3 also saw Montreal Carabins standout
Sandrine Mainville earn her fourth career women's Sprinter's Cup recognition. The 2016 Olympian bettered her own U SPORTS 100m freestyle record in 52.46 seconds to garner her second grand slam recognition of the meet.
Similarly, UBC's
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson earned the Super Grand Slam, winning her fifth career 200m IM gold medal in 2:09.41.
Fellow Team Canada member
Markus Thormeyer rounded out the record-breaking performances on Day 3, breaking his own U SPORTS 200m backstroke mark in 1:52.90. Thormeyer, Kisil,
Jonathan Brown and
Josiah Binnema also took home gold in the men's 4x100m medley relay in 3:32.40.
Manitoba's
Kelsey Wog completed the breaststroke sweep, winning the 50m race in 30.71 seconds, while UBC's
Warren Meyer successfully defended his men's title in 27.58.
A trio of Calgary Dinos rounded out the podium finishes as
Robert Hill won the men's 200m IM in 1:56.97, sophomore standout
Peter Brothers swam his way to a gold medal from the afternoon 1500m freestyle heats in a time of 14:55.16 and
Danica Ludlow earned her second straight women's 800m freestyle U SPORTS title in 8:27.48.
Full results
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Men
Swimmer of the Year: Yuri Kisil, UBC
Rookie of the Year: Frederik Kamminga, Calgary
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50 and 100m freestyle): Yuri Kisil, UBC
Co-Coaches of the Year: Steve Price, UBC / Peter Carpenter, McGill
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Josh Gold, Toronto
Women
Swimmer of the Year: Kylie Masse, Toronto
Rookie of the Year: Emily Overholt, UBC
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50 and 100m freestyle): Sandrine Mainville, Montreal
Coach of the Year: Steve Price, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Olivia Feschuk, Mount Alison
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Women
1. UBC, 1362.5 points
2. Toronto, 997
3. Montreal, 767
4. Calgary, 478
5. Victoria, 291.5
6. McMaster, 279.5
7. Western, 267
8. Regina, 261.5
9. Dalhousie, 256
10. McGill, 246
11. Laval, 217
12. Manitoba, 216
13. Alberta, 210
14. Ottawa, 187
15. Guelph, 185
16. Waterloo, 119
17. Memorial, 112
18. Lethbridge, 107
19. York, 64
20. Acadia, 56
20. Laurier, 56
22. Laurentian, 32
23. Sherbrooke, 26
24. UQTR, 19
25. Mount Allison, 8
Men (Nelson C. Hart trophy)
1. UBC, 1151.5 points
2. Calgary, 939.5
3. Toronto, 887
4. Victoria, 485.5
5. Montreal, 443
6. Western, 439.5
7. McGill, 423
8. Regina, 396
9. Laval, 341
10. Ottawa, 262
11. Alberta, 251
12. Dalhousie, 113
13. Manitoba, 102
14. Sherbrooke, 101.5
15. Waterloo, 48
16. Lethbridge, 46
17. Laurentian, 42
18. Guelph, 41.5
19. Acadia, 41
20. Mount Allison, 19
21. Brock, 11
22. Queen's, 2
23. Memorial, 1
DAY 3 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
Women 800m Free
1. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 8:27.48
2. Megan Dalke, UBC, 8:32.55
3. Maia Brundage, UBC, 8:39.80
Men 50m Breast
1. Warren Mayer, UBC, 27.58
2. Eli Wall, Toronto, 27.66
3. Matthew Loewen, Western, 27.78
3. Jonathan Naisby, Sherbrooke, 27.78
W 50m Breast
1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 30.71
2. Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 31.53
3. Olivvya N Chow, McMaster, 31.65
M 200m Back
1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 1:52.90
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Josiah Binnema, UBC, 1:54.39
3. Robert Hill, Calgary, 1:55.37
W 200m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 2:02.17
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Wilm, Ingrid, UBC, 2:09.80
3. Sarah Polley, Toronto, 2:10.47
M 100m Free
1. Yuri Kisil, UBC, 47.12
2. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 48.48
3. Mitch Ferraro, Toronto, 49.01
W 100m Free
1. Sandrine Mainville, Montreal, 52.46
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Ariane Mainville, Montreal, 54.23
3. Charis Huddle, Western, 54.66
M 200m IM
1. Robert Hill, Calgary, 1:56.97
2. Jonathan Brown, UBC, 1:57.53
3. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 1:59.51
W 200m IM
1. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 2:09.41
2. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:10.38
3. Emily Overholt, UBC, 2:10.41
M 1500m Free
1. Peter Brothers, Calgary, 14:55.16
2. Eric Hedlin, Victoria, 14:59.00
3. Hau-Li Fan, UBC, 14:59.98
W 4 x 100m Medley
1. Toronto, 4:00.69
(Canadian Club Record)
(Kylie Masse, Rachael Parsons, Hannah Genich, Sarah Polley)
2. Montreal, 4:02.96
(Camille Bergeron-Miron, Marie-Lou Lapointe, Sophie Marois, Sandrine Mainville)
3. UBC, 4:03.03
(Ingrid Wilm, Hillary Metcalfe, Hoi Lam Tam, Quincy Brozo)
M 4 x 100m Medley
1. UBC, 3:32.40
(Markus Thormeyer, Jonathan Brown, Josiah Binnema, Yuri Kisil)
2. Toronto, 3:35.11
(Kyle Haas, Eli Wall, Osvald Nitski, Mitch Ferraro)
3. Calgary, 3:35.90
(Robert Hill, Frederik Kamminga, Christian Ng, Parry Chirakorn)
DAY 2 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
Women 100m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 56.38
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 58.20
3. Ingrid Wilm, UBC, 58.57
Men 100m Back
1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 52.30
2. Robert Hill, Calgary, 52.85
3. Andres Klein, Calgary, 53.04
W 50m Fly
1. Sandrine Mainville, Montreal, 26.02
2. Marie-Lou Lapointe, Montreal, 26.54
3. Rachel Rodé, Toronto, 26.79
M 50m Fly
1. Luke Peddie, UBC, 23.87
2. Samuel Wang, McGill, 23.94
3. Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 23.97
W 400m Free
1. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 4:05.98
2. Emily Overholt, UBC, 4:07.74
3. Maia Brundage, UBC, 4:09.14
M 400m Free
1. Peter Brothers, Calgary, 3:44.03
2. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 3:46.55
3. Cote Tristan, Calgary, 3:47.71
W 200m Breast
1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:21.84
2. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 2:25.00
3. Jasmine Raines, Laurier, 2.27.84
M 200m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 2:08.77
2. Frederik Kamminga, Calgary, 2:10.32
3. Jonathan Brown, UBC, 2:10.88
W 50m Free
1. Sandrine Mainville, Montreal, 24.25
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Ariane Mainville, Montreal, 25.05
3. Charis Huddle, Western, 25.07
M 50m Free
1. Yuri Kisil, UBC, 21.50
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 22.01
3. Luke Peddie, UBC, 22.21
W 200m Butterfly
1. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 2:08.94
2. Sophie Marois, Montreal, 2:09.42
3. Georgia Kidd, Alberta, 2:11.61
M 200m Butterfly
1. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 1:56.58
2. Osvald Nitski, Toronto, 1:56.92
3. Josiah Binnema, UBC, 1:57.10
W 4 x 200m Free Relay
1. UBC 7:57.88
(Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Maia Brundage, Emily Overholt, Megan Dalke)
2. Toronto 8:02.98
(Kylie Masse, Sarah Polley, Sophia Saroukian, Victoria Radounski)
3. Montreal 8:03.36
(Frederique Cigna, Ariane Mainville, Camille Bergeron-Miron, Katerine Savard)
M 4 x 200m Free Relay
1. UBC 7:10.07
(Markus Thormeyer, Jonathan Brown, Josiah Binnema, Yuri Kisil)
2. Calgary 7:17.69
(Tristan Cote, Peter Brothers, Teddy Kalp, Sterling king)
3. Regina 7:23.74
(Brian Palaschuk, Noah Choboter, Jacob Lee, Etienne Paquin-Foisy)
DAY 1 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
Women 200m Free
1. Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 1:55.43
2. Maia Brundage, UBC, 1:58.06
3. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 1:58.08
Men 200m Free
1. Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 1:43.78
2. Yuri Kisil, UBC, 1:44.50
3. Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 1:45.92
W 50m Back
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 26.15
(CANADIAN & U SPORTS Record)
2. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 26.85
3. Rachel Rodé, Toronto, 27.16
M 50m Back
1. Robert Hill, Calgary, 24.57
2. Kyle Haas, Toronto, 24.85
3. Anders Klein, Calgary, 24.95
W 100m Breast
1. Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 1:06.26
2. Olivvya Chow, McMaster, 1:08.60
3. Rachael Parsons, Toronto, 1:09.08
M 100m Breast
1. Eli Wall, Toronto, 59.60
2. Matthew Loewen, Western, 59.75
3. Jonathan Naisby, Sherbrooke, 59.91
W 100m Fly
1. Kylie Masse, Toronto, 57.52
(U SPORTS Record)
2. Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 58.24
3. Hannah Genich, Toronto, 58.87
M 100m Fly
1. Josiah Binnema, UBC, 52.13
2. Gamal Assaad, Western, 52.96
3. Luke Peddie, UBC, 53.36
W 400m IM
1. Emily Overholt, UBC, 4:35.79
2. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 4:38.07
3. Megan Dalke, UBC, 4:38.20
M 400m IM
1. Tristan Cote, Calgary, 4:10.97
2. Josh Zakala, Victoria, 4:11.79
3. Montana Champagne, Ottawa, 4:11.96
W 4 x 100m Free Relay
1. Montreal 3:37.76
(Canadian Club Record)
(Sandrine Mainville, Camille Bergeron-Miron, Ariane Mainville, Katerine Savard)
2. Toronto 3:40.51
(Rachel Rode, Kylie Masse, Sarah Polley, Olivia Sbaraglia)
3. UBC 3:41.76
(Quincy Brozo, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Hoi Lam Tam, Ingrid Wilm)
M 4 x 100m Free Relay
1. UBC 3:14.58
(Markus Thormeyer, Yuri Kisil, Luke Peddie, Josiah Binnema)
2. Toronto 3:17.61
(Dan Kuiack, Cameron Kidd, Gaël Chaubet, Mitch Ferraro)
3. Laval 3:20.42
(Alexandre Cayot, Pierre-Adrien Simard, Nicolas Gauthier, Quentin Dabauvalle)
