VICTORIA, BC – The McGill University swim team concluded their most successful season in decades with two gold medals, a pair of silvers, one bronze, two school records and a meet record at the U SPORTS national swim championships, a three-day competition held at Saanich Commonwealth Place over the weekend.
Peter Carpenter of Pointe Claire, Que., merited the Fox 40 national men's coach-of-the-year honours, for the second time in three seasons. He guided McGill to a sweep of the Quebec conference championships, while qualifying 17 men and 10 women for nationals, where McGill finished fourth of 23 schools on the men's side and seventh in the women's division.
The men's squad, which won four medals for the first time since 2010, was buttressed by
Clement Secchi, a 19-year-old management sophomore from Aix-en-Provence, France. He earned first-team All-Canadian honours with a pair of gold medals and one bronze while accounting for an impressive 135.5 points or 39.4 per cent of the team's scoring. The 5-foot-10 sprinter set a championship meet record with his gold medal performance in the 50m backstroke, clocking in at 25.82 seconds. He also struck gold in the 100 butterfly (53.55) and helped the 4x100 freestyle relay win bronze in 3:27.42. Secchi reached the finals in seven events, including three fourth-place results (50 fly, 100 back, 4x100 MR) in addition to a fifth-place finish (4x200 free).
On the women's side, the Martlets were paced by
Daphne Danyluk of Rivière des Prairies, Que., who merited second-team All-Canadian status and became the first member of the Martlets to be named U SPORTS female rookie of the year. A 21-year-old science freshman majoring in anatomy and cellular biology, the 5-foot-7 sprinter competed in seven events, won silver in the 50m backstroke (28.99) and tallied 119.5 points to account for 34.8 per cent of the team points total. Danyluk also posted three fourth-place finishes (100 back, 200 back, 4x100 medley relay), was sixth in the 200 butterfly, eighth in the 4x200 freestyle relay and 11th in the 4x100 free.
The McGill team had four podiums on the first day and added another on Day 3 with a silver-medal performance in the 50 breast from
Brian Yu, a physical education freshman from Beijing.
Other medalists from McGill included the men's 4x100 freestyle relay, which won bronze and featured
William Simpson of Kingston, Ont., in leadoff, followed by the aforementioned Secchi,
Brandon Freiberger, an engineering senior from Ladner, B.C., and
Marius Collin, an architecture junior from France, who swam the anchor leg.
Over the three-day meet, all schools combined for three pool records, three short-course records (from the morning prelims) and 11 U SPORTS championship meet records (long-course records from the evening finals), including one by Secchi in the 50m backstroke.
New McGill standards were established in the men's 200m freestyle (
William Simpson) and the women's 100m butterfly (
Grace Valihora).
Simpson, a psychology senior, registered a school record time in the 200 freestyle prelim, touching the wall in 1:48.43, erasing his old short-course standard of 1:48.72. He qualified for the long-course final and finished eighth in 1:54.52.
Valihora, an arts sophomore from Toronto, broke her school record in the prelims of the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 1:01.60 to better the previous best of 1:02.22, set in 2018 by
Cecile Wiederkehr. Valihora qualified for the consolation final, where she was fifth.
UBC captured the men's team title for the fourth consecutive season with 1,087 points, followed by Calgary (873), Toronto (765), McGill (343.5) and Ottawa (515.5), to round out the top five. The UBC women tallied 1,092.5 points to top the leaderboard, followed by Toronto (978.5), Calgary (864), Victoria (552.5), Montreal (499), Ottawa (377) and McGill (343.5).
Team scoring is based on points earned by qualifying for the A, B and C finals. All prelims were swam in a short course pool (25m), which are eligible for school records, while the finals each evening were held in a long course pool (50m), which don't count toward school records.
McGILL MOMENTOS: McGill's male qualifiers for nationals included
Kade Wist,
Samuel Wang,
Eric Pelletier,
Clement Secchi,
Brian Yu,
William Hein,
Alex Younes,
Johan Boscher,
David Brenken,
Brandon Freiberger,
William Simpson,
Adrian Goin,
Adrian Haasler,
Marius Collin,
Matthew Wittmann,
Samuel Lasinski and
Joseph Perry... The female qualifiers were
Daphne Danyluk,
Claire Shewchuk,
Gabriella Doueihy,
Jennifer Dollinger,
Carley Dove-McFalls,
Grace Valihora,
Katherine Na,
Kelsey Crocker,
Erin Miller and
Nathalie Paquin.
SEE COMPLETE RESULTS
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
MEN (Nelson C. Hart Trophy);
- UBC, 1,087
- Calgary, 873
- Toronto, 765
- McGill, 691
- Ottawa, 515.5
- Victoria, 494
- Regina, 400
- Montreal, 328
- Alberta, 303
- Western, 291.5
- Laval, 229.5
- Waterloo, 163
- Acadia, 118
- McMaster, 115
- Manitoba, 69
- Dalhousie, 46
- Lethbridge, 39
- Guelph, 38
- Brock, 36
- Thompson Rivers, 34.5
- Sherbrooke, 20
- UNB, 15
WOMEN:
- UBC, 1,092.5
- Toronto, 978.5
- Calgary, 864
- Victoria, 552.5
- Montreal, 499
- Ottawa, 377
- McGill, 343.5
- Western, 290
- Laval, 254
- McMaster, 252.5
- Dalhousie, 231.5
- Manitoba, 212.5
- Alberta, 147
- Guelph, 111
- Regina, 86
- UNB, 63
- Waterloo, 59.5
- Sherbrooke, 57
- Laurier, 54
- Acadia, 51
- UQTR, 48
- Laurentian, 45
- 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
COMPLETE LIST OF McGILL SWIMMING ALL-CANADIANS
| SEASON |
NAME |
SPORT |
TEAM |
| 1991-92 |
Paul Watson |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 1992-93 |
Paul Watson |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 1995-96 |
Chris Masson |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Craig Hutchinson |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Leo Grepin |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Sebastian Paddington |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 1999-00 |
David Allard |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 1999-00 |
Matthew Walker |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2000-01 |
Sylvain Lemieux |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2001-02 |
Alexandre Pichette |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Alexandre Pichette |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2002-03 |
David Allard |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Doug McCarthy |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Ryan Tomicic |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2003-04 |
Ryan Tomicic |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2004-05 |
François Castonguay |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2005-06 |
François Castonguay |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2006-07 |
Ryan Tomicic |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2008-09 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2009-10 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2010-11 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2012-13 |
Steven Bielby |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2017-18 |
Samuel Wang |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2018-19 |
Clement Secchi |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
| 2019-20 |
Brian Yu |
Swimming (M) |
2nd |
| 2019-20 |
Clement Secchi |
Swimming (M) |
1st |
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| 1985-86 |
Manon Venne |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1986-87 |
Manon Venne |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1986-87 |
Robin Ruggiero |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1987-88 |
Robin Ruggiero |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1988-89 |
Andrea Nugent |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1989-90 |
Andrea Nugent |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1992-93 |
Andrea Nugent |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1994-95 |
Carol Chiang |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1995-96 |
Anna Leong |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1995-96 |
Carol Chiang |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1995-96 |
Holly McComb |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1995-96 |
Patricia Hutchinson |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1996-97 |
Andrea Bacsfalusi |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1996-97 |
Carol Chiang |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
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|
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| 1996-97 |
Holly McComb |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 1996-97 |
Lisa Virgini |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1996-97 |
Marianne Limpert |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 1997-98 |
Carol Chiang |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2002-03 |
Michelle Laprade |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 2003-04 |
Carolyn McCabe |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2003-04 |
Genevieve Gregoire |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2003-04 |
Heather Bell |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2003-04 |
Michelle Laprade |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
| 2004-05 |
Heather Bell |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2012-13 |
Katie Caldwell |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2013-14 |
Simone Cseplo |
Swimming (W) |
2nd |
| 2019-20 |
Daphne Danyluk |
Swimming (W) |
1st |
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (DAY 3)
W 800m Freestyle
- Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 8:45.45 (U SPORTS record)
- Marit Anderson, Calgary, 8:52.72
- Megan Dalke, UBC, 8:53.14
W 50m Breaststroke
- Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 31.21
- Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 32.39
- Marie-Laurence Godin, Sherbrooke, 32.51
W 200m Back
- Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 2:13.62
- Lauren Crisp, Victoria, 2:14.84
- Olivia Ellard, UBC, 2:14.99
W 100m Freestyle
- Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 55.50
- Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 56.35
- Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 56.58
W 200m IM
- Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:10.87, U SPORTS record
- Emily Overholt, UBC, 2:12.86
- Hannah Genich, Toronto, 2:16.98
W 4x100m Medley Relay
- UBC, 4:09.72 (Olivia Ellard, Hillary Metcalfe, Emily Overholt, Hoi Lam Tam)
- Toronto, 4:10.63 (Aleksa Gold, Abby McDonald, Hannah Genich, Ainsley McMurray)
- Victoria, 4:13.92 (Lauren Crisp, Jamie Hellard, Danielle Hanus, Alexandria Hedges)
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (DAY 3)
M 50m Breastroke
- Cale Kooyman, Alberta, 28.90
- Brian Yu, McGill, 28.96
- Will Barrett, Ottawa, 29.06
M 200m Back
- Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 1:58.54 (U SPORTS record)
- Richie Stokes, Calgary, 2:01.70
- Anders Klein, Calgary, 2:02.57
M 100m Freestyle
- Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 49.36
- Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 50.51
- Alexander Pratt, UBC, 51.17
M 200 IM
- Brodie Young, UBC, 2:04.10
- Brian Palaschuk, Regina, 2:04.50
- Robert Hill, Calgary, 2:04.74.
M 1,500m Freestyle
- Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 15:30.55 (U SPORTS record)
- Hau-Li Fan, UBC,15:33.13
- Eric Hedlin, Victoria, 15:40.17
M 4x100m Medley Relay
- UBC, 3:42.55 (Markus Thormeyer, Jaren LeFranc, Dmitriy Lim, Alexander Pratt)
- Toronto, 3:45.97 (Tyler Wall, Graeme Aylward, Osvald Nitski, Cameron Kidd)
- (Anders Klein, Benjamin Blackmon, Robert Hill, Paul Latkovic)
INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS (DAY 2)
M 100m Back
- Markus Thormeyer, UBC, 53.51 (U SPORTS Record)
- Robert Hill, Calgary, 56.05
- Anders Klein, Calgary, 56.18
M 50m Butterfly
- Kier Przyswitt, Alberta, 24.99
- Dmitriy Lim, UBC, 25.01
- Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 25.05
M 400m Freestyle
- Davide Casarin, Ottawa, 3:54.59
- Nathan Beaudin-Bolduc, Laval, 3:55.57
- Peter Brothers, Calgary, 3:56.56
M 200m Breastroke
- Jaren LaFranc, UBC, 2:15.49
- Benjamin Blackmon, Calgary, 2:17.66
- Will Barrett, Ottawa, 2:17.79
M 50m Freestyle
- Cameron Kidd, Toronto, 22.77
- Anthony Iliouchetchev, Manitoba, 23.31
- Antoine Bernard-Lalonde, Montreal, 23.37
M 200m Butterfly
- Ambroise Petit, Laval, 2:01.94
- Dmitriy Lim, UBC, 2:02.17
- Osvald Nitski, Toronto, 2:03.19
M 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- UBC, 7:30.83 (Alexander Pratt, Raben Dommann, Brodie Young, Markus Thormeyer)
- Calgary, 7:33.36 (Peter Brothers, Teddy Kalp, Paul McKenzie, Robert Hill)
- Ottawa, 7:34.34 (Davide Casarin, Louis Bertrand, Thomas Boyd, Nathan Schiffmann)
W 100m Back
- Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 1:01.29
- Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 1:02.21
- Olivia Ellard, UBC, 1:02.73
W 50m Butterfly
- Hannah Genich, Toronto, 27.31
- Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 27.46
- Marie-Lou Lapointe, Montreal, 27.49
W 400m Freestyle
- Emily Overholt, UBC, 4:10.27
- Danica Ludlow, Calgary, 4:12.77
- Marit Anderson, Calgary, 4:17.74
W 200m Breastroke
- Kelsey Wog, Manitoba, 2:22.42 (U SPORTS record)
- Hillary Metcalfe, UBC, 2:33.01
- Megan Deering, Western, 2:33.49
W 50m Freestyle
- Hoi Lam Tam, UBC, 25.92
- Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 26.12
- Isabel Sarty, Dalhousie, 26.47
- Rachel Rode, Toronto, 26.47
- Samiha Mohsen, Calgary, 26.47
W 200m Butterfly
- Danielle Hanus, Victoria, 2:11.00 (U SPORTS record)
- Hannah Genich, Toronto, 2:13.93
- Georgia Kidd, Toronto, 2:14.66
W 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
- UBC, 8:14.30 (Josie Field, Megan Dalke, Mackenzie Gunther, Emily Overholt)
- Calgary, 8:14.45 (Marit Anderson, Danica Ludlow, Allison McCloy, Laura Albers)
- Toronto, 8:20.55 (Claire Howard, Georgia Kidd, Hannah Genich, Aleksa
INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS (DAY 1)
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)
