VICTORIA, BC –
Sonia Dunn of Ottawa collected a pair of silver medals and one bronze as McGill finished second of 15 teams at the Canadian University Artistic Swim League national championship, Sunday, to conclude a three-day competition at the Saanich Commonwealth Centre on Vancouver Island.
UBC captured the Gerry Dubrule Trophy for the second time in four years to wrestle away the overall title from defending champion McGill, which leads all schools with 17 national banners.
The Martlets combined for five podiums at the meet, including three silvers and a pair of bronzes. Over their three league meets this season, the McGill women have tallied six gold medals, five silvers and six bronzes.
The final team standings are not yet available but scoring is based upon points earned from solo, duet and team routines, in both the experienced and novice divisions.
Lindsay Duncan, in her 12th year as Martlets head coach, won the Anne Smeeton Award for significant and meaningful contribution to the CUASL. Duncan, who also teaches in the faculty of kinesiology and physical education, is the fifth McGillian to win this award and the first since
Lily Dong in 2020.
Dunn, a 19-year-old science sophomore in her first year with the team, was second in the experienced solo routine (164.3563), an event won by UBC's
Claire Hein-Salvi (168.5850).
Karen Gu of UBC took the bronze (160.0988).
She also finished second in the duet routine (173.5254), with teammate
Clara Thomas, a science junior from Ottawa. The gold medal went to UBC's pair of Gu and Marissa Enns (177.4063), while the bronze medal was awarded to McGill duo of
Kayla Drew, a kinesiology sophomore from Chilliwack, B.C., and
Alexa Vaillancourt (164.4146), a kinesiology sophomore from Newton, Mass.
The John Drake Trophy, presented to the winner of the experienced team event, went to Queen's (199.0563), which finished atop the podium, ahead of UBC (198.0467) and McGill (194.7733). The result snapped UBC's three-year win streak.
The Martlets in that routine included Dunn, Thomas, Drew, Vaillancourt,
Noémie Girard,
Catherine McGee,
Olivia McLaughlin,
Zoe Morinville and
April Ozere, The routine was coached by
Vickie Leuenberger, a former member of the Martlets.
On the novice side, McGill's
Aya Shaban finished third in the solo routine with a score of 117.6200. UBC's
Alexanne Lavoie captured gold (120.5133) and Ottawa's
Annabelle Auger settled for silver (117.6583).
McGill had no entries in the novice duet, which was won by Waterloo (132.0450). Rounding out the podium was Toronto (129.4850) in second, followed by UBC (124.4492).
Ottawa collected the Wendy Yule Trophy for its first-place result of nine schools in the novice team routine, where it scored 126.7575 points, to edge out second-place McGill (124.8583) and third-place Toronto (124.2358).
McGill's silver medal winning group, coached by
Elora Bedard and
Émilie Charette, was composed of the aforementioned Shaban, plus
Tara Fitzgerald,
Irys Miciak,
Natalia Romero-Buitrago,
Sadie Wang and
Tongfei Zheng.
FACES IN THE CROWD: Former team captain
Pauline McCullagh (BA '60), one of five artistic swimmers inducted to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame, was on hand to support and meet the current team.
COMPLETE RESULTS
ALL-TIME LIST OF CUASL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
(Geraldine Dubrule Trophy)
| 2001-02 |
McGill |
| 2002-03 |
McGill |
| 2003-04 |
Western |
| 2004-05 |
McGill |
| 2005-06 |
McGill |
| 2006-07 |
McGill |
| 2007-08 |
McGill |
| 2008-09 |
McGill |
| 2009-10 |
McGill |
| 2010-11 |
McGill |
| 2011-12 |
McGill |
| 2012-13 |
UPEI |
| 2013-14 |
McGill |
| 2014-15 |
McGill |
| 2015-16 |
McGill |
| 2016-17 |
McGill |
| 2017-18 |
Ottawa |
| 2018-19 |
McGill |
| 2023-24 |
McGill |
| 2024-25 |
UBC |
Anne Smeeton Award Winners:
(for significant and meaningful contribution to the CUASL)
2009-10: Krista King, Queen's
2010-11: (na)
2011-12: Alex Cross, Queen's
2012-13: Alex Cross, Queen's
2013-14:
Carrie Mouck, McGill
2014-15: (na)
2015-16:
Hannah Ungar, McGill
2016-17: (na)
2017-18: Candice Larochelle, Laurentian
2018-19:
Alicia Renaud-Paquin, McGill
2019-20:
Lily Dong, McGill
2020-21: Isabelle MacLean, Ottawa
2021-22: (na)
2022-23:(na)
2023-24:(na)
2024-25:
Lindsay Duncan, McGill
SOURCE
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-983-7012 (Tel.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
