Source: Ben Matchett, Calgary / Canada West Universities Athletic Association / Photo credit David Moll
CALGARY - Domination by UBC continued to be the story Sunday as
the Thunderbirds were crowned conference champions in both men's
and women's swimming as the 2014 Canada West swimming championships
wrapped up at the University of Calgary Aquatic Centre.
Led by swimmer of the year Savannah King, the Thunderbird women ran
away with the Felstad Memorial Trophy, setting a conference record
with 1,017 points, finishing nearly 500 points ahead of
second-place Calgary (574) in the team race. Alberta came in third
with 473.5 points, followed by Lethbridge (294.5), Victoria
(272.5), Manitoba (176), and Regina (102.5).
The men's race was far closer, but it was still a comfortable lead
for UBC led by male swimmer of the year Coleman Allen. The
Thunderbirds captured 941 points to earn the E.W. Griffiths Trophy,
nearly 200 better than second-place Calgary's 755 points. Alberta's
404 was good enough for third as they edged Victoria (398) by just
six points, while Lethbridge (310), Manitoba (173), and Regina
(133) rounded out the men's standings.
UBC's head coach Steve Price earned coach of the year honours for
both the men's and women's teams after his swimmers scored their
dominant victories, and he was enthusiastic about the effort put
forward by his squad.
"We're very, very pleased with how we swam, it's quite
outstanding," said Price. "We had some high hopes coming into the
weekend, and our kids stepped up and surpassed what we thought they
could do. We have seen what we wanted to see at this point in the
season, and our women are in a great spot. We have a very young
men's team and they stepped up this weekend. We know we'll be in
tough against Toronto, but they have certainly done their job for
now."
The UBC women head to the CIS championships, Feb. 20-22 at the
University of Toronto, looking for a third consecutive national
title, while the men will try to wrestle it back from the host
Varsity Blues, who put an end to 18 years of Canada West domination
with their CIS title in 2013.
Allen and King both added to their medal hauls Sunday as they
earned the swimmer of the meet awards. King, the 2013 CIS swimmer
of the year, scored the best swim of the meet in the final event,
the women's 400-metre freestyle to win her fourth individual gold
medal of the event. Her times in the 400 and 800 freestyle events
gave her a combined FINA points total of 1,669. Allen, meanwhile,
completed the butterfly triple, setting new Canada West records at
all three distances in the stroke, capped off with his 1:57.59 swim
in the 200-metre event Sunday to lower his own record by half a
second. His 100- and 200-metre butterfly swims gave him a total of
1,604 FINA points.
The Thunderbirds also swept the rookie of the year honours, with
the women's going to Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and the men's to
Johnathan Brown. Both were two-time gold medalists:
Seltenreich-Hodgson won both the 200- and 400-metre individual
medleys, while Brown took gold in the distance events, the 1500-
and 400-metre freestyle. Brown added a silver in the 200 IM and a
bronze in the 400 IM, while Seltenreich-Hodgson also took a bronze
medal in the 200-metre butterfly.
Calgary's Russell Wood, the 2013 Canada West rookie of the year,
completed a strong meet with a tough three-swim stretch Sunday
afternoon. Wood picked up his third gold medal of the meet in the
200 IM, then grabbed a fourth just minutes later in the 100-metre
backstroke to sweep the three distances in that discipline. Minutes
after that, he swam the opening leg for the Dinos in the
4x100-metre medley relay, where Calgary finished second.
In total, five conference records went down during the meet: three
from Allen in the 50-, 100-, and 200-metre butterfly, one by Wood
in the 200 backstroke, and in the most exciting race of the event,
the men's 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay on Friday night, Calgary
and UBC tied for the gold medal and the Canada West record.
UBC's dominance on the women's side was illustrated most notably in
three events where the Thunderbirds swept the podium. Heather
MacLean led the UBC sweep in the 100 freestyle, as did Erin Stamp
in the 100 backstroke. And in the 200 IM, Seltenreich-Hodgson's
gold medal led a flock of no less than seven Thunderbirds in the
'A' final, with Calgary's Alana Skocdopole the only non-UBC swimmer
in the entire race.
Other champions on Sunday included Victoria's Stephanie Horner in
the 200-metre butterfly , UBC's Luke Peddie in the 100-metre
freestyle, and UBC's Tera Van Beilen in the 200 breaststroke.
Alberta rookie Nick Kostiuk took home gold in the men's 200
breaststroke, while the Thunderbirds swept the relay golds.
The student-athlete community service awards went to Alberta's
Kristan Kushlyk and Brad Crocker from the University of
Calgary.
A second-year swimmer, Kushlyk is a volunteer on the Executive of
the University of Alberta Oxfam chapter that promotes Human Rights
through research, advocacy and the campaign against poverty. The
Science major is also on the Executive of the University of Alberta
Canfar chapter which raises awareness of HIV and AIDS and raises
funds for the Canada Foundation for AIDS research. From a swimming
standpoint, Kushlyk also volunteers her time teaching fundamental
competitive swimming skills to swimmers that have sensory, physical
and intellectual impairment through the University of Alberta
Para-Swimming Development Program.
Crocker is a second-year kinesiology student and volunteers at the
Rehab Fitness Centre. He works with people that have mobility
restrictions and aids in developing rehab fitness programs to
encourage physical activity and promote goals for recovery. Outside
of the pool, Crocker volunteers his time at the Colonel Belcher's
Senior Residence.
WOMEN
1. UBC, 1071 points (Canada West record)
2. Calgary, 574
3. Alberta, 473.5
4. Lethbridge, 294.5
5. Victoria, 272.5
6. Manitoba, 176
7. Regina, 102.5
MEN
1. UBC, 941
2. Calgary, 755
3. Alberta, 404
4. Victoria, 398
5. Lethbridge, 310
6. Manitoba, 173
7. Regina, 133
CANADA WEST AWARD WINNERS
Swimmers of the Meet
Men: Coleman Allen, UBC
Women: Savannah King, UBC
Rookies of the Year
Men: Jonathan Brown, UBC
Women: Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service
Men: Brad Crocker, Calgary
Women: Kristan Kushlyk, Alberta
Coach of the Year
Men: Steve Price, UBC
Women: Steve Price, UBC
First Team Canada West All-Stars
(all gold medal winners)
MEN
Coleman Allen, UBC
Jonathan Brown, UBC
Justin Chan, UBC
Sergey Holson, UBC
Bogdan Knezevic, Calgary
Nick Kostiuk, Alberta
Stefan Milosevic, UBC
Lucas Otruba, UBC
Luke Peddie, UBC
Luke Reilly, UBC
Reid Scarrow, Calgary
Russell Wood, Calgary
David Woodman, Calgary
Keegan Zanatta, Victoria
WOMEN
Kendra Chernoff, Alberta
Fiona Doyle, Calgary
Brittney Harley, UBC
Stephanie Horner, Victoria
Savannah King, UBC
Heather MacLean, UBC
Sarah McLean, UBC
Charlotte Philpotts, UBC
Fionnuala Pierse, UBC
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC
Erin Stamp, UBC
Rebecca Terejko, UBC
Tera Van Beilen, UBC
All qualifiers now head to the CIS championship meet, February
20-22 at the University of Toronto.
DAY 3 RESULTS (SUNDAY)
Women 200 Butterfly
1. Stephanie Horner, Victoria, 2:13.32
2. Kendra Chernoff, Alberta, 2:13.60
3. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 2:14.91
Men 200 Butterfly
1. Coleman Allen, UBC, 1:57.59 (Canada West record)
2. Thomas Jobin, Calgary, 1:59.80
3. Keegan Zanatta, Victoria, 2:00.13
Women 100 Freestyle
1. Heather MacLean, UBC, 55.62
2. Fionnuala Pierse, UBC, 56.29
3. Rebecca Terejko, UBC, 56.39
Men 100 Freestyle
1. Luke Peddie, UBC, 49.82
2. David Woodman, Calgary, 49.84
3. Stefan Milosevic, UBC, 49.97
Women 200 IM
1. Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, UBC, 2:12.48
2. Erin Stamp, UBC, 2:13.50
3. Laura Thompson, UBC, 2:14.77
Men 200 IM
1. Russell Wood, Calgary, 2:00.91
2. Jonathan Brown, UBC, 2:02.90
3. Tristan Cote, Calgary, 2:04.95
Women 100 Backstroke
1. Erin Stamp, UBC, 1:01.33
2. Sarahn McLean, UBC, 1:02.09
3. McKenzie Summers, UBC, 1:03.14
Men 100 Backstroke
1. Russell Wood, Calgary, 53.85
2. Joe Byram, Alberta, 54.35
3. Lucas Otruba, UBC, 55.08
Women 200 Breaststroke
1. Tera Van Beilen, UBC, 2:24.35
2. Fiona Doyle, Calgary, 2:25.86
3. Tianna Rissling, Calgary, 2:28.27
Men 200 Breaststroke
1. Nick Kostiuk, Alberta, 2:12.46
2. Dillon Perron, Manitoba, 2:13.21
3. Bogdan Knezevic, Calgary, 2:16.20
Women 400 Freestyle
1. Savannah King, UBC, 2:08.39
2. Lindsay Delmar, Calgary, 4:16.80
3. Talia Benson, Calgary, 4:24.13
Men 400 Freestyle
1. Jonathan Brown, UBC, 3:52.92
2. Tristan Cote, Calgary, 3:54.58
3. David Woodman, Calgary, 3:56.05
Women 4x100 Medley Relay
1. UBC (Erin Stamp, Tera Van Beilen, Charlotte Philpotts, Heather
MacLean), 4:03.66
2. Calgary (Tianna Rissling, Fiona Doyle, Chelsea Shaul, Lindsay
Delmar), 4:11.24
3. Victoria (Stephanie Horner, Jordan Stariha, Rachael Newman,
Sarah Galbraith), 4:18.53
Men 4x100 Medley Relay
1. UBC (Lucas Otruba, Sergey Holson, Coleman Allen, Luke Peddie),
3:37.78
2. Calgary (Russell Wood, Bogdan Knezevic, Thomas Jobin, David
Woodman), 3:39.26
3. Alberta (Joe Byram, Nick Kostiuk, Scott Stewart, Hunter Balch),
3:40.96
Day 1
Results
Day 2
Results
Canada
West Records