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Trinity Western joins Canada West competition in swimming, cross country, track & fieldMay 25, 2010LANGLEY, B.C. Trinity Western University athletics is gearing up to take the plunge into the Walnut Grove Community Centre pool this fall for the first time in the schools history.
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BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: Swimming MVPs McCabe, Russell honouredFebruary 24, 2010OTTAWA (CIS) Swimmers Martha McCabe of UBC and Colin Russell of Toronto are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending February 21, 2010.
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RECAP DAY 3 (of 3): CIS swimming championships: Calgary sweeps team titles for first time in historyFebruary 20, 2010TORONTO (CIS) For the first time in school history, the University of Calgary Dinos have captured both the mens and womens team titles at the CIS swimming championships.
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RECAP DAY 2 (of 3): CIS swimming championships: Calgary tops standings, UofT men close gapFebruary 19, 2010TORONTO (CIS) A record-breaking performance from veteran Colin Russell and two individual gold-medals from second-year standout Zach Chetrat have helped the University of Toronto close the gap between first and second place in the mens standings on day two.
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2010 CIS swimming championships: Dinos, T-Birds look to defend national titles in TorontoFebruary 16, 2010OTTAWA (CIS) While winter Olympians are currently competing in Vancouver, a number of Canadian summer Olympians hope to make waves in Toronto later this week when the nations top varsity swimmers get together to kick off the 2010 CIS championships season.
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UVic's Sinclair is featured in Sports IllustratedFebruary 12, 2010VICTORIA - Nick Sinclair, a member of the UVic Vikes men's swim team, is featured in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of the February 15th issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
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BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: Olympic swimmers Saumur, Russell honouredFebruary 10, 2010OTTAWA (CIS) Swimmers Geneviève Saumur of Montreal and Colin Russell of Toronto are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending February 7, 2010.
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Dalhousie men and women sweep AUS swimming titles at UPEIFebruary 07, 2010CHARLOTTETOWN, PE - The Dalhousie Tigers men's and women's swimming teams captured two more AUS swimming banners this past weekend at the 2010 Subway AUS Swimming Championship hosted by UPEI at the CARI Centre.
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Bielby golden at Quebec championships; four more McGill swimmers qualify for NationalsFebruary 07, 2010QUEBEC CITY - Steven Bielby of Pointe Claire, Que., won one gold, three silvers and a bronze medal as the McGill men's swim team finished third of four schools at the Quebec university championship meet over the weekend.
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Repeat performance at OUA swimming championshipFebruary 07, 2010ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Toronto Varsity Blues and Western Mustangs successfully defended their mens and womens team banners, respectively, at the 2010 OUA swimming championships.
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OUA Championship Day 3: More records set in the poolFebruary 06, 2010ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Western Mustangs and Toronto Varsity Blues flexed their muscles once again in the pool at Day 3 of the 2010 OUA Swimming Championships.
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OUA Championship Day 2: Record day in the poolFebruary 05, 2010ST. CATHARINES, Ont. Three new Ontario University Athletics (OUA) records were set on Friday in Day 2 of the 2010 OUA Swimming Championships at the Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre at Brock University.
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OUA Championship Day 1: Varsity Blues, Mustangs own the podiumFebruary 04, 2010ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Toronto Varsity Blues and Western Mustangs were dominant once again in the pool after Day 1 at the 2010 OUA swimming championships.
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2010 OUA swimming championship previewFebruary 02, 2010HAMILTON, Ont. - Ontario University Athletics (OUA) winter championship season steps onto the starting blocks this Thursday as Brock University hosts the 2010 OUA swimming championships.
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BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: Swimmers McCabe, Sinclair honouredJanuary 27, 2010OTTAWA (CIS) Swimmers Martha McCabe of UBC and Nicholas Sinclair of Victoria are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending January 24, 2010.
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Day 3: 2010 Canada West swimming championships wrap-upJanuary 24, 2010LETHBRIDGE, AB Heading into the final day of the Canada West swimming championships it was a two horse race for both the mens and womens titles between the defending champion Calgary Dinos and UBC Thunderbirds. While the Calgary Dino mens side clinched their fourth consecutive and 19th overall title.
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GAELS EARN FIVE GOLD MEDALS AT HOME SWIM MEETJanuary 24, 2010KINGSTON, Ont. - The Queen's Gaels swim team won five gold medals this weekend at their only home meet of the year, the Queen's Quad Meet.
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Hawks host Laurier Swim MeetJanuary 24, 2010At the Laurier Swim Team's home meet the pool rocked not only from the great swims, but also from the great tunes provided live on deck.
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Day 1: 2010 Canada West Swimming ChampionshipsJanuary 22, 2010LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canada West swimming Championships at the Max Bell Aquatic Centre in Lethbridge Alberta kicked off with both expected and unexpected results. The Calgary Dinos women served notice that they have no plans to relinquish the title they have won the past two years, while the mens side looks wide open.
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2010 Canada West swimming championship previewJanuary 20, 2010EDMONTON - The 2010 Canada West swimming championships take place January 22-24 at Max Bell Aquatic Centre, hosted by the University of Lethbridge.
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Toronto's Chetrat breaks meet record at Canada CupNovember 29, 2009University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimmer Zach Chetrat broke the 200m butterfly meet record at the 2009 Canada Cup short course swimming competition (Nov. 27-29) at the Etobicoke Olympium.
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CIS announces 2008-09 Desjardins Top Eight Academic All-CanadiansNovember 02, 2009OTTAWA (CIS) Canadian Interuniversity Sport proudly announced Monday the student-athletes honoured as Desjardins Top Eight Academic All-Canadians for the 2008-09 season.
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Varsity Blues swimming starts season with a splashOctober 05, 2009WATERLOO, Ont. - The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's swimming teams defeated both the Guelph Gryphons and Waterloo Warriors in tri-meet action .
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Pandas Findlay wins world triathlon bronzeSeptember 11, 2009Edmonton's Paula Findlay captured a bronze medal in the women's under-23 event at the world triathlon championships Friday.
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Hawks welcome new head coachSeptember 10, 2009Wilfrid Laurier's department of athletics & recreation is pleased to announce the appointment of Nandi Kormendi as the head coach of the university's varsity swim team. Kormendi will also take over coaching duties for the Region of Waterloo (ROW) Swim club replacing Dean Boles who had left just recently to become Swim Ontario's new mentor coach.
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Another swimming record for Dinos' Katie MurdochAugust 29, 2009LEEDS, England - The University of Calgary's Katy Murdoch grabbed another national record in the 100-metre backstroke while Audrey Lacroix of Montreal neared the world record in the womens 200-metre butterfly, two of seven Canadian records broken or tied in Thursdays finals, at the British Grand Prix short course swimming competition.
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Varsity Blues contingent to compete at Canada Summer GamesAugust 14, 2009Six University of Toronto Varsity Blues are set to represent Ontario at the 2009 Canada Summer Games, August 15-29, in Prince Edward Island.
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Another Canadian record for Calgary's MurdochAugust 07, 2009The University of Calgary's Katy Murdoch grabbed another national record in the 100-metre backstroke while Audrey Lacroix of Montreal neared the world record in the women's 200-metre butterfly, two of seven Canadian records broken or tied in Thursday's finals, at the British Grand Prix short course swimming competition.
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Warrior Sarah Sine to swim Lake Ontario for M.S.July 31, 2009On Aug. 1, two young women will begin their 52 km relay swim across Lake Ontario. At approximately 8 p.m., Sarah Sine (Mannheim, Ont.) of the Waterloo Warriors, Jaime Doucet and their crew will leave from the shoreline at Niagara-on-the-Lake to begin their lake swim to raise funds and awareness for the benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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BLG winner Pierse sets world record in semi-finals at world championshipsJuly 30, 2009UBC Thunderbird swimming sensation Annamay Pierse continued her assault on the world record book in the women's 200 metre breaststroke, this time setting the long course record in the semi-finals at the 2009 Swimming World Championships in Rome with a time of 2:20.12.