October 2, 2013
Swimming Roundup: Toronto opens 2013 season with win
HAMILTON, Ont. - Recapping the swimming action from around the OUA.
Toronto
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimming team opened the season with victories at a tri-meet versus the Waterloo Warriors and Guelph Gryphons on Sunday, September 29 in Waterloo, Ont.
The OUA and CIS defending champion men topped the Warriors 69-23 and the Gryphons 73-19, while the Blues women defeated Waterloo 71-21 and Guelph 67-25.
Leading Toronto's women was Paige Schultz, who won both the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke in pool-record times.
"We are very happy to have Paige back with the team after a two year hiatus," said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. "She won two medals at the FISU Games this summer and is definitely a great addition to the team."
The Blues men were led by NCAA transfer Chris Manning. The Brantford, Ont., native won the 50 breaststroke and butterfly in pool-record times.
"Chris is a bona fide top sprinter and his decision to leave the NCAA and come to U of T will undoubtedly prove to be a good one," added MacDonald.
Full Results
The University of Toronto is the proud host of the 2014 CIS swimming championships, February 20-22, at Varsity Centre.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Waterloo
The PAC pool was a busy place on Sunday as the Warriors swim teams raced the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph in an early season test. The men were defeated by the defending national champion Blues but beat Guelph in a close 50-42 score. The women lost both ends of their meet against these two top 10 schools.
The men were lead by Graeme Kemp (Waterloo) who won the 200 breast and captain Andrew Lee (Thornhill) who captured the 200 IM. The women had a 2nd by Frances Heather (Waterloo) in the 50 back and a 3rd by Taryn Dewar (Bewdley) in the 200 breast.
The Warriors have been going through some heavy training the past couple of weeks and this was a excellent session to start the year and focus some of the practices for the next few weeks until they race again on October 19 in Guelph.
Thanks to the support in the stands including many members of the football team who made it out. The teams host Niagara University on November 3rd in their only other home meet of the fall term.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
Toronto
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimming team opened the season with victories at a tri-meet versus the Waterloo Warriors and Guelph Gryphons on Sunday, September 29 in Waterloo, Ont.
The OUA and CIS defending champion men topped the Warriors 69-23 and the Gryphons 73-19, while the Blues women defeated Waterloo 71-21 and Guelph 67-25.
Leading Toronto's women was Paige Schultz, who won both the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke in pool-record times.
"We are very happy to have Paige back with the team after a two year hiatus," said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. "She won two medals at the FISU Games this summer and is definitely a great addition to the team."
The Blues men were led by NCAA transfer Chris Manning. The Brantford, Ont., native won the 50 breaststroke and butterfly in pool-record times.
"Chris is a bona fide top sprinter and his decision to leave the NCAA and come to U of T will undoubtedly prove to be a good one," added MacDonald.
Full Results
The University of Toronto is the proud host of the 2014 CIS swimming championships, February 20-22, at Varsity Centre.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Waterloo
The PAC pool was a busy place on Sunday as the Warriors swim teams raced the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph in an early season test. The men were defeated by the defending national champion Blues but beat Guelph in a close 50-42 score. The women lost both ends of their meet against these two top 10 schools.
The men were lead by Graeme Kemp (Waterloo) who won the 200 breast and captain Andrew Lee (Thornhill) who captured the 200 IM. The women had a 2nd by Frances Heather (Waterloo) in the 50 back and a 3rd by Taryn Dewar (Bewdley) in the 200 breast.
The Warriors have been going through some heavy training the past couple of weeks and this was a excellent session to start the year and focus some of the practices for the next few weeks until they race again on October 19 in Guelph.
Thanks to the support in the stands including many members of the football team who made it out. The teams host Niagara University on November 3rd in their only other home meet of the fall term.
Source: Waterloo Sports Info
