Championships Swimming

Men’s Swimming

Back-to-Back! UBC, Toronto win U SPORTS swimming titles

U SPORTS Staff

The UBC Thunderbirds captured their sixth-straight U SPORTS championship title on the men’s side while the Toronto Varsity Blues successfully defended their title on the women’s side to capture the team titles at the 2023 U SPORTS Swimming Championships, Feb. 25, at Saanich Commonwealth Place.

UBC’s 1158.5 points won the meet, while Calgary (876), Ottawa (795), Toronto (783), and McGill (745.5) followed to round out the top five men’s teams.

Toronto led the women’s field with a 1336-point weekend, followed by UBC in runner-up position with 1166.5 points. McGill, Calgary and Western complete the top five women’s teams with 872, 818, and 378 points, respectively.

Outstanding Male Swimmer of the Year Gabe Mastromatteo of Toronto added a 200m breaststroke silver medal to his collection after a 2:16.61 performance, while Male Rookie of the Year Quinn Matteis captured the 1500m freestyle crown with a time of 15:51.36 for the Varsity Blues.

UBC’s Emma O’Croinin won the 800m freestyle event with an 8:53.75 showing and added a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle (55.74) on the final day of competition en route to being named the Outstanding Female Swimmer of the Year.

On the men’s side, Calgary’s Stephen Calkins won his third gold medal in as many days, capturing the 100m freestyle title with a 49.65 performance. Toronto’s Ainsley McMurray matched Calkins’ 100m freestyle title on the women’s side, clocking in at 55.60 for the win.

Frederick Kamminga captured Alberta’s first gold medal of the meet with a 2:16.06 performance in the 200m breaststroke finals for the win.

UBC’s Josie Field defended her 2022 200m butterfly title, winning the event after a 2:15.13 showing.

The 2022-23 U SPORTS swimming season comes to an end with the conclusion of the U SPORTS Swimming Championships.

 

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

Men's:

  1. UBC – 1158.5
  2. Calgary – 876
  3. Ottawa – 795
  4. Toronto – 783
  5. McGill – 745.5
  6. Lethbridge – 359.5
  7. Victoria – 353
  8. Alberta – 292
  9. Waterloo – 207
  10. Western – 196.5
  11. Laval – 181
  12. Montreal – 157
  13. Dalhousie – 123
  14. Regina – 101
  15. Laurier – 85
  16. McMaster – 82.5
  17. Acadia – 65
  18. York – 61.5
  19. Sherbrooke – 17
  20. Manitoba – 15
  21. Carleton – 13
  22. Memorial – 2

 

Women’s:

  1. Toronto – 1336
  2. UBC – 1166.5
  3. McGill – 872
  4. Calgary – 818
  5. Western – 378
  6. Victoria – 331.5
  7. Manitoba – 302.5
  8. Dalhousie – 243
  9. Laval – 231
  10. Ottawa – 225
  11. Alberta – 159.5
  12. Guelph – 150
  13. Lethbridge – 125
  14. Montreal – 114
  15. Waterloo – 96
  16. Acadia – 89.5
  17. McMaster – 62
  18. Sherbrooke – 23
  19. Regina – 6.5

 

DAY 3 MEDALLISTS

Women 200m Butterfly

  1. Josie Field, UBC – 2:15.13
  2. Nina Mollin, Toronto – 2:16.61
  3. Naomie Lo, McGill – 2:17.20

Men 200m Butterfly

  1. Michael Sava, Toronto – 2:03.57
  2. Alex Boden, Waterloo – 2:04.35
  3. Ambroise Petit, Laval – 2:04.52

Women 100m Freestyle

  1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto – 55.60
  2. Rebecca Smith, Calgary – 55.62
  3. Emma O’Croinin, UBC – 55.74

Men 100m Freestyle

  1. Stephen Calkins, Calgary – 49.65
  2. Siu Lun Ho, UBC – 51.18
  3. Hazem Issa, McGill – 51.20

Women 200m Breaststroke

  1. Emma Spence, UBC – 2:33.08
  2. Lauren Shearer, Ottawa – 2:34.15
  3. Sophie Tarrant, Victoria – 2:34.62

Men 200m Breaststroke

  1. Frederick Kamminga, Alberta – 2:16.06
  2. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto – 2:16.61
  3. Hugo Lemsle, Ottawa – 2:16.70

Women 200m Backstroke

  1. Aleksa Gold, Toronto – 2:15.40
  2. Haley Klenk, Toronto – 2:15.42
  3. Hannah Johnsen, Calgary – 2:15.93

Men 200m Backstroke

  1. Hugh McNeill, UBC – 1:59.58
  2. Richie Stokes, Calgary – 2:02.86
  3. Carter Buck, Toronto – 2:02.95

Women 800m Freestyle

  1. Emma O’Croinin, UBC – 8:53.75
  2. Marit Anderson, Calgary – 8:58.83
  3. Anna Hein, Toronto – 9:04.39

Men 1500m Freestyle

  1. Quinn Matteis, Toronto – 15:51.36
  2. Liam Clawson-Honeyman, UBC – 15:54.79
  3. William Risk, Victoria – 15:55.79

Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  1. Toronto – 3:47.16 (Lily Chubaty, Aleksa Gold, Teagan Vander Leek, Ainsley McMurray)
  2. UBC – 3:48.72 (Anna Dumont-Belanger, Emma O’Croinin, Brooklyn Wiens, Sara Godon)
  3. Calgary – 3:49.82 (Avery Movold, Rebecca Smith, Elize Housman, Hannah Bennett)

Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  1. UBC – 3:23.99 (Siu Lun Ho, Blake Tierney, Canek Bracho, Dima Lim)
  2. Calgary – 3:25.28 (Stephen Calkins, Addison Butler, Liam Dennett, Ian Friesen)
  3. McGill – 3:25.62 (Pablo Collin, Bruno Dehem-Lemelin, Hazem Issa, Erik Linseisen)

 

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Outstanding Swimmer of the Year

  • Men: Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto
  • Women: Emma O’Croinin, UBC

Rookie of the Year

  • Men: Quinn Matteis, Toronto
  • Women: Danika Ethier, Laval

Fox 40 Coach of the Year

  • Men: Dave Heinbuch, Ottawa
  • Women: Byron MacDonald, Toronto

Student-Athlete Community Service Award

  • Men: Pablo Collin, McGill
  • Women: Aleksa Gold, Toronto

Gold medal winners are awarded First Team All-Canadian status, while silver medallists earn Second Team All-Canadian recognition.