TORONTO - The Carleton Ravens added medals and awards to their trophy case on day three of the OUA Championships in Toronto, Ontario.
Ravens coach Pierre Lafontaine won the OUA Coach of the Year in both the Men's and Women's divisions, becoming the first Ravens coach to ever win the award at the swimming championship in either division.
In the pool, Cam Teasdale, joined Finn Tuck as the Ravens second individual medalist of the weekend, finishing third in the 50m Breast in a time of 28.26.
Teasdale and Tuck would also combine with Yazan Al Bawwab and Nathan Landry to medal in the 200m Medley Relay as the Ravens claimed bronze in 1:43.91.
CARLETON MEDALS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Coach of the Year Female - Pierre Lafontaine (Carleton) Male - Pierre Lafontaine (Carleton)
Men 200m Medley Relay 3. Carleton, 1:43.91 (Yazan Al Bawwab, Cam Teasdale, Nathan Landry, Finn Tuck)
Men 50m Breast 3. Cam Teasdale, Carleton, 28.26
100m Backstroke (Day 2 - Friday) 3. Finn Tuck, Carleton, 56.39
Full OUA Championship Recap
Claiming their 18th and eighth consecutive titles respectively, the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's swimming teams are once again OUA champions. Heading into the final day of competition on Saturday (Mar. 12) with a strong lead in both the men's and women's events, the Blues continued to put forth winning results en route to their 2022 OUA Swimming Championship banners.
WOMEN'S RECAP: Winning five of the session's seven gold medals, the Varsity Blues once again made their presence felt on Saturday afternoon.
Winning one of those gold medals was Varsity Blues first-year swimmer Raili Kary. Finishing top of the podium in the 200m backstroke, the engineering major picked up her third gold medal of the championship, which led to her being named not only the OUA female rookie of the year, but also the OUA female swimmer of the year.
Like Kary, U of T's Ainsley McMurray also picked up a third individual gold medal on Saturday. Her time of 54.94 in the 100m free secured her place at the top of the podium.
Anna Hein (800m free), rounded out the Varsity Blues individual gold medalists from the session. The purple of the Western Mustangs graced the top of the podium in the other two individual races, with Shona Branton (31.10) winning the 50m breaststroke and Ella Rennie winning the 200m IM in a time of 2:17.09.
In the two relay events, the Varsity Blues struck gold both time, winning the 200m medley relay with a time of 1:54.36, before ending the session victorious in the 400m freestyle relay with a time of 3:45.63.
Earning the team silver medal was the Western Mustangs, finishing over 80 points ahead of the bronze medalists, McMaster Marauders. The Guelph Gryphons and Waterloo Warriors finished fourth and fifth respectively.
MEN'S RECAP: In a similar position to the Varsity Blues women's team entering day three of the championship, Toronto found themselves in good shape to claim their 18th straight OUA title.
One of the biggest reasons for the Blues continued success was the standout performance of first-year swimmer Jacob Gallant. Winning his third gold medal of the event, when his time of 1:59.67 beat all other competitors in the 200m IM, the Fredericton, N.B., product went on to be named the 2022 OUA Male Swimmer of the Year, the 2022 Jeno Tihanyi Award winner and the 2022 OUA Male Rookie of the Year.
Beyond Gallant's performance, the rest of the Varsity Blues team continued to find plenty of success on the final day, as Toronto went on to win six of the seven gold medals.
The Blues began session six in style by setting an OUA record in the 200m medley relay racing to a time of 1:38.68. In the second race of the event, Western's Sebastian Paulins continued his strong weekend winning the 1500m freestyle to claim his second individual goal of the championship. From that point on though, it was all Toronto. The Varsity Blues went on to securing nine of a possible 13 medals the rest of the way.
In a battle for the team silver medals, the Western Mustangs did their best to gain ground on the Waterloo Warriors with a late push, winning a bronze in the 200 IM and then taking silver in the 400 freestyle relay, however, it wasn't quite enough, as a silver medal in the 200 IM for Waterloo's Lukas Wormald helped fend off the Western push.
Rounding out the top-five, the McMaster Marauders finished fourth and the Carleton Ravens came in fifth. Carleton's coach, Pierre Lafontaine was named the OUA Swimming Coach of the Year in both men's and women's.
OUA MAJOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Swimmer of the Year Female - Raili Kary (Toronto) Male - Jacob Gallant (Toronto)
Rookie of the Year Female - Raili Kary (Toronto) Male - Jacob Gallant (Toronto)
Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Individual Medley Excellence Award Female - Aleksa Gold (Toronto) Male -Jacob Gallant (Toronto)
Community Service Award Female - Joan-Shiao Chen (Western) Male - Matt Halpen (Queen's)
Awards of Distinction Eloise Ladyman (Waterloo) Ainsley McMurray (Toronto) Kate Rendall (Toronto) Ethan Fazekas (Toronto) Sebastian Paulins (Western)
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Men's: Toronto – 1060 Waterloo – 617 Western – 588 McMaster – 356.5 Carleton – 258.5 Guelph – 257 Brock – 212 Queen's – 170 Laurier – 155.5 York – 3.5
Women's: Toronto – 1175.5 Western – 666.5 McMaster – 583 Guelph – 451.5 Waterloo – 250.5 Carleton – 184 Queen's – 176 Brock – 120 Laurier– 92 York – 28
DAY 3 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (Saturday)
Women 200m Medley Relay 1. Toronto, 1:54.36 (Haley Klenk, Lili Chicoine, Kaitlyn Burwell, Samiha Mohsen) 2. Western, 1:55.45 (Sophia Hartvikson, Shona Branton, Megan Deering, Samantha Roberts) 3. Waterloo, 1:57.30 (Eloise Ladyman, Christina Ji, Alyssa Zhang, Su Yeong Choi)
Women 800m Free 1. Anna Hein, Toronto, 8:48.28 2. Claire Howard, Toronto, 8:49.94 3. Mahaylia Datars, Toronto, 9:06.11
Women 50m Breast 1. Shona Branton, Western, 31.10 2. Shannon Russell, Guelph, 32.18 3. Megan Deering, Western, 32.41
Women 200m Back 1. Raili Kary, Toronto, 2:07.02 2. Aleksa Gold, Toronto, 2:09.93 3. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 2:11.92
Women 100m Free 1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 54.94 2. Lily Chubaty, Toronto, 56.15 3. Gemma Norman, Toronto, 57.04
Women 200 IM 1. Ella Rennie, Western, 2:17.09 2. Emma Schlyter, McMaster, 2:17.86 3. Abby McDonald, Toronto, 2:19.43
Women 400 Free Relay 1. Toronto, 3:45.63 (Aleksa Gold, Alcina Leung, Gemma Norman, Lily Chubaty) 2. Western, 3:52.57 (Samantha Roberts, Ella Rennie, Kennedy Scott, Joan-Shiao Chen) 3. McMaster, 3:53.11 (Sarah Little, Heather Aylward, Chelsea Zhou, Emma Schlyter)
Men 200m Medley Relay 1. Toronto, 1:38.68 OUA RECORD (David Hickey, Gabe Mastromatteo, Dillon Fernando, Ethan Fazekas) 2. McMaster, 1:43.25 (Colin Campbell, Cameron Johnsen, Bijan Ziaian, Josiah Terejko) 3. Carleton, 1:43.91 (Yazan Al Bawwab, Cam Teasdale, Nathan Landry, Finn Tuck)
Men 1500m Free 1. Sebastian Paulins, Western, 15:27.94 2. Aidan Iapicco, Waterloo, 15:47.20 3. Hayden Bartoch, Western, 16:05.93
Men 50m Breast 1. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto, 27.73 2. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 28.15 3. Cam Teasdale, Carleton, 28.26
Men 200m Back 1. Carter Buck, Toronto, 1:59.51 2. David Hickey, Toronto, 2:00.35 3. Matthew Klahsen, Toronto, 2:01.84
Men 100m Free 1. Bernard Godolphin, Toronto, 49.48 2. Kent Goni Avila, Laurier, 50.27 3. Liam Weaver, Toronto, 50.41
Men 200 IM 1. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 1:59.67 2. Lukas Wormald, Waterloo, 2:03.98 3. Kieran Stone, Western, 2:04.52
Men 400 Free Relay 1. Toronto, 3:20.57 (Maksym Klakov, Graeme Aylward, Everett Smith, Liam Weaver) 2. Western, 3:23.19 (Kieran Stone, Ethan Placek, Brett Liem, Sebastian Paulins) 3. Laurier, 3:30.60 (Dylan Thomas, Matthew Berton, Kelton Langman, Kent Goni Avila)
