To say the Ravens recent participation in the OUA Championships at the University of Toronto was a great success would be an understatement. Despite limited competition since 2020, the Ravens made huge strides with the women finishing sixth overall, up from tenth in 2020, and the men finishing fifth, up four spots from ninth in 2020.
The meet was highlighted by three bronze medals for the men by Finn Tuck in 100m backstroke, Cam Teasdale in 50m breaststroke, and the 4 x 50m medley relay of Yazan Al Bawwab, Cam, Nathan Landry, and Finn. Most impressive among the results, the men’s relay team competed in the first of two heats putting down a blazing time before some of the provinces' top clubs hit the water. Cam Teasdale who had previously qualified for U Sports Championships in the 50m breaststroke now adds a second event in the 100m breaststroke.
Carleton's stark improvements are led by Coach Pierre Lafontaine who won the OUA Swim Coach of the Year for both women and men. Lafontaine becomes the first Ravens swimming coach to win the honour on either side of the championship.
There were seven Varsity records set by the women: 5 individual and 2 in relays. The men also set seven records: 4 individual and 3 relay.
Individual:
Women:
50m freestyle: Dina Egorov: 27.54, breaking her previous record of 27.73 from earlier this season
50m backstroke: Ella Milloy: 30.74, breaking her previous record of 31.20 from earlier this season
100m backstroke: Ella Milloy: 1:05.23, breaking her previous record of 1:06.30 from earlier this season
100m butterfly: Jo Streppel: 1:04.31, breaking her previous record of 1:04.50 from earlier this season
200m medley: Jo Streppel: 2:24.98, breaking her previous record of 2:27.00 from earlier this season
Men:
100m backstroke: Finn Tuck: 56.39, breaking his previous record of 57.08 from earlier this season
50m breaststroke: Cam Teasdale: 28.26, breaking his record of 28.76 from earlier this season
100m breaststroke: Cam Teasdale: 1:02.85, breaking Don Burton’s record of 1:04.87 from 1993
50m butterfly: Yazan Al Bawwab: 25.40, breaking John (JM) Mills’ record of 25.62 from 2004
Relay:
4 x 50m medley relay: Ella Milloy, Aoife McGrory, Jo Streppel, Dina Egorov: 2:02.06, breaking the previous record of 2:02.45 by Ella Milloy, Katherine Archibald, Jo Streppel, Isabella Isbester from earlier this season
4 x 100m medley relay: Ella Milloy, Aoife McGrory, Jo Streppel, Dina Egorov: 4:28.96, breaking the previous record of 4:36.56 by Jennifer Prevost, Wendy Million, Brooke Dawkins, Jackie Brunetta from 2001
4 x 50m free relay: Yazan Al Bawwab, Finn Tuck, Cam Teasdale, Nathan Landry: 1:35.71, breaking the previous record of 1:38.04 by Nathan Landry, Finn Tuck, Cam Teasdale, Yazan Al Bawwab from earlier this season
4 x 50m medley relay: Yazan Al Bawwab, Cam Teasdale, Nathan Landry, Finn Tuck: 1:43.91, breaking the previous record of 1:46.71 held jointly by the same men from earlier this season and by John (JM) Mills, Keegan Harris, Trevor McLoughlin, Brandon Crawford from 2004.
4 x 100m medley relay: Finn Tuck, Cam Teasdale, Yazan Al Bawwab, Rhys Martin: 3:50.74, breaking the previous record of 3:55.50 by Yazan Al Bawwab, Mizuki Matsui, Pooya Fallahdoust, Moustafa Kamel from 2019.
