Lepage, Duncan headline sturdy displaying out west for Dinos swimming

VANCOUVER – The University of Calgary Dinos swimming workforce had one other sturdy displaying within the early portion of its season this weekend on the annual University Cup hosted by UBC this weekend on the UBC Aquatic Centre.

Over the 2 days of competitors towards all Canada West faculties, the Dinos introduced dwelling 22 complete medals and completed second within the workforce standings on either side.

It was an enormous weekend for Alexanne Lepage. The third-year standout gained all 4 of her particular person occasions on the weekend towards one of the best Canada West has to supply. Lepage began the weekend with a win within the 400 IM, touching the wall in 4:37.46 – a full 4 seconds forward of the following swimmer.

Lepage would go on to dominate three extra occasions, topping the rostrum within the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM. Her closest race of the weekend got here within the 100 breaststroke, which she gained by just below two seconds.

Rookie Rosie Housman earned a second-place end within the girls’s 200 backstroke, coming in at 2:12.38 in simply her second college meet.

Abby Gebhardt additionally turned in a robust particular person efficiency within the girls’s 50 breaststroke, claiming third in 32.58.

On the lads’s facet, Nicholas Duncan continued to make a reputation for himself with 4 top-three particular person finishes over the 2 days of swimming. Duncan introduced dwelling the win within the 100 IM with a successful time of 55.45 – simply edging out teammate Ian Cameron at 56.50 for second.

Duncan went on to take second within the 100 breaststroke, and third in each the 100 and 200 butterfly in a powerful displaying out west by the second 12 months.

Carter Scheffel completed second general within the 400 IM, whereas Thomas McDonald (50 butterfly) and Hunter Payne (1500 freestyle) each additionally earned a podium end with third-place touches of their respective occasions.

Calgary additionally completed second general in six of the eight relay occasions on the weekend to spherical out a robust two days of swimming in Vancouver.

The Dinos will now flip their consideration to the Canada West Championships on the finish of this month, hosted this 12 months by the University of Lethbridge Nov. 28-30.

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