Dinos swimming shines in Toronto

TORONTO – The University of Calgary Dinos swim workforce put collectively one more sturdy exhibiting on the UT Quad Friday contained in the Varsity Pool on the University of Toronto campus.

Swimming in opposition to the host Varsity Blues, Western Mustangs and Quebec All-Stars, the Dinos touched the wall first a powerful 14 instances in a singular meet in opposition to a number of the greatest swimmers within the nation.

Friday’s meet featured two distinctive components. The first was “jackpotting,” the place the swimmer successful an occasion earned 9 factors for his or her workforce within the standings and in the event that they beat different swimmers by a delegated period of time, they’d earn that swimmers’ factors for his or her workforce. The second factor have been known as “skins events,” the place two swimmers could be eradicated from the race till two groups have been left standing – incomes factors all alongside the best way.

Calgary and Toronto have been neck and neck your complete meet, with the Varsity Blues pulling away late to take first with 830 factors. The Dinos completed second general with 631 factors, whereas the Quebec All-Stars (335 factors) completed third and Western (272 factors) was fourth.

Alexanne Lepage was as soon as once more dominant for the Dinos, selecting up particular person wins within the 50, 100 & 200 breaststroke, in addition to the 200 IM. She additionally claimed wins in skins swims within the 50 freestyle, 50 breast and 50 butterfly.

Nicholas Duncan additionally had an enormous efficiency on the large stage. The second-year from Calgary earned wins within the 50 fly and 100 breast, in addition to three skins occasions within the 50 free, 50 fly and 50 breast.

Stephen Moore topped the sphere within the 50 breaststroke with a successful time of 28.49 to simply out contact the highest UT swimmer, whereas Ian Cameron additionally had a nailbiter of a win within the males’s 100 IM in 55.25.

The Dinos males’s 3×50 relay workforce of Thomas McDonald, Cameron and Duncan additionally picked up a win within the distinctive occasion within the skins occasion. McDonald additionally had a pair of runner-up finishes in particular person occasions, taking second in each the 50 and 100 butterfly, whereas rookie Rosie Housman earned a silver medal within the ladies’s 200 backstroke.

Calgary now returns residence to host the annual College’s Cup – Mountain this Friday contained in the UCalgary Aquatic Centre. Swimming is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

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