VANCOUVER (CIS) – The University of Calgary Dinos ended 10 years of University of British Columbia domination in Canadian Interuniversity Sport swimming by claiming the men's team title at the 2008 CIS championships that came to an end on Saturday night at the UBC Aquatic Centre. The host Thunderbirds retained the women's crown for a record-setting 11th straight season.
Championship website: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/swimming/2008
The Dinos finished first in the men's standings outscoring the T-Birds 760-586.5. Calgary, which had taken second place behind UBC 10 years running, had captured the last three titles (1995-1997) and 12 in 16 years before the T-Birds started their amazing run of success in 1998.
Laval (490.5), Toronto (341) and Montréal (242.5) rounded out the top 5 in the men's race.
On the women's side, UBC tallied 704 points en route to its 11th consecutive banner, an unprecedented run in any CIS sport. The Thunderbirds capped off their triumph with a Canadian record in the 4 x 100-metre medley relay as Rachelle Salli, Annamay Pierse, Erin Miller and Stephanie Nicholls won the race in 4:04.95, eclipsing the previous mark of 4:04.97 set a year ago by UBC.
Calgary placed second for the eighth season in a row with 647 points. Laval (307.5), Victoria (297) and Toronto (264.5) followed in order.
Individually, Annamay Pierse (Edmonton) and UBC teammate Callum Ng (Calgary) were named female and male swimmers of the year. Rookie-of-the-year honours went to Breanna Hendriks of Calgary and Bruno Langlois of Laval, while UBC's Derrick Schoof and Calgary's Mike Blondal were chosen as the top women's and men's coaches, respectively.
Pierse led the way in keeping UBC's win streak alive by sweeping the breaststroke events. The 24-year-old followed up her Canadian record-breaking performances in the 100 and 200-metre events earlier in the meet by setting a new CIS championship record in the 50m Saturday night with a time of 31.57.
Her fourth gold medal of the meet came under an hour later in the 200m individual medley, with the bronze going to sister and teammate Hanna. The grand finale, however, was when Pierse and her teammates set the new Canadian standard in the medley relay.
“I'm not surprised we swam that fast,” said a beaming Pierse. “When you've got the best teammates ever and you stick together, anything is possible. I am so stoked. It was just awesome.”
“I'm definitely on track, I'm definitely where I want to be and I'm definitely where I should be,” added Pierse, in reference to her progress in the period leading up to the Olympic trials in April. “I'm so excited about the next couple of months.”
Ng made it a clean sweep of the backstroke events with a gold-medal winning time of 1:57.35 in the 200 metres to add to his bronze in 100m butterfly and three relay silvers.
“Being captain means not only performing well yourself, but helping the others to perform too,” said Ng, who also captured CIS swimmer-of-the-year honours in the 2005-06 season. “I'm really proud of what we did as a team, but it's a numbers game. We only had 12 swimmers to (Calgary's) 18, but there is no question they've developed well as a team over the years and we have to tip our hats to what they've accomplished. They deserve to be CIS champions.”
Calgary's Chad Hankewich capped off his gold-medal wins in the 400 and 200-metre freestyle events with another win on Saturday, in the 100 free. The Saskatoon native posted a time of 49:12 to better his own CIS meet record set last year by two one-hundredths of a second and bring his total medal haul this weekend to six gold and one silver.
“Seeing Chad, a fifth-year athlete, win six gold medals was a highlight, but so was the way the entire team performed all the way through and the men coming within 30 points of the championship record,” said Blondal. “But about five minutes after it was over, I started thinking about next year. It's a recruiting game and we've got to build on this to keep developing the sport in Western Canada.”
Other winners on the women's side Saturday were Calgary teammates Kevyn Peterson, in the 800m free (8:38.02), and Katy Murdoch, in the 200m back (2:11.71), as well as UQTR's Jennifer Carroll in the 100m free (55.55).
Other male winners were Christopher Tobin of Calgary, in the 50m breast (28.28), Laval's Nicolas Murray, in the 200m individual medley (2:03.36), Malcom Lavoie of UBC, in the 1500m free (15:24.86), and the Calgary 4 x 100m medley relay.
The CIS swimming championships return to UBC in 2009.
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
Women
Swimmer of the year: Annamay Pierse, UBC
Rookie of the year: Breanna Hendriks, Calgary
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50 and 100 free): not awarded
Coach of the year: Derrick Schoof, UBC
Men
Swimmer of the year: Callum Ng, UBC
Rookie of the year: Bruno Langlois, Laval
Sprinter's Cup (single winner of both 50 and 100 free): not awarded
Coach of the year: Mike Blondal, Calgary
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Women
1. UBC, 704 points
2. Calgary, 647
3. Laval, 307.5
4. Victoria, 297
5. Toronto, 264.5
6. Alberta, 236.5
7. Guelph, 193
8. Western Ontario, 114
9. Dalhousie, 95.5
10. McMaster, 95
11. Montreal, 81
12. UQTR, 80
13. Laurentian, 57
14. McGill, 56
15. Wilfrid Laurier, 53
16. Lethbridge, 44
17. Regina, 13
18. Queen's, 12
19. Waterloo, 9
T20. UNB, 6
T20. Manitoba, 6
Men
1. Calgary, 760 points
2. UBC, 586.5
3. Laval, 490.5
4. Toronto, 341
5. Montréal, 242.5
6. Alberta, 197.5
7. Dalhousie, 137
8. Guelph, 126
9. Victoria, 113
10. Ottawa, 73
11. UQTR, 45
12. McGill, 44
13. Waterloo, 40
14. Western Ontario, 39
15. Manitoba, 35
16. McMaster, 34
17. UNB, 14.5
18. Sherbrooke, 9
19. Laurentian, 7.5
20. Laurier, 3
21. Regina, 2
DAY 3 RESULTS: INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS (Saturday)
W 800m Free
1. Kevyn Peterson, Calgary, 8:38.02
2. Tara Ivanitz, UBC, 8:41.93
3. Chanelle Charron-Watson, Laval, 8:43.12
M 50m Breast
1. Christopher Tobin, Calgary, 28.28
2. Marco Monaco, Toronto, 29.15
3. Pascal Anctil, UQTR, 29.17
W 50m Breast
1. Annamay Pierse, UBC, 31.57 (CIS championship record)
2. Taylor Peterson, Calgary, 31.63
3. Elizabeth Hendrick, Calgary, 32.06
M 200m Back
1. Callum Ng, UBC, 1:57.35
2. Bruno Langlois, Laval, 1:58.42
3. Jordan Hartney, UBC, 1:58.63
W 200m Back
1. Katy Murdoch, Calgary, 2:11.71
2. Rachelle Salli, UBC, 2:12.57
3. Jessika Craig, Calgary, 2:13.80
M 100m Free
1. Chad Hankewich, Calgary, 49.12 (CIS championship record)
2. Rory Biskupski UBC, 49.95
3. Kevin Gillespie, Calgary, 50.12
W 100m Free
1. Jennifer Carroll, UQTR, 55.55
2. Stephanie Nicholls, UBC, 55.65
3. Kevyn Peterson, Calgary, 56.13
M 200m IM
1. Nicolas Murray, Laval, 2:03.36
2. Jordan Hartney, UBC, 2:03.59
3. Bruno Langlois, Laval, 2:04.57
W 200m IM
1. Annamay Pierse, UBC, 2:14.29
2. Liz Hendrick, Calgary, 2:15.41
3. Hanna Pierse, UBC, 2:16.37
M 1500m Free
1. Malcolm Lavoie, UBC, 15:24.86
2. Sandy Lockhart, UBC, 15:37.40
3. Brian Yakiwchuk, Alberta, 15:42.98
W 4 x 100m Medley Relay
1. UBC, 4:04.95 (Canadian record / CIS championship record)
(Rachelle Salli, Annamay Pierse, Erin Miller, Stephanie Nicholls)
2. Calgary, 4:06.17
(Hanna Kubas, Taylor Peterson, Elizabeth Hendrick, Katy Murdoch)
3. Victoria, 4:16.36
(Whitney Buczkowski, Anne Schmuck, MacKenzie Downing, Lauren Daniels)
M 4 x 100m Medley Relay
1. Calgary, 3:39.50
(Dan Langlois, Christopher Tobin, Chad Hankewich, Kevin Gillespie)
2. UBC, 3:43.79
(Callum Ng, Jordan Hartney, Rory Biskupski, Tommy Gossland)
3. Laval, 3:44.58
(Bruno Langlois, Kevin Deret, Nicolas Murray, Adam Szoo)
DAY 2 RESULTS: INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS (Friday)
W 100m Back
1. Jennifer Carroll, UQTR, 1:00.88
2. Hanna Kubas, Calgary, 1:01.14
3. Katy Murdoch, Calgary, 1:01.26
M 100m Back
1. Callum Ng, UBC, 53.11
2. Bruno Langlois, Laval, 55.48
3. Scott Van Doormaal, Guelph, 55.64
W 50m Fly
1. Jennifer Carroll, UQTR, 27.02 (CIS championship record)
2. MacKenzie Downing, Victoria, 27.61
3. Chantique Payne, Guelph, 27.69
M 50m Fly
1. Nicolas Murray, Laval, 24.31
2. Chad Hankewich, Calgary, 24.35
3. Samuel Dallaire-Poudrier, Laval, 24.96
W 400m Free
1. Chanelle Charron-Watson, Laval, 4:10.00
2. Breanna Hendriks, Calgary, 4:10.89
3. Kevyn Peterson, Calgary, 4:12.7
M 400m Free
1. Chad Hankewich, Calgary, 3:51.13
2. Malcolm Lavoie, UBC, 3:51.91
3. Gavin D'Amico, Alberta, 3:56.40
W 200m Breast
1. Annamay Pierse, UBC, 2:23.50 (Canadian record / CIS championship record)
2. Martha McCabe, UBC, 2:25.42
3. Taylor Peterson, Calgary, 2:26.90
M 200m Breast
1. Marco Monaco, Toronto, 2:15.97
2. Christopher Tobin, Calgary, 2:17.31
3. Marc-André Duchesneau, Montreal, 2:17.43
W 50m Free
1. Stephanie Nicholls, UBC, 25.80
2. Marie-Pier Ratelle, Laval, 26.00
3. Hayley Nell, Western Ontario, 26.11
M 50m Free
1. Martyn Forde, Toronto, 22.56
2. Terrence Haynes, Toronto, 22.79
3. Pascal Anctil, UQTR, 22.90
W 200m Fly
1. MacKenzie Downing, Victoria, 2:10.95
2. Erin Miller, UBC, 2:13.02
3. Chrystèle Roy L'Écuyer, Montreal, 2:13.24
M 200m Fly
1. Rory Biskupski, UBC, 1:59.39
2. Jordan Hartney, UBC, 2:01.36
3. Scott Van Doormaal, Guelph, 2:01.56
W 4 x 200m Free Relay
1. Calgary, 8:05.63
(Breanna Hendriks, Kevyn Peterson, Katy Murdoch, Brit Robson)
2. UBC, 8:13.81
(Stephanie Nicholls, Annamay Pierse, Martha McCabe, Tara Ivanitz)
3. Alberta, 8:20.41
(Amy Follinglo, Katerina Symes, Lauren Gillespie, Mandy Bell)
M 4 x 200m Free Relay
1. Calgary, 7:16.10
(Chad Hankewich, Kein Gillespie, Thane Kubik, Colin Miazga)
2. UBC, 7:25.68
(Aaron Blair, Callum Ng, Rory Biskupski, Malcolm Lavoie)
3. Laval, 7:30.47
(Adam Szoo, Vincent Boulanger-Martel, Nicolas Murray, Bruno Langlois)
DAY 1 RESULTS: INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS (Thursday)
Women's 200-meter Free
1. Chanelle Charron-Watson, Laval, 1:58.86
2. Breanna Hendriks, Calgary, 1:59.44
3. Kevyn Peterson, Calgary, 1:59.45
Men's 200m Free
1. Chad Hankewich, Calgary, 1:47.05
2. Kevin Gillepsie, Calgary, 1:49.34
3. Adam Szoo, Laval, 1:49.52
W 50m Back
1. Jennifer Carroll, UQTR, 27.81
2. Hanna Kubas, Calgary, 28.02
3. Katy Murdoch, Calgary, 29.20
M 50m Back
1. Callum Ng, UBC, 24.48
2. Dan Langlois, Calgary, 25.24
3. Oleg Chernukhin, Waterloo, 25.87
W 100m Breast
1. Annamay Pierse, UBC, 1:07.12 (Canadian record / CIS championship record)
2. Taylor Peterson, Calgary, 1:08.26
3. Martha McCabe, UBC, 1:08.77
M 100m Breast
1. Christopher Tobin, Calgary, 1:01.78
2. Marco Monaco, Toronto, 1:02.61
3. Adam Szoo, Laval, 1:03.48
W 100m Fly
1. MacKenzie Downing, Victoria, 59.31 (CIS championship record)
2. Erin Miller, UBC, 1:00.12
3. Stephanie Nicholls, UBC, 1:01.08
M 100m Fly
1. Nicolas Murray, Laval, 53.61
2. Rory Biskupski, UBC, 53.74
3. Callum Ng, UBC, 53.75
W 400m IM
1. Hanna Pierse, UBC, 4:43.66
2. Rachelle Salli, UBC, 4:48.11
3. Matha McCabe, UBC, 4:50.79
M 400m IM
1. Jordan Hartney, UBC, 4:17.06
2. Bruno Langlois, Laval, 4:19.19
3. Cam Cummings, Toronto, 4:24.78
W 4 x 100m Free Relay
1. Calgary, 3:44.93
(Kevyn Peterson, Breanna Hendriks, Katy Murdoch, Brit Robson)
2. UBC, 3:46.77
(Stephanie Nicholls, Annamay Pierse, Oriana Cope, Martha McCabe)
3. Laval, 3:48.21
(Marie-Pier Ratelle, Jane Wilkinson, Valérie Boudreault, Chanelle Charron-Watson)
M 4 x 100m Free Relay
1. Calgary, 3:18.61
(Kelly Aspinall, Kevin Gillespie, Ryan Gow, Chad Hankewich)
2. UBC, 3:20.95
(Callum Ng, Tommy Gossland, Rory Biskupski, Aaron Blair)
3. Toronto, 3:22.88
(Martyn Forde, Terrence Haynes, Francesco Agueci, Patrick Cuch)
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