LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Alexanne Lepage won two gold medals, Nicholas Duncan added another and the University of Calgary Dinos swim team had an outstanding day in the pool in the second day of action from the 2025 Canada West Championships inside the Max Bell Regional Aquatic Centre.

The Dinos finish Day 2 sitting in second place on both the men's and women's sides, while UBC sits in first heading into Sunday.

Calgary started Saturday's finals sessions on a strong note, with Eliza Housman bringing home the silver medal in the 50 freestyle. The fourth year touched the wall in 25.35. Julianne Moore finished fifth in 25.73.

On the men's side, Gibson Black brought home the bronze in 22.65, while Ethan Fast placed fifth in 22.69 and Liam Dennett was eighth in 23.10.

The Dinos then nearly swept the podium in the women's 400 IM. Lepage won the event for the third consecutive season, this time topping the field in 4:41.05. Rookie teammate Sarah Haugen claimed the silver medal in 4:48.54.

Carter Scheffel claimed the men's bronze as the Dinos showed off their depth with four finishers in the A-final, with Matthew Syrgiannis, Patrick McCloy and Aiden Luykenaar all also bringing home valuable points for the Dinos in the event.

Nicholas Duncan and Thomas McDonald went 1-2 in the men's 100 butterfly. Duncan brought home the gold with a winning time of 51.93, while McDonald just touched out UBC's top swimmer in 52.72 for silver.

Rookie Ewan Shearer earned his first Canada West medal by claiming bronze in the 200 backstroke. Shearer had a strong time of 2:00.04, while Syrgiannis came in fifth in 2:02.66 and Luykenaar placed eighth in 2:04.50.

The Dinos once again loaded up the points in the women's 100 breaststroke. Lepage again topped the field, touching the wall in 1:05.54 for gold. Abby Gebhardt (1:10.49), Haugen (1:10.92) and Isabella Duncan (1:11.03) gave the Scarlet & Gold four of the top-seven finishers in the event.

It was nearly a Dinos' sweep as N. Duncan claimed the silver medal on the men's side in the closest race of the night. The standout second year touched the wall in 59.63 – a mere one one-hundredth of a second behind Justice Migneault for the top spot. Ian Cameron claimed bronze in 59.92, while Stephen Moore placed seventh overall in 1:00.98.

In the final individual event of the night, second-year Myriam Hickey earned a bronze medal in the women's 200 freestyle. Hickey led another Dinos caravan in the A-final, taking third, while Emily De Jager came in fifth and Claire Bennett sixth.

Calgary closed out the night bringing home silver in both the men's and women's 400 freestyle relays.

The third and final day of swimming gets underway Sunday morning with prelims at 9 a.m. Finals are slated to start at 3 p.m. 

MEN'S TEAM SCORES – DAY 2
1. UBC – 719.5
2. Calgary – 529.5
3. Victoria – 283
4. Lethbridge – 192
5. Manitoba – 112
6. Regina – 79

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES – DAY 2
1. UBC – 707.5
2. Calgary 496.5
3. Victoria – 286
4. Lethbridge – 223
5. Manitoba – 117
6. Regina – 93

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