TORONTO MEN AND WESTERN WOMEN REPEAT AS OUA SWIM CHAMPIONS
SUDBURY, ON - The OUA Swimming Championships wrapped up tonight at Laurentian University and the theme of breaking records continued as two more relay and four individual marks were set.
McMaster's Konrad Bald set the first record of the night in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 28.40 in a preview of a great performance just an hour later. Bald and his McMaster teammates wrapped up the 2012 OUA's in style as they smashed the 4x100m freestyle relay record by five seconds with a time of 3:19.88 in the last event of the meet.
Sandwiched in between Bald's record setting races, Guelph's Alisha Harricharan set the mark in the 100m butterfly at 1:00.32, followed by Toronto's Mike Smerek in the same discipline at 53.57. Toronto's Andrea Jurenovskis set the record in the 50m backstroke with a time of 28.44 and the Western women's relay team bettered their mark in the 4x100 freestyle relay with a time of 3:47.15.
After winning both the 200m and 400m IM, Toronto's Vanessa Treasure and McMaster's Cameron Bailey were named the winners of the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence. Both athletes were also named female and male Swimmer of the Meet, respectively.
Western currently took the women's banner with 954.5 points, followed by Toronto with 713.5 and McMaster with 560.5. Toronto topped the men's side with 816 points, followed by McMaster with 671 and Western with 638.
For the home town Laurentian squad, Brittany Maltais and Emily Jones both reached the podium on the final day of competition. Maltais won the 50m breaststroke in a time of 32.65 and Jones was third in the 50m backstroke, clocking in at 29.60.
Team Standings - Final
Women
1. Western - 954.5
2. Toronto - 713.5
3. McMaster - 560.5
4. Ottawa - 453.5
5. Guelph - 339
6. Brock - 221.5
7. Laurentian - 212
8. Waterloo - 129
9. Laurier - 119.5
10. Queens - 90
11. Carleton - 32
12. York - 24
13. Trent - 5
Men
1. Toronto - 816
2. McMaster - 671
3. Western - 638
4. Guelph - 466
5. Ottawa - 392
6. Waterloo - 321
7. Laurier - 133
8. Laurentian - 124
9. Queens - 111
10. York - 105
11. Brock - 45
12. Carleton - 24
13. Trent - 20
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Coaches of the Year:
Men - Byron MacDonald, Toronto
Women - Paul Midgley, Western
OUA Swimmers of the Year:
Female - Vanessa Treasure, Toronto
Male - Cameron Bailey, McMaster
Rookies of the Year:
Female - Bridget Coley, Toronto
Male - Graham Hawes, Toronto
Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Awards for Individual Medley Excellence:
Female - Vanessa Treasure, Toronto
Male - Cameron Bailey, McMaster
OUA Awards of Distinction:
Heather Maitland, Toronto
Pamela Ruksys, Toronto
Heather Martin, Western
Wesley Greig, Waterloo
Matthew Stevenson, Guelph
Brittany Maltais, Laurentian
