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C/O Christian Bender
February 9, 2025

Banner Season: Toronto takes down provincial field once again for 11th straight banner sweep

Markham, Ont. (via the McMaster Marauders) — On Sunday evening, the Toronto Varsity Blues remained the top swimming program in the province after taking home the gold on both the men’s and women’s side.

The Toronto men recorded an impressive 992.50 team points, 374 points more than the second-place squad. This dominant performance earned the Varsity Blues their 21st consecutive OUA title. The women claimed their 11th straight provincial banner with 857 points.

The Western Mustangs’ men’s and women’s teams secured silver with 618.50 and 719 points respectively. The McMaster Marauders earned two team bronze medals. The men recorded 494.50 points, just .50 points more than the fourth place Waterloo Warriors and the Marauder women racked up a score of 560.

Additional records were broken on the final day of the championships. The Toronto Varsity Blues set a pair of OUA records in the men’s 4x50 SC Meter Medley Relay with a time of 1:38.13. Their 4x100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay made history with a time of 3:17.26, smashing the previous record by 1.72 seconds.

With a time of 1:55.54, Toronto’s Benjamin Loewen claimed the men’s 200 SC Meter Butterfly OUA record which had not been broke since 2013 by Toronto alumni, Zach Chetrat.

Wilfred Laurier’s, Katie Cosgriffe set the Para S10 world record, Americas record, Canadian record, and provincial record in the women’s 200 SC Meter Butterfly. Cosgriffe’s electrifying performance was solidified by a time of 2:32.92.

The OUA’s fastest swimmers who met U SPORTS qualifying times will advance to the national championships which will be hosted in Toronto, Ont. from March 4-8.

 

View full championship results: here

 

Individual Awards

OUA Swimmer of the Year

Women - Nina Mollin - Toronto

Men - Benjamin Lowen - Toronto

 

OUA Coach of the Year

Women - Dave Ling - Brock & Grey Fairley - McMaster

Men - Dave Ling - Brock & Byron MacDonald – Toronto

 

Rookie of the Year 

Women - Zei Wetzlaugk - Western

Men - Nathan Thomas – Toronto

 

Dr. Jeno Tehani Individual Medley Awards

Toronto - Nina Mollin (Women)

Toronto - Jacob Gallant (Men)

 

Student-Athlete Community Service Award Winners

Waterloo - Kate Netherton (Women)

Brock - Ryan Bossy (Men)

 

Awards of Distinction

*Awarded to individuals who have medaled at three or more OUA Championships*

Jacob Gallant - Toronto

Gabe Mastromatteo - Toronto

Brendan Oswald - Toronto

Tina Guan - Toronto

Shona Branton - Western

Kieran Stone – Western

 

Team Standings

Men:
 Toronto – 992.50
Western – 618.50
McMaster – 494.50
Waterloo – 494
Wilfred Laurier – 323.50
Brock – 258.50
York – 200
Carleton – 175
Guelph – 151
Queen’s – 112.50

 

Women:
 Toronto – 857
Western – 719
McMaster –560
Guelph – 442.50
Waterloo – 432.50
Brock – 319
Wilfred Laurier – 178
Queen's – 114
York – 94
Carleton – 90

Individual Medalists

Women 4x50 SC Meter Medley Relay

  1. Brock Badgers – 1:54.28
  2. McMaster Marauders – 1:54.52
  3. Guelph Gryphons – 1:55.82 

Men 4x50 SC Meter Medley Relay

  1. Toronto Varsity Blues - 1:38.13* OUA Record
  2. Western Mustangs - 1:40.97
  3. Waterloo Warriors – 1:41.00

Women 200 SC Meter Butterfly

  1. Nina Mollin (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 2:12.39
  2. Sydney Stewart (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 2:16.13
  3. Angel Yao (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 3:16.22

Men 200 SC Meter Butterfly

  1. Benjamin Loewen (Toronto Varsity Blues) - 1:55.54* OUA Record
  2. Bill Dongfang (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 1:57.08
  3. Kevin Zhang (Waterloo Warriors) – 1:59.23

Women 100 SC Meter Freestyle

  1. Teagan Vander L (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 56.09
  2. Grace Chai (Brock Badgers) – 56.13
  3. Zea M Wetzlaugk (Western Mustangs) – 56.35

Men 100 SC Meter Freestyle

  1. Luke Stewart-Be (Western Mustangs) – 48.70
  2. Eric Ginzburg (York Lions) – 48.98
  3. Finn Tuck (Carleton Ravens) – 49.40

Women 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

  1. Nicole Lau (Waterloo Warriors) - 32.30
  2. Kaelyn Kelly (Waterloo Warriors) - 32.86   
  3. Adriana Martone (Brock Badgers) - 32.92

Men 50 SC Meter Breaststroke

  1. Isaac Allen (Western Mustangs) - 27.92 
  2. Kent Goni Avila (Wilfred Laurier) -  28.02   
  3. Camren Courchen (Brock Badgers) -  28.02

Women 200 SC Meter Backstroke

  1.  Angelica Bath (Toronto Varsity Blues) - 2:11.32 
  2. Hannah Estabroo  (Western Mustangs) - 2:13.17 
  3. Alanna Casasant (Guelph Gryphons) -  2:14.86

Men 200 SC Meter Backstroke

  1. Benjamin Loewen (Toronto Varsity Blues) - 1:55.40    
  2. Carter Buck (Toronto Varsity Blues) - 1:58.43
  3.  Emilio Gonzalez (McMaster Marauders) -  1:59.70  

Women’s 800 SC Meter Freestyle

  1. Katie Marovino (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 8:49.74
  2. Danielle Treasu (Western Mustangs) – 8:57.56
  3. Megan Frost (Waterloo Warriors) – 9:03.87

Men’s 1500 SC Meter Freestyle

  1. Quinn Matteis (Toronto Varsity Blues) – 15:31.52
  2. Aidan Iapico (Waterloo Warriors) – 15:41.33
  3. Brian Dietz (McMaster Marauders) – 15:50.14

Women’s 4x100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

  1. Toronto Varsity Blues – 3:45.82
  2.  Western Mustangs – 3:46.10
  3.  McMaster Marauders – 3:52.92

Men’s 4x100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

  1. Toronto Varsity Blues – 3:17.26* OUA Record
  2.  Western Mustangs – 3:19.06
  3.  Waterloo Warriors – 3:22.34