VICTORIA, BC – The Guelph Gryphons were represented at the 2023 U SPORTS Swimming Championships by a total of seven student-athletes, as the best collegiate swimmers from across the country made their way to the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C. for a three-day national championship event (Feb. 23-25). The UBC Thunderbirds captured their sixth-straight U SPORTS championship title on the men's side while the Toronto Varsity Blues successfully defended their title on the women's side to capture the team titles at the 2023 U SPORTS Swimming Championships, Feb. 25, at Saanich Commonwealth Place.
FULL RESULTS
Gryphon swimmers qualified for 'B' finals on seven different occasions, with the top results from the weekend coming from Ali Bertrim and
Abigail McDonald, both of whom just narrowly missed out on finishing Top 10 in the country. Bertrim place 13th overall in the women's 100m butterfly, while McDonald placed 13th overall in the women's 200m butterfly. See below for a full list of Gryphon results at swimming nationals, or head to usports.ca for more information.
Gryphon Results at 2023 U SPORTS Swimming Championships
Day 1 (Thursday, Feb. 23)
13th – Ali Bertrim (women's 100m butterfly, qualified for 'B' final, 1:04.49)
15th –
Hannah Nordquist (women's 50m breaststroke, qualified for 'B' final, 33.40)
16th –
Isabella Mastroianni (women's 200m individual medley, qualified for 'B' final, 2:24.49)
19th –
Abigail McDonald (women's 100m butterfly, qualified for 'C' final, 1:04.38
22nd – Elizabeth Graves (women's 400m freestyle, qualified for 'C' final, 4:33.58)
Relays: 10th – Women's 4x400m Medley Relay
(4:29.10,
Abigail McDonald,
Hannah Nordquist, Ali Bertrim, Elizabeth graves)
Day 2 (Friday, Feb. 24)
16th –
Hannah Nordquist (women's 100m breaststroke, qualified for 'B' final, 1:14.23)
17th –
Ashley Hodge (women's 50m backstroke, qualified for 'B' final, 31.70)
17th –
Isabella Mastroianni (women's 400m individual medley, qualified for 'B' final, 5:11.86)
23rd – Ali Bertrim (women's 50m butterfly, qualified for 'C' final, 28.76)
Relays: 12th – Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
(
Isabella Mastroianni,
Hannah Nordquist, Ali Bertrim,
Elizabeth Greaves)
Day 3 (Saturday, Feb. 25)
13th –
Abigail McDonald (women's 200m butterfly, qualified for 'B' final, 2:24.98)
24th –
Hannah Nordquist (women's 200m breaststroke, qualified for 'C' final, 2:43.14)
Relays: 16th – Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
(
Isabella Mastroianni,
Hannah Nordquist,
Elizabeth Greaves,
Ashley Hodge)
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Women's:
Toronto – 1336
UBC – 1166.5
McGill – 872
Calgary – 818
Western – 378
Victoria – 331.5
Manitoba – 302.5
Dalhousie – 243
Laval – 231
Ottawa – 225
Alberta – 159.5
Guelph – 150
Lethbridge – 125
Montreal – 114
Waterloo – 96
Acadia – 89.5
McMaster – 62
Sherbrooke – 23
Regina – 6.5
Men's:
UBC – 1158.5
Calgary – 876
Ottawa – 795
Toronto – 783
McGill – 745.5
Lethbridge – 359.5
Victoria – 353
Alberta – 292
Waterloo – 207
Western – 196.5
Laval – 181
Montreal – 157
Dalhousie – 123
Regina – 101
Laurier – 85
McMaster – 82.5
Acadia – 65
York – 61.5
Sherbrooke – 17
Manitoba – 15
Carleton – 13
Memorial – 2
* Note --- Guelph did not qualify for men's standings as they only had 1 men's swimmer competing
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Outstanding Swimmer of the Year
Men: Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto
Women: Emma O'Croinin, UBC
Rookie of the Year
Men: Quinn Matteis, Toronto
Women: Danika Ethier, Laval
Fox 40 Coach of the Year
Men: Dave Heinbuc, Ottawa
Women: Byron MacDonald, Toronto
Student-Athlete Community Service Award
Men: Pablo Collin, McGill
Women: Aleksa Gold, Toronto
