ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - After three days of competition at the Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre at Brock University, the Guelph Gryphons officially wrapped up competition at the 2024 OUA Swimming Championships Sunday night. The Gryphons finished the weekend championships in 5th-place on the women's side and 6th on the men's in the final team standings. For a ninth consecutive season, the U of T Varsity Blues swept the OUA team titles on both the men's and women's side.
FULL RESULTS
The Gryphons' time in St. Catharines was highlighted by a pair of student-athletes joining six of the their U of G teammates who qualified for the U SPORTS Championships next month. Fourth-year marketing major
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith qualified for nationals following an 8th-place finish in the men's 100m breastsroke, which saw the Dundas product cross the finish line with a time of 1:02.75. Rotsaert-Smtih was one of the Gryphons busiest athletes over the course of the three-day event, swimming in a total of 10 events between preliminaries, finals, and relay races.
He also earned personal bests in the 200m breastroke and 200m individual medley. Also impressing on the men's side was
Andrei Ciorogariu, who posted personal bests in the men's 400m (4:08.41) and 1500m (16:54.04) events.
Thomas Steele, a local product of Guelph and freshman, went 4-for-4 posting personal bests in the 400m individual medley (4:30.89), 200m butterfly (2:07.00), 200m backstroke (2:04.47), and 200m individual medley (2:08.68). The best result of the weekend for the U of G men came in the men's 4x50m medley relay, which saw the Gryphon team of
Nicolas Pereira,
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith,
Jacob Stojanovic, and
Adam Zielinski finish just off the podium in 4th-place.
On the women's side
Alanna Casasanta became the sixth U of G student-athlete to qualify for nationals, joining
Lauren Anthony, Ali Bertrim,
Liz Greaves,
Ashley Hodge, and
Hannah Nordquist. The rookie accounting major from Brantford posted a time of 2:17.28 in the women's 200m backstroke to punch her ticket to U SPORTS. In her final outing as a Gryphon swimmer, senior
Leah Polito also impressed, swimming a personal best time of 5:07.43 in the women's 400m individual medley to earn an 8th-place finish. The human kinetics major from London, Ontario also showed improved times between the preliminary and final races of the women's 200m backstroke to earn the top spot in her heat. The Gryphons best result of the three-day event came thanks to a combined effort from
Alanna Casasanta,
Sunbin Kim,
Alexandra Bertrim, and
Liz Greaves in the women's 4x100m medley relay, where the quartet finished just over a second behind the 3rd-place McMaster relay team.
Over the course of the three-day competition, the Gryphons produced a total of 24 different top 8 finishes:
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay (4th | Alanna Casasanta, Sunbin Kim, Alexandra Bertrim, Liz Greaves)
Men's 4x50m Medley Relay (4th | Nicolas Pereira, Ethan Rotsaert-Smith, Jacob Stojanovic, Adam Zielinski)
Women's 4x50m Freestyle Relay (5th | Kylie Sum, Alanna Casasanta, Marcela Hontoria, Ashley Hodge)
Women's 4x50m Medley Relay (5th | Kylie Sum, Sunbin Kim, Alexandra Bertrim, Ashley Hodge)
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay (5th | Thomas Steele, Ethan Rotsaert-Smith, Jacob Stojanovic, Marcus Selva)
Alanna Casasanta (5th | Women's 200m Individual Medley)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (6th | Tressa Billson, Lauren Anthony, Jessica Schwindt, Sunbin Kim)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (6th | Matthew Lawford, Wilder Stairs, Adam Zielinski, Marcus Selva)
Alanna Casasanta (6th | Women's 400m Individual Medley)
Sunbin Kim (6th | Women's 200m Breaststroke)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay (6th | Thomas Steele, Matthew Lawford, Wilder Stairs, Andrei Ciorogariu)
Sunbin Kim (7th | Women's 100m Breaststroke)
Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay (7th | Jacob Stojanovic, Adam Zielinski, Matthew Lawford, Marcus Selva)
Liz Greaves (7th | Women's 400m Freestyle)
Alexandra Bertrim (7th | Women's 100m Butterfly)
Thomas Steele (7th | Men's 200m Butterfly)
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (7th | Men's 50m Breaststroke)
Alanna Casasanta (7th Women's 200m Backstroke)
Thomas Steele (7th | Men's 200m Backstroke)
Leah Polito (8th | Women's 400m Individual Medley)
Liz Greaves (8th | Women's 200m Freestyle)
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (8th | Men's 100m Breastsroke)
Thomas Steele (8th | Men's 400m Individual Medley)
Alexandra Bertrim (8th | Women's 50m Butterfly)
With the OUA Swimming Championships now complete, the Gryphons will turn their attention to nationals, where a total of eight Gryphons swimmers (6 women, 2 men) will head to Montreal, Quebec in three weeks to compete in the 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships (March. 7-9).
Gryphon Swimmers Heading to Nationals
Lauren Anthony
Alexandra Bertrim
Alanna Casasanta
Liz Greaves
Ashley Hodge
Hannah Nordquist
Ethan Rotsaert-Smith
Jacob Stojanovic
OUA Swimming Championship Final Team Standings
WOMEN
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues - 1,181 points
SILVER - Western Mustangs - 692
BRONZE - McMaster Marauders - 491
4th - Waterloo Warriors - 426
5th - Guelph Gryphons - 343.5
6th - Brock Badgers - 203.5
7th - Queen's Gaels - 162
8th - Laurier Golden Hawks - 139
9th - Carleton Ravens - 68
10th - York Lions - 68
MEN
GOLD - Toronto Varsity Blues - 939
SILVER - Western Mustangs - 686.5
BRONZE - McMaster Marauders - 551.5
4th - Waterloo Warriors - 458.5
5th - Laurier Golden Hawks - 277
6th - Guelph Gryphons - 224.5
7th - Brock Badgers - 181
8th - Carleton Ravens - 176
9th - York Lions - 164
10th - Queen's Gaels - 106
2024 OUA Major Award Winners
Swimmer of the Year
Women's - Ainsley McMurray, Toronto Varsity Blues
Men's - Eric Ginzburg, York Lions
Rookie of the Year
Women's - Katie Schroeder, Toronto Varsity Blues
Men's - Bill Dongfang, Toronto Varsity Blues
Coach of the Year
Women's - Linda Kiefer and Byron MacDonald, Toronto Varsity Blues
Men's - Kathy Pardy and Ron Forest, Laurier Golden Hawks
Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Individual Medley Excellence Award
Women's - Nina Mollin, Toronto Varsity Blues
Men's - Jacob Gallant, Toronto Varsity Blues
Community Service Award
Women's - Mahaylia Datars, Toronto Varsity Blues
Men's - Marty Konecny, Laurier Golden Hawks
Awards of Distinction
Graeme Aylward, Toronto Varsity Blues
Lily Chubaty, Toronto Varsity Blues
Mahaylia Datars, Toronto Varsity Blues
Anna Hein, Toronto Varsity Blues
Cameron Johnsen, McMaster Marauders
Haley Klenk, Toronto Varsity Blues
Ainsley McMurray, Toronto Varsity Blues
Individual Medalists - Day 1 (Friday)
Women 4x50m Free Relay
1. Toronto, 1:43.51 (Haley Klenk, Angelica Bath, Raili Kary, Gemma Norman)
2. McMaster, 1:45.48 (Michelle Wang, Heather Aylward, Leah Russell, Shaunna Walker-Dejong
3. Waterloo, 1:46.53 (Katherine Ye, Hannah Gallagher, Alyssa Zhang, Nyla Smith)
Men 4x50m Free Relay
1. Toronto, 1:30.41 (Graeme Aylward, Misha Bagrianski, Ahmed El Tatawy, Liam Weaver)
2. Waterloo, 1:30.82 (Cristian Ciorogariu, Allen Zheng, Raymond Duong, Lukas Wormald)
3. McMaster, 1:32.94 (Bijan Ziaian, Josiah Terejko, Byron Zhang, Cameron Johnsen)
Women 200m Free
1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 1:59.09
2. Teagan McKenzie, Toronto, 2:01.05
3. Danielle Treasure, Western, 2:01.15
Men 200m Free
1. Kieran Stone, Western, 1:49.22
2. Bill Dongfang, Toronto, 1:49.61
3. Jack Li, Toronto, 1:49.80
Women 50m Back
1. Raili Kary, Toronto, 28.23
2. Katie Schroeder, Toronto, 28.43
3. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 28.44
Men 50m Back
1. Andrew Herman, Toronto, 24.98 OUA RECORD
2. Carter Buck, Toronto, 25.26
3. Liam Weaver, Toronto, 25.56
Women 100m Breast
1. Shona Branton, Western, 1:05.86 OUA RECORD
2. Megan Deering, McMaster,1:09.60
3. Nicole Lau, Waterloo, 1:10.54
Men 100m Breast
1. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto, 1:01.50
2. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 1:01.87
3. Cameron Johnsen, McMaster, 1:02.00
Women 100m Fly
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 1:00.97
2. Hannah Gallagher, Waterloo, 1:01.38
3. Gabriella Casasanta, Western, 1:01.67
Men 100m Fly
1. Eric Ginzburg, York, 52.74 OUA RECORD
2. Kevin Zhang, Waterloo, 54.29
2. Ziyad Salouse, Western, 54.29
Women 400m IM
1. Anna Hein, toro, 4:51.07
2. Robin Vadeika, Western, 4:54.71
3. Trinity Boyd, Toronto, 4:56.72
Men 400m IM
1. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 4:18.51
2. Brendan Oswald, Toronto, 4:22.64
3. Sam Chisholm, McMaster, 4:23.24
Women 4x100m Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 4:07.28 (Raili Kary, Sydney Winokur, Nina Mollin, Ainsley McMurray)
2. Western, 4:08.48 (Hannah Estabrooks, Shona Branton, Gabriella Casasanta, Kennedy Scott)
3. McMaster, 4:17.17 (Mikaela Blake, Megan Deering, Emma-Jane Fowler, Amila Skula)
Men 4x100m Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 3:38.41 (Carter Buck, Graeme Aylward, Benjamin Loewen, Jack Li)
2. Western, 3:41.82 (David Hickey, Theo Graboski, Ziyad Salouse, Luke Stewart-Beinder)
3. Waterloo, 3:44.43 (Finn Duncan-Snobel, Charles Marcial, Alex Boden, Allen Zheng)
Individual Medalists - Day 2 (Saturday)
Women 400m Free
1. Mahaylia Datars, Toronto, 4:14.21
2. Danielle Treasure, Western, 4:16.13
3. Teagan McKenzie, Toronto, 4:18.98
Men 400 Free
1. Kieran Stone, Western, 3:53.95
2. Isaac Allen, Western, 3:55.55
3. Quinn Matteis, Toronto, 3:58.12
Women 50m Fly
1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 27.10
2. Hannah Gallagher, Waterloo, 27.58
3. Tatum O'Connor, Brock, 27.69
Men 50 Fly
1. Eric Ginzburg, York, 24.09
2. Lukas Wormald, Waterloo, 24.24
3. Ziyad Salouse, Western, 24.64
Women 200m Breast
1. Shona Branton, Western, 2:26.56 OUA RECORD
2. Sydney Winokur, Toronto, 2:32.62
3. Tina Guan, Toronto, 2:32.66
Men 200m Breast
1. Cameron Johnsen, McMaster, 2:12.05
2. Jacob Gallant, Toronto, 2:13.33
3. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 2:13.88
Women 100m Back
1. Katie Schroeder, Toronto, 1:00.24
2. Raili Kary, Toronto, 1:00.54
3. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 1:01.06
Men 100m Back
1. Andrew Herman, Toronto, 53.65 OUA RECORD
2. Carter Buck, Toronto, 54.39
3. Finn Tuck, Carleton, 55.10
Women 200m Fly
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 2:14.66
2. Katie Stanojlovic, Toronto, 2:19.41
3. Heidi Bartoch, Western, 2:19.63
Men 200m Fly
1.Kevin Zhang, Waterloo, 1:58.90
2. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 1:58.95
3. Bill Dongfang, Toronto, 1:59.60
Women 50m Free
1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 24.72 OUA RECORD
2. Lily Chubaty, Toronto, 25.48
3. Gemma Norman, Toronto, 25.90
Men 50m Free
1. Eric Ginzburg, York, 22.43
2. Liam Weaver, Toronto, 22.62
3. Allen Zheng, Waterloo, 22.71
Women 800m Free Relay
1. Toronto, 8:16.31 (Hayley Klenk, Mahaylia Datars, Teagan McKenzie, Anna Hein)
2. Western, 8:25.69 (Danielle Treasure, Robin Vadeika, Hannah Estabrooks, Heidi Bartoch)
3. McMaster, 8:29.59 (Erin Anderson, Andie Lloyd, Lara Hodges, Naeva Scott Bouris)
Men 800m Free Relay
1. Toronto, 7:30.84 (Brendan Oswald, Max Tambling, Jacob Gallant, Quinn Matteis)
2. Western, 7:32.49 (Isaac Allen, Hayden Bartoch, Brent Davison, Kieran Stone)
3. McMaster, 7:33.78 (Preston McMann, Sam Chisholm, Max Angove, Kevork Baghdassarian)
Individual Medalists - Day 3 (Sunday)
Women's 4x50m Medley Relay
1. Western, 1:52.65 (Leah Butler, Shona Branton, Gabriella Casasanta, Danielle Treasure)
2. McMaster, 1:53.79 (Mikaela Blake, Megan Deering, Michelle Wang, Shaunna Walker-Dejong)
3. Toronto, 1:54.05 (Katie Schroeder, Sydney Winokur, Caroline Carruthers, Alcina Leung)
Men's 4x50m Medley Relay
1. Toronto, 1:38.90 (Andrew Herman, Gabe Mastromatteo, Ahmed El Tatawy, Misha Bagrianski)
2. Waterloo, 1:40.80 (Raymond Duong, Charles Marcial, Lukas Wormald, Allen Zheng)
3. Western, 1:41.63 (David Hickey, Simon Terejko, Theo Graboski, Jackson Waddell)
Women's 800m Freestyle
1. Mahaylia Datars, Toronto, 8:45.88
2. Anna Hein, Toronto, 8:55.62
3. Megan Frost, Waterloo, 9:02.24
Women's 50m Breaststroke
1. Shona Branton, Western, 30.44 OUA RECORD
2. Megan Deering, McMaster, 31.71
3. Kaelyn Kelly, Waterloo, 32.46
Men's 50m Breaststroke
1. Graeme Aylward, Toronto, 28.10
2. Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto, 28.39
3. Hayden Yeung, McMaster, 28.48
3. Ziyad Salouse, Western, 28.48
Women's 200m Backstroke
1. Katie Schroeder, Toronto, 2:09.86
2. Angelica Bath, Toronto, 2:11.23
3. Raili Kary, Toronto, 2:11.90
Men's 200m Backstroke
1. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 1:58.82
2. Carter Buck, Toronto, 1:59.55
3. Andrew Herman, Toronto, 2:00.50
Women's 100m Freestyle
1. Ainsley McMurray, Toronto, 54.25
2. Teagan Vander Leek, Toronto, 55.66
3. Lily Chubaty, Toronto, 55.79
Men's 100m Freestyle
1. Eric Ginzburg, York, 49.30
2. Kent Goni Avila, Laurier, 49.78
3. Raymond Duong, Waterloo, 49.99
Men's 1500m Freestyle
1. Aidan Iapicco, Waterloo, 15:43.65
2. Alex Boden, Waterloo, 15:49.43
3. Hayden Bartoch, Western, 15:55.98
Women's 200m, Individual Medley
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto, 2:14.78
2. Haley Klenk, Toronto, 2:18.68
3. Claire Macleod, Western, 2:20.70
Men's 200m Individual Medley
1. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto, 2:02.07
2. Isaac Allen, Western, 2:02.81
3. Finn Tuck, Carleton, 2:02.86
Women's 400m Freestyle Relay
1. Toronto, 3:42.58 OUA RECORD (Teagan Vander Leek, Gemma Norman, Lily Chubaty, Ainsley McMurray)
2. Western, 3:55.38 (Leah Butler, Heidi Bartoch, Kennedy Scott, Ella Rennie)
3. Waterloo, 3:56.60 (Ema Masic, Chloe Chen, Dilara Pamuk, Alyssa Zhang)
Men's 400m Freestyle Relay
1. Toronto, 3:20.87 (Bill Dongfang, Max Tambling, Carter Buck, Jack Li)
2. Western, 3:22.95 (Luke Stewart-Beinder, Ziyad Salouse, Hanwen Luo, Kieran Stone)
3. Laurier, 3:25.35(Kelton Langman, Daniel Romagnoli, William Bryer, Kent Goni Avila)
