SWIM RECAP: 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

Gryphon Women Finish 15th at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

MONTREAL, Que. – The Guelph Gryphons varsity swim program had seven different student-athletes (5 women, 2 men) competing in Montreal this weekend, with McGill University serving as host of the 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships. Ethan Rotsaert-Smith at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

Ethan Rotsaert-Smith at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

The best collegiate swimmers from across the country congregated at the Pointe Claire Aquatic Centre for the three-day national championship event (March 7-9).

On the women's side, the University of Guelph was represented by Alexandra Bertrim, Alanna Casasanta, Liz Greaves, Lauren Anthony and Ashley Hodge, while on the men's side the Gryphons had two swimmers competing at nationals in Ethan Rotsaert-Smith and Jacob Stojanovic. The Gryphons finished 15th (out of 22 schools) in the final team standings on the women's side (while the U of G men's team did not officially qualify for final team standings with two swimmers competing). The University of Toronto Varsity Blues were crowned national champions on both the men's and women's sides, marking the first time since 2015-16 in which the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's swimming teams swept the national banners. Lauren Anthony at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

Lauren Anthony at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

Toronto's women claim their third consecutive and 18th national title in program history. It marks the Blues men's first U SPORTS title since 2015-16 and 20th national banner since first hoisting the Nelson C Hart Trophy in 1965-66.

While the Gryphons did not reach the national podium on the weekend, the team received several strong performances, with second-year standout Alexandra Bertrim leading the way. The human kinetics major from Lively, Ontario recorded the Gryphons highest finish of the U SPORTS Championships, with Bertrim finishing 11th in the country in the women's 50m butterfly after placing 3rd in the 'B' finals on Day 2. It marks the second consecutive year in which Bertrim has qualified for 'B' final at a nationals, after doing so as a freshman a year ago at the U SPORTS Championships in Victoria. Alanna Casasanta, a first-year Gryphon swimmer from Brantford, Ontario, also impressed for the Gryphons, with the accounting major placing 15th after qualifying for a 'B' final in the women's 200m backstroke.

See below for more information regarding the 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships.

Day 1 Results

Day 2 Results

Day 3 Results

Medal Count

Women's Team Standings

Men's Team Standings

Gryphon Results at 2024 U SPORTS Swimming Championships

DAY 1
17th --- Ali Bertrim (Women's 100m butterfly | placed 1st in the 'C' finals)
25th --- Alanna Casasanta (Women's 400m medley)
30th --- Lauren Anthony (Women's 100m butterfly)
33rd --- Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Men's 200m breaststroke)
34th --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 100m butterfly)
35th --- Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Men's 100m breaststroke)
36th --- Ashley Hodge (Women's 50m backstroke)
48th --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 50m butterfly)
50th --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 50m freestyle)

DAY 2
11th --- Ali Bertrim (Women's 50m butterfly | placed 3rd in 'B' finals)
21st --- Alanna Casasanta (Women's 200m medley | placed 5th in 'C' finals)
22nd --- Liz Greaves (Women's 400m freestyle | placed 6th in 'C' finals)
31st --- Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Men's 200m individual medley)
32nd --- Ashley Hodge (Women's 50m butterfly)
40th --- Ali Bertrim (Women's 50m freestyle)
42nd --- Lauren Anthony (Women's 50m butterfly)
46th --- Ashley Hodge (Women's 50m freestyle)
48th --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 50m butterfly)
50th --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 50m freestyle)

DAY 3
15th --- Alanna Casasanta (Women's 200m backstroke | qualified for 'B' final)
15th --- Liz Greaves (Women's 800m freestyle)
22nd --- Lauren Anthony (Women's 200m butterfly)
31st --- Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Men's 50m breaststroke)
31st --- Ali Bertrim (Women's 100m freestyle)
32nd --- Liz Greaves (Women's 100m freestyle)
45th --- Ashley Hodge (Women's 100m freestyle)
51st --- Jacob Stojanovic (Men's 100m freestyle)

RELAYS
11th (out of 13) --- Women's 4x200m freestyle (Alanna Casasanta, Ali Bertrim, Lauren Anthony, Liz Greaves)
13th (out of 16) --- Women's 4x100m freestyle (Alanna Casasanta, Ali Bertrim, Lauren Anthony, Liz Greaves)

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS:

WOMEN:
Team Champions: Toronto
Swimmer of the Meet: Shona Branton, Western
Rookie of the Year: Alexanne LePage, Calgary
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Mahaylia Datars, Toronto
Coach of the Year: Derrick Schoof, UBC

MEN:
Nelson C. Hart Trophy (team champions): Toronto
Swimmer of the Meet: Hugh McNeill, UBC
Rookie of the Year: Chris Weeks, Memorial
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Noah Mascoll-Gomes, Dalhousie
Coach of the Year: Byron MacDonald, Toronto

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS