Wednesday 29 February 2012

199 [PGBSC Blog] results from CIS Swimming Championships and America East Swimming and Diving Championships

As many of you know, the club has 5 former members competing at the varsity level at the moment; Brian Yakiwchuk is in his final year at the University of Alberta, Kit Moran and James Burg are in their third year at Dalhousie, Grace Ni is in her first year at Simon Fraser University and Katie Mann is in her first year at New Hampshire.

Below are results from CIS Swimming Championships in Montreal.  Both Brian and Kit were in attendance.

Brian Yakiwchuk

200 free 20th 1:51.50 ranked 22nd in the country

400 free 4th 3:52.98 ranked 5th in the country

1500 free bronze 15:24.21 ranked 4th in the country

400 im 7th 4:26.46 ranked 11th in the country

 

Kit Moran – Dalhousie University

50 back 17th 26.41 ranked 17th in the country

100 back 16th 55.79 ranked 14th in the country

200 back 7th 1:59.83 ranked 10th in the country

200 breast 19th 2:19.57  ranked 20th in the country

 

As for Katie Mann, she was named Women's Most Outstanding Swimmer and Rookie of the Year at the conclusion of the America East Swimming and Diving Championships.  It is the first time in conference history someone won both awards in the same year.

Her results (in yards):

200 im 2:01.32 gold (meet record and America East Conference record)

400 im 4:14.10 gold (meet record and America East Conference record)

200 breast 2:15.65 gold

Her 400 im time qualifies as an NCAA provisional time and ranks 42nd in the US

 

I do not have results from Grace Ni yet as she competes in the US with Simon Fraser.