2016 CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Quebec City, QC
- SCM – Prelims
- LCM – Finals
- Prelims 10:00 am ET
- Finals 6:00 pm ET
- Defending men’s champions: UBC
- Defending women’s champions: UBC
- Live results
- Live Stream
WOMEN’S 100m BACKSTROKE
Kylie Masse took things easier this morning in the heats of the 100m backstroke while still taking the top seed with a time of 59.29. While she was the definite favourite in the 50m backstroke, Masse will have to face off against some very tough competitors in the 100.
Marie-Pier Couillard of Laval finished second this morning not far behind Masse with a time of 59.61. She’s got the CIS experience under her belt to be very competitive in tonight’s final.
Phoebe Lenderyou of Dalhousie and Genevieve Cantin of Laval will be right in the mix as well. Lenderyou was the only other swimmer under one-minute this morning with a 59.96. Cantin dropped a 1:00.02 to take the fourth seed.
MEN’S 100m BACKSTROKE
After a Calgary win last night in the 50m backstroke Brad Crocker of Calgary took the top seed this morning in the 100m back. Crocker clocked in at 53.68 to take the top seed, being the only swimmer under 54-seconds.
Noah Choboter of Regina was second overall in the heats with a 54.00 performance. Right behind him was Carson Olafson of UBC in 54.17 and last night’s winner Josh Dow in 54.23.
The final should be a close one considering that the top eight were all within a second of each other.
WOMEN’S 50m BUTTERFLY
Western’s Paulina Bond of Toronto made a statement this morning in the heats of the women’s 50m butterfly with a swift 27.02 performance. That put her decently in the lead ahead of Kimberly Moors of Manitoba and Sherry Patel of Toronto.
Last night’s co-champions in the 100m butterfly, Jacomie Strydom and Marie-Lou Lapointe, will both be in the finals after taking the fourth and sixth seeds respectively.
If this final is anything like the 100m fly final, it should come down to the touch.
MEN’S 50m BUTTERFLY
Laval’s Pascal-Hugo Cantin was the only swimmer this morning under 24-seconds in the men’s 50m butterfly. Cantin rocked a 23.96 to establish himself as the clear leader heading into finals.
Last night’s 100m breaststroke silver medallist Dillon Perron of Manitoba took the second seed behind Cantin with a time of 24.25. He was just one one-hundredth faster than Toronto’s Matthew Dans who put up a 24.26 performance this morning.
Add in some more raw Toronto sprinters such as Mitchel Ferraro and Cameron Kidd and this final should be a quick one.
WOMEN’S 400m FREESTYLE
If tonight’s final is anything like the heats this morning, it’s going to come down to the last 50 to decide the winner. Both Maia Brundage of UBC and Victoria Radounski of Toronto posted very similar times.
Brundage was a 4:14.53 while Radounski was a 4:14.84. Those two are ahead, but not by much as Katherine Webster clocked in a 4:15.32 to take the third seed overall.
Lisa Van Breugel of Toronto was a 4:16.43 followed by Victoria’s Kaitlin Gervais in 4:17.70.
MEN’S 400m FREESTYLE
Last night’s 200m freestyle champion, Keegan Zanatta, rocked a swift 3:49.73 in the men’s 400m freestyle this morning to be the only one to dip under the 3:50-mark.
Right on his tail was Tristan Cote of Calgary who touched in at 3:50.36. Jonathan Brown of UBC was third in 3:50.77 followed by Oliver Straszynski in 3:51.04.
The long course final should shake things up a bit, however Zanatta does look like the likely candidate to take home the win for UBC.
WOMEN’S 200m BREASTSTROKE
Tera Van Beilen of UBC made a statement this morning with a 2:23.98 performance in the heats of the 200m breaststroke. Not only did that give her the top seed overall, but she was almost five seconds faster than all of her remaining competitors.
Tianna Rissling of Calgary was the closest to her with a 2:28.32 performance, and even she was over a second ahead of UBC’s Erin Stamp who clocked in a 2:29.36.
Van Beilen’s breaststroke prowess is taking over here in Quebec, City where she’s set herself up for the chance to sweep the three breaststroke disciplines.
MEN’S 200m BREASTSTROKE
After a bronze medal performance last night in the 100m breaststroke, Sherbrooke’s Jonathan Naisby is establishing himself as the man to beat in the 200 final tonight.
Naisby went a 2:12.54 this morning in the heats to better Dillon Perron’s 2:12.76 and Antoine Bujold’s 2:13.17.
100m breaststroke champion Eli Wall of Toronto will also be in the final after taking the fourth seed with a time of 2:14.00.
WOMEN’S 50m FREESTYLE
It took a 25.40 from UBC’s Rebecca Terejko to top the charts this morning in the 50m freestyle. She wasn’t alone as Paige Schultz from Toronto and Paulina Bond from Western were right behind in 25.43 and 25.47.
Roxane Lemieux of Montreal was fourth four-tenths behind them in 25.87.
MEN’S 50m FREESTYLE
UBC sprinter Alex Loginov came within half-a-second of Colin Russell’s CIS record of 21.73 in the 50m freestyle this morning with a 22.17 performance.
Cameron Kidd, who will also be in the 50 fly, was second behind him in 22.26. Mitchel Ferraro, UofT’s other top sprinter was third in 22.50.
Evan Van Moerkerke of Guelph took the sixth seed, but has proven to have plenty of speed and should be a factor in tonight’s final.
WOMEN’S 200m BUTTERFLY
Montreal is looking to make a stand tonight in the points totals. Sophia Marois is the top seed in the 200m butterfly by over a full second with a time of 2:11.99.
UBC’s Jacomie Strydom was second behind her in 2:11.99. The two are well ahead of the rest of the field as Jennifer Mcnaughton from Western took the third seed behind the two leaders in 2:15.85.
MEN’S 200m BUTTERFLY
After his 400m IM victory last night, UofT freshman Osvald Nitski is looking for another one after being the only man under 2:00 in the 200m fly this morning.
Nitski rocked a 1:59.35 to take the top seed over Thomas Jobin of Calgary. Joban was a 2:00.17. Gamal Assaad of Western was third in 2:00.28 followed by Toronto’s Ryu Hochan in 2:00.34.