A pair of noteworthy performances highlighted the swimming action across Eastern Canada over the weekend, as varsity swimmer Christian Payne set a new Dalhousie school record and club swimmer Brooklyn Douthwright set a New Brunswick Provincial Record.
Douthwright Hits 1:02.7 LCM 100 Back For NB Record
University of Tennessee commit Brooklyn Douthwright hit a personal best time in the LCM women’s 100 backstroke, breaking both the 15-17 and Senior New Brunswick Provincial Records in the event.
Competing in Saint John, N.B., at the CNBO LC Meet on Sunday, Douthwright clocked a time of 1:02.75, breaking the previous record of 1:03.37 set by Leah Smal in 2019.
Douthwright, a World Juniors semi-finalist, previously held a PB of 1:04.09 set at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships.
Douthwright, who already held the long course provincial records in seven other events, also posted times of 57.98 in the 100 free, 1:03.54 in the 100 fly and 5:05.69 in the 400 IM.
Payne Lowers Dal School Record
Dalhousie University’s Christian Payne set a new school and AUS conference record in the men’s 50 backstroke (SCM), clocking a time of 24.39 to erase the previous mark of 24.56 set by David Sharpe in 2013.
Congratulations to Dal swimmer C. Payne for setting a new NS Provincial Record this weekend in the men’s open 50m Back with a time of 24.39! 👏👊 pic.twitter.com/gyMaBMP1FP
— Swim Nova Scotia (@SwimNovaScotia) March 29, 2021
The third-year swimmer also blasted swims of 54.19 in the 100 back, 24.70 in the 50 fly and 51.08 in the 100 free, resetting his personal best times across all four events. His 50 fly time was notably just .01 off the Tigers school record.
Payne currently ranks first in the 50 back, 100 back and 50 fly in in the virtual University Swimming Challenge in Canada, while sitting second to teammate Logan Sparkes (50.79) in the 100 free.
Another top performer from the time trial was Dal’s Reagan Crowell, who took over the top spot in the rankings in the 200 free (2:03.35), 400 free (4:16.53) and 800 free (8:59.17).