For the first time since the 1992-93 season the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s and women’s swim teams both won the CIS Championships.
The men won by an impressive 93 points over rivals UBC and the women won by 50.5 points again over the Thunderbirds.
Kylie Masse was a huge factor in the women’s victory, sweeping the backstrokes for three individual titles, breaking a Canadian national record, taking home multiple CIS records, earning a silver in the 200m IM and taking part in two medal-winning relays.
Bridget Coley was Toronto’s other female gold medallist, winning a tough battle on the final night in the 800m freestyle. Coley was in the lead for most of the race, but was passed towards the end. Not giving up, she charged on the last 50 to win by a fingernail.
On the men’s side the biggest impact came from both Eli Wall and Osvald Nitski.
Wall won the 100 and 200m breaststrokes as one of two multi-event champions from Toronto. In Nitski’s first CIS Championships, he won both the 400m IM and 200m butterfly against top competitors, emerging as one of the toughest competitors in the CIS for years to come.
Matthew Dans won the 50m butterfly on night two before Hochan Ryu stepped up his game to bring the Varsity Blues some big points on the final night.
Ryu took home a silver in the 200m backstroke before winning the 200m IM in CIS record timing.
Toronto’s overall depth gave way to two solid victories which dethroned the UBC Thunderbirds.
Men’s Standings
- Toronto – 859 points
- UBC – 766 points
- Calgary – 646.5 points
- Alberta – 406 points
- Western – 343 points
Women’s Standings
- Toronto – 800 points
- UBC – 749.50 points
- Calgary – 422 points
- Laval – 410.5 points
- Dalhousie – 342 points