(Halifax, NS) The Dalhousie Tigers swept the 2015 Subway AUS Swimming Championship this weekend at the Dalplex, as both their men's and women's finished atop the standings after three days of competition. Acadia finished second in both women's and men's standings.
The women ran away with the competition with 466 points as they won their 14th consecutive championship, while the men's side won their 17th straight championship after a 394 point performance. Acadia finished in second-place in both the men's and women's competition after strong performances that saw two of their swimmers named the male and female swimmers of the meet.
Acadia's Rebecca MacPherson was named the 2015 Subway AUS Championship female swimmer of the meet after she claimed gold in the 100m / 200m freestyle and 100m / 200m backstroke, while teammate Luc Boudreau was named the male swimmer of the meet after claiming gold in the 100m and 200m breaststroke as well as the 200m individual medley.
MacPherson was also named the 2015 Subway AUS Championship female rookie of the meet, while Memorial's Owen Daly took home the male rookie honours after claiming gold in the 50m and 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle events.
First-year Dalhousie swimmer Phoebe Lenderyou set three AUS records in the meet, in the 50m back, 100m fly and 200m IM. The 100m fly record had been held since 2002, while the 200m IM record was set way back in 1994.
Acadia swimmers who qualified for the CIS championships this weekend include Laura Beck, Rebecca MacPherson and Elizabeth Skuriat who qualified earlier in the season. Late comer Emily Halajian qaulified this past weekend. All four women's swimmers will also compete in the Individual Medley Relay.
On the men's side, Hayden Adams, Luc Boudreau and Justin LeBlanc qualified earlier this season and Patrick Henger will tag along as part of the men's Individual Medley Relay.
Acadia medal winning performances this past weekend include:
Rebecca MacPherson – 100m and 200m Freestyle - 1st, 100m and 200m Backstroke - 1st
Laura Beck – 50m Backstroke - 3rd, 100m Backstroke - 2nd
Eliza McGuire – 50m Butterfly - 2nd
Emily Halajian – 200m Butterfly - 2nd
Luc Boudreau – 200m and 100m Breaststroke - 1st, 200m Individual Medley - 1st
Hayden Adams – 50m Backstroke - 3rd, 100m and 200m Backstroke - 1st
Collin Reynolds – 1500m Freestyle - 3rd
Justin LeBlanc – 50m Breaststroke - 2nd
Patrick Henger – 50m and 100m Butterfly - 2nd
Adam Deutsch – 400m Individual Medley - 3rd
Team Relays
Women's – 400m Medley Relay - 3rd and Men's – 400m Medley Relay - 2nd
Women's - 400m Freestyle Relay - 2nd and Men's 400m Freestyle Relay - 2nd
Women's – 800m Freestyle Relay - 2nd, Men's – 800m Freestyle Relay - 2nd
Qualified swimmers will now look towards the 2015 CIS Swimming Championship at the University of Victoria on February 19-21. You can find out more about the championship at its official website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/swim/index.
Women's Standings
1. Dalhousie-466
2. Acadia-212
3. UNB-149
4. Mount Allison-129
5. UPEI-30
6. Memorial-22
Men's Standings
1. Dalhousie-394
2. Acadia-257
3. Memorial-131
4. Mount Allison-105
5. UNB-90
6. UPEI-2
You can find full results of the championship here: http://atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/mswim/2014-15/files/2015_aus_swimming_championships_results.pdf