Axewomen lead after opening day of AUS championships

The Acadia Axewomen ended the opening day at the 2025 Bell AUS Swimming Championships at the top of the women's team standings, amassing 297 points to take a narrow lead over Dalhousie (293). Meanwhile, the Axemen sit comfortably in second place in the men's standings with 220.5 points, trailing Dalhousie's 368.

Acadia's dominance in the pool has been highlighted by several podium finishes across multiple events:

Women's Top Three Finishers

• 200m Freestyle: Cassidy Karrel – Bronze (2:06.32)
• 100m Breaststroke: Ella Collins – Gold (1:09.36, U SPORTS qualifying time)
• 100m Breaststroke: Chloe Popp – Silver (1:10.11, U SPORTS qualifying time)
• 100m Butterfly: Eadaoin McGrath – Bronze (5:04.95)
• 50m Backstroke: Sophie Rooney – Silver (29.74)
• 50m Backstroke: Grace Earle – Bronze (29.97)
• Women's 400m Freestyle Relay: Acadia Team – Silver (3:52.18) (Sophie Rooney, Emma Hamlyn, Sara Bennett, Cassidy Karrel)

Men's Top Three Finishers

• 200m Freestyle: David Harvie – Gold (1:50.45)
• 100m Butterfly: Nate Thompson – Silver (54.57, U SPORTS qualifying time)
• 400m IM: Alex Jonsen-Humble – Bronze (4:38.24)
• Men's 400m Freestyle Relay: Acadia Team – Gold (3:25.46) (David Harvie, Nate Thompson, Callum MacGregor, Bo Stokesbury-Price)

With Acadia's women leading the standings and the men holding strong in second, the Axemen and Axewomen will be pushing for more top finishes as the AUS Championships continue on Saturday with prelims at 10 a.m. Catch the action on AUS TV.