Tildesley Perfect in Brazil

Donovan Tildesley went 5 for 5 this week at the Para Pan Am Games as he collected five gold medals at the competition. Adding to his earlier victories Tildesley won gold in the 100 butterfly and 200 IM before winning the 50 freestyle on the last day of competition. The Canadian SWAD team will travel home from Rio and prepare for the 2008 Paralympics next summer in Beijing, China. Congratulations Donovan!!!

Canadian Record for Tildesley in Rio

Donovan Tildesley broke the Canadian Record in the 100 butterfly, S11 classification. Tildesley clocked 1:10.52 shaving 0.10 seconds off his previous record set at the Can-Am championships this past March.

“The swim felt really good this morning and I am very happy with it” says Donovan. “I am going after my third gold medal in finals tonight and I want to go even faster.”

Tildelsey has already won two gold medals at the competition winning the 100 freestyle and the 400 freestyle.

Perseverance Pays off for Stefanyshyn

Earlier in the competition Kelly Stefanyshyn, our blogger from Bangkok, went a best time in the 50 backstroke and narrowly missed her 100 back personal mark. On the final day of competition Kelly posted her first best time in the 200 back in 8 years breaking her Provincial record from 1999 in the process. Stefanyshyn finished 4th in the event in 2:12.59 under the old mark of 2:13.24. Way to go Kelly!!!

The Dolphin and Thunderbird contingent finish the meet with five of Canada's eight individual medals and also made up half of both medal winning relays for Canada. Our swimmers also broke two Canadian and three Provincial records. What a great way to end the summer!!!

"This Guy" Brian Johns picked up his third medal of the weekend with a bronze medal performance in the 200 freestyle. Johns was sixth with 50 metres to go but made up ground on the turn to claim the bronze medal in a time of 1:48.29. Kelly Stefanyshyn and Annamay Pierse also climbed the podium as members of the 4x100 Medley Relay team joining with Mackenzie Downing and Seanna Mitchell to break the Canadian Record in the event and win the bronze medal.

Competition finishes Tuesday.

Great Times in Thailand

What a way to end a season. Scott Dickens won bronze in the 100 breaststroke, Brian Johns won gold in the 200 IM, Darryl Rudolf won gold in the 100 butterfly, Callum Ng broke the Canadian Record in the 50 Backstroke and Annamay Pierse broke the Canadian Record in the 200 Breaststroke and claimed the bronze medal. Rudolf clocked a 52.89 to win the gold in the 100 butterfly. It was a break through swim posting a personal best time and his first sub 53 second swim.

The competition continues Monday.

Rudolf and Johns Snag Silver in Thailand

Brian Johns and Darryl Rudolf earned silver medals as members of Canada's 4x100 Freestyle Relay team on the second night of swimming at the 2007 FISU World University Games. Rudolf had an amazing anchor split posting a 49.18 to claim the silver for Canada.

Annamay Pierse swam a personal best in the 200 IM finishing in 5th position with a 2:14.61. Michelle Landry won the B final in the event in 2:16.72. Kelly Stefanyshyn broke the UBCD and BC Provincial Record in the 50 backstroke twice during the heats and finals. In the heats she posted a 29.71 and then again lowered it in finals to a 29.44.

Hartney Wins B Final in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Jordan Hartney knocked over five seconds off his personal best time to win the B final in the 200 backstroke on the opening night of finals at the 2007 Universiade.

"I'm really happy about my racing today," said Hartney. "My good friend Matt was going to swim the 200 back but now I'm really glad he didn't come. I knew I was working a lot on my backstroke but I didn't realize that it had come down this much. The work has paid off already and I'm pumped to swim my 400 IM."

Other UBC swimmers to set personal bests on Day 1 were Callum Ng in the 200 back, Tara Ivanitz in the 800 free and Matt Huang (Vancouver) in the 200 breaststroke.

Elizabeth Collins led the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team to a fourth place finish in a final time of 3:43.70.

"It wasn't our big day today, we still have all our main events coming up," said head coach Derrick Schoof of UBC. "But the individual performances from all our athletes were really very good. A lot of personal bests and the relay team coming fourth when we were hoping to make top eight is a great start. It bodes well for the rest of the Universiade."

Friday,will see the women's 50 back, men's 800 free, women's 100 free, women's 100 fly, women's 200 IM and men's 4x100 free relay. Preliminary heats start at 9:30 a.m. local with finals following at 5:30 p.m.

(With files from Marc Weber)

Brian Johns Named Flag Bearer for Team Canada

BANGKOK, Thailand - Two-time Olympic swimmer Brian Johns of Richmond, B.C. will carry the Canadian flag into Rajamangala National Stadium Wednesday night for the opening ceremony of the 2007 Summer Universiade.

Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) made the announcement at the Team Canada reception Monday evening with Chuck Andel, head of the Canadian Consulate in Thailand, presenting the flag to Johns.

Canada opens the World University Games with a bang even before the opening ceremony gets underway. Men's soccer faces host Thailand at 11 a.m. local time on Aug. 7 (midnight EST) and the 35,000-seat Supashalasai Stadium in downtown Bangkok is expected to be rocking. Later on Aug. 7, women's soccer plays South Africa, women's basketball faces Turkey and men's basketball tips off with Thailand.

Johns, the 25-year-old UBC product, became Canada's most decorated university swimmer this past season, winning seven gold medals in as many races to close out his CIS career with 33 gold medals in 34 races. His other result was a silver behind Rick Say in the 200-metre freestyle, his first ever CIS race.

He leaves CIS swimming holding seven university records and is the only swimmer in CIS history to be named swimmer of the year three times (2002, 2003, 2006). In 2002, Johns received the Howard Mackie (now BLG) Award as CIS Male Athlete of the Year and he is a two-time Sport BC University Athlete of the Year (2002, 2006). He will be one of several medal contenders in the pool for Canada at the Universiade.

"Just to be considered as flag-bearer is flattering, so this is a very big honour," said Johns, who will swim the 200 individual medley, freestyle relays and either the 400 IM or 200 freestyle at the World University Games. "To be out there, representing Canada in that way, will be a really big moment for me."

Johns led UBC to five CIS championships with many records falling along the way, most notably the world record in the 400-metre individual medley at the 2003 CIS championship in Victoria, a mark that stood for more than two years.

Johns can also lay claim to 11 Canadian national and club records, most recently setting a new mark in the 200 IM at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, a strong sign that he has fully recovered from the nagging shoulder problems that plagued him for much of 2004 and 2005.

His international career highlights include a silver medal in the 400 IM at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, as well as the 2002 world short course championships in Moscow.

More recently, he won silver with the 4x200 relay team at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, bronze in the 200 IM at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, and bronze in the 4x200 relay at the 2007 world championships.

"We are really proud to name Brian as our flag-bearer of the opening ceremony," said Chef de Mission Gilles Lepine from Université Laval. "He is a perfect example of someone who has combined excellence in sport and in school, and he is a proven champion. This is the image of Canadian sport culture that we want to convey: a great role model and inspiration for kids and a great ambassador for CIS and Canada."

Hunks Sixth in Paris

Tanya Hunks finished sixth overall in the women's 800 freestyle at the Open EDF de Natation in Paris, France. Her time of 8:40.80 put her as the top Canadian in the event. Savannah King swam to a 10th place overall finish in 8:49.24. Brent Hayden swam an anchor leg of 48.35 to finish 4th overall in the men's 4x100 Medley Relay. Hayden also qualified for tomorrow nights final in the men's 50 freestyle in third position after the semi-finals with a time of 22.40.

Paris Open This Weekend

For full results please check Omega Timing or visit the Meet website.

Dolphins Win Women's and Overall Team Titles

The UBC Dolphins added some more team title banners to their historic collection today winning the Women's and Overall Combined team titles. Brent Hayden won the men's 50 freestyle on the final day and the women's relay teams won gold and bronze helping to edge the University of Calgary on the overall team points race by 29.5 points.

Up next the Dolphins will have Head Coach Derrick Schoof and 14 swimmers in Thailand for the FISU World University Games while several others will compete in Paris, France.

Ng Wins Gold in Calgary

Callum Ng won the gold medal tonight in the 50 backstroke posting a time of 25.97. Tanya Hunks added a silver in the 400 free with Savannah King third in the same event. Caitlin Meredith won two bronze medals in the 50 and 200 backstroke tonight and the men's relay won the silver medal with Brent Hayden, Brian Johns, Darryl Rudolf and Callum Ng swimming together.

Competition continues on Sunday at the Talisman Centre in Calgary, Alberta.

Dolphins Continue to Roll at Nationals

The UBC Dolphins continued to impress at the Senior National Championships in Calgary winning another four gold medals on the second night of competition. Tanya Hunks was impressive winning the 400 IM in 4:49.99 a personal best time and close to one of our oldest club records (1976 - 4:48.10). Hanna Pierse won the bronze medal in the 400 IM. Also picking up gold medals were Annamay Pierse in the 100 breaststroke, Brent Hayden in the 100 freestyle and the women's 4x200 freestyle relay team. Savannah King came from behind on the anchor leg to win the event.

Darryl Rudolf won the bronze medal in the 50 fly behind a Canadian Record performance by Thomas Kindler, breaking Mike Mintenko's record of 23.85 with a 23.81. Scott Dickens also climbed the podium with a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke.

Dolphins Open Nationals with a Bang

The UBC Dolphins opened tonights first session of the Canadian Senior Nationals in Calgary with a bang winning gold in the first three individual events and ending the night with five out of nine total events. Savannah King got the team off to a good start with a win in the 1500 free and Tara Ivanitz placed second in the event. Annamay Pierse then following up with a gold and Provincial Record in the 50 breaststroke. Scott Dickens then won the men's 50 breast before Elizabeth Collins won bronze in the 200 free. Kelly Stefanyshyn continued the night winning silver in the 100 backstroke and then Matt Hawes won gold in the men's 100 backstroke. To finish off the night Tanya Hunks won the bronze medal in the women's 200 butterfly.

Competition continues tomorrow at the Talisman Centre in Calgary.

Dolphins in the News

Hayden gearing up for gold in 2008 - Globe and Mail July 27, 2007
Ailing Swimmer Swamps old record - The London Free Press July 23, 2007
Pierse devours Canadian swim record - The Edmonton Journal July 22, 2007

Canadian Nationals Underway Today in Calgary

A large contingent of the UBC Dolphins will be racing in Calgary this weekend at the Canadian Senior Nationals. Live Results are available through Swimming Canada.

Annamay Pierse Takes Two Silver Medals on Final Day in Brazil, Breaks Oldest Senior Canadian Record

UBC Dolphin swimmer Annamay Pierse concluded the Pan American Games today with two silver medals and also broke the oldest Canadian record on the books. Pierse won the silver medal in the 200 Breaststroke clocking 2:26.79 to erase the record set in 1988 by Allison Higson at 2:27.27. Higson's record was the oldest Senior Canadian record on the books!!! Later in the evening Pierse won another silver medal as a member of the 4x100 Medley Relay teaming with Elizabeth Wycliff (EBSC), Stephanie Horner (BBF) and Chanelle Charron-Watson (UL) to finish in 4:07.85.

Matt Hawes led the men's 4x100 medley to the bronze medal leading off in a new Provincial and Club record in the 100 backstroke in a time of 54.81. Hawes' UBC Dolphin teammate Scott Dickens swam the breaststroke leg in 1:01.41 to also claim a bronze medal. The team of Hawes, Dickens, Joe Bartoch (LAC) and Adam Sioui (UCSC) finished in 3:38.16.

Elizabeth Collins finished 6th in the women's 100 freestyle final in 56.81.

Live From Montreal, Its Tom Rushton

Age Group Nationals reports live from Montreal thanks to Tom Rushton, Head Coach, Winskill Dolphin Swim Club. Click here to view his reports on the WDSC web page.

Records Tumble in Brazil

UBC Dolphin swimmers have been shattering records this week in Brazil.

On Friday night Matt Hawes erased one of the oldest men's club records by breaking Mark Versfeld's 100 backstroke club and provincial mark from 1998. Hawes clocked 55.10 leading off the men's medley relay team during the prelims.

Saturday saw more great swims and more records broken with Annamay Pierse shattering her old club record with a time of 2:27.86 in the semi final of the 200 breaststroke. The old club record was 2:30.66, which she set in 2005. The provincial record belonged to Christin Petelski at 2:29.11 and Pierse will definately be going after the National record set in 1988 by Alison Higson of 2:27.27.

Scott Dickens got in on the action with his 4th place finish in the men's 200 breaststroke breaking another club and provincial record clocking 2:14.72. His previous personal best had stood as both the club and provincial record at 2:14.98 since 1994.

With one more day of racing in Brazil the UBC Dolphins will have plenty of swimmers in action.

1. Annamay Pierse enters the final of the 200 Breast in second position
2. Elizabeth Collins enters the final of the 100 freestyle tied for sixth place
3. Scott Dickens and Matt Hawes in the men's 4x100 Medley Relay
4. Annamay Pierse in the women's 4x100 Medley Relay

Quon Silver, McKeown Bronze in Montreal

On the second day of swimming at the 2007 Age Group Nationals in Montreal Monica McKeown won the bronze medal in the 14 year old girls 200 buttefly clocking 2:25.66. Later in the evening Caitlin Quon broke her club record in the 400 freestyle touching in 4:32.67 for silver.

Julian Chan was 4th overall in the 17-18 year old boys 50 breaststroke while Laura Sze placed 5th in the 14 year old 400 freestyle in 4:32.98. Colin Jones was also in finals swimming to 9th place in the 16 year old 400 freestyle in 4:21.13. Live Results.

King Claims Bronze, Breaks Club Record from 1986

Savannah King blazed home in 30.40 on the final 50 to win the bronze medal in the women's 800 Freestyle at the Pan American Games out touching the fourth place finisher by five one hundredths of a second. Kings final time of 8:39.36 was a personal best time and also broke the UBC Dolphin 15-17 Girls record in the event by 4 seconds. The old record had stood since 1986 when Elissa Purvis went 8:43.34. Congratulations Savannah!!!

Quon Wins Silver in Montreal in New UBCD Record

Caitlin Quon won the silver medal in the 12 and Under 200 IM on the first day of competition at the 2007 Age Group Nationals. Her final time of 2:29.68 also broke the UBC Dolphin 12 & U club record time of 2:31.87 set in 2001 by Natalie Chan.

Age Group Nationals in Montreal

The 2007 Age Group National Championships get underway today in Montreal at Parc Jean Drapeau, the home of the 2005 World Championships. Several members of the UBC Dolphins will be taking part.

Silver in Rio for Pierse, Bronze for Collins

Annamay Pierse won the silver medal in the women's 100 breaststroke on Thursday morning at the Pan American Games. Pierse touched the wall in 1:08.72 behind the winner Michelle McKeehan from the United States in 1:08.49. Pierse broke the Pan Am and Canadian records in the preliminaries swimming 1:07.78.

Elizabeth Collins picked up her second medal at the Pan Am Games winning a bronze medal as a member of the Canadian 4x100 freestyle relay team. Collins had earlier won a silver medal in the 4x200 free relay.

Matt Hawes, the Canadian record holder in the 200 backstroke, finished 4th in the event on Thursday in a final time of 1:59.76.

Caitlin Meredith finished 6th in the 100 backstroke final in 1:04.09.

Gold for Dickens at Pan Am Games

Scott Dickens won the gold medal on Wednesday at the Pan American Games in the 100 breaststroke breaking his own BC Provincial record in a time of 1:01.20. Dickens trailed American Mark Gangloff at the 50 m turn but brought it home to claim Canada's first gold medal in the pool. Congratulations Scott!!!

Elizabeth Collins earned a silver medal as a member of the Canadian 4x200 Freestyle Relay team. The team finished in 8:04.56.

Annamay Pierse will enter tomorrow mornings final in first position after her 1:08.28 semi final swim.

Canadian Record for Annamay Pierse in 100 Breast

Annamay Pierse broke the Canadian record in the heats at the Pan American Games with a 1:07.78. The old record was 1:08.14 set in 2004 by Rhiannon Leir at the Canadian Olympic Trials. Annamay also shattered her old best time by over a second dropping from a 1:09.42. Congrats Annamay!!!

Her split time at the 50 was also a new BC Provincial record in 32.10.

Read the Swimming Canada release.

Ng and Hartney Win Bronze at Janet Evans Invitational

LOS ANGELES – UBC Dolphin swimmers Callum Ng and Jordan Hartney won bronze medals over the weekend at the Janet Evans Invitational in Los Angeles, California. Hartney won his on Saturday in the 400 IM final in 4:30.38 while Ng picked up bronze in the 100 backstroke in a time of 57.35.

Hunks Bronzed in Brazil

Tanya Hunks won the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games claiming Canada's first swimming medal at this years event. Hunks placed third overall in the women's 10 km open water event. Congratulations Tanya!!!

Dolphins at JEI in California

Several members of the UBC Dolphins are in California this weekend taking part in the 2007 Janet Evans Invitational. Live results can be found here.

Tildesley Wins Gold in Vancouver

The UBC Dolphins are hosting the 2007 CAN AM SWAD Swimming Championships at the UBC Aquatic Centre this weekend and our very own Donovan Tildesley won gold on the first day of competition. Tildesley won the men's 800 freestyle to claim his first medal of the competition.

There are 11 countries and over 175 swimmers taking part this weekend. Admission is free with heats running from 9:30am - 12:30pm and finals 4:45 - 7:30pm.

Live Results are available.

The Summer Schedule Continues...BC Provincials, Kamloops

Over sixty members of the UBC Dolphins will be in Kamloops this weekend challenging swimmers from all over the province at the 2007 Team Aquatic Supplies BC Long Course Provincial Championships. GO BIG FINS!!!

• LIVE RESULTS
  • DAY 4
    • UBC Dolphins Second overall team (2 134 points) behind Island Swimming (2 196 points)
    • Edward Zhao Third in the 12 & Under 100 Backstroke
    • Liam Todd Second in the 14 & Under 100 Backstroke
    • Laura Sze Third in the 14 & Under 400 Freestyle
    • Boys 12 & Under Win the 4x50 Medley Relay (Travis Kam, Brian Lo, Keith Eriks, Edward Zhao)
    • Boys 12 & Under B Team Third inthe 4x50 Medley Relay (MacKenzie Higa, Michael Wong, Nicolas Kasting, Colin Eriks)
    • Girls 14 & Under Third in the 4x50 Medley Relay (Martina DaSilva, Jaclyn Mansfield, Monica McKeown, Laura Sze)
    • Boys 14 & Under Win the 4x50 Medley Relay (Liam Todd, Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Edison Jyang, Duncan Dauvergne)
    • Open Girls Third in the 4x50 Medley Relay (Eleanora Dalling, Vivian Tsang, Katrina Wiggans, Sarah Icke)
    • Open Boys Second in the 4x50 Medley Relay (Colin Jones, Julian Chan, Marc Servais, Zachary Somjen)
  • DAY 3
    • UBC Dolphins lead the overall combined team point scores with 1696 points. 112 points up on second place.
    • Alicia Chung Second in the 10 & Under 50 Freestyle
    • Caitlin Quon Second in the 12 & Under 100 Freestyle
    • Edward Zhao Second in the 12 & Under 100 Freestyle
    • Caitlin Quon Wins the 12 & Under 200 IM (New UBC Dolphin 11 & 12 Girls Club Record)
    • Travis Kam Third in the 12 & Under 200 IM
    • Colin Jones Second in the Boys 200 IM
    • Alicia Chung Third in the 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke
    • Brian Lo Wins the 12 & Under 100 Breaststroke
    • Julian Chan Wins the Boys 100 Breaststroke
    • Alicia Chung Wins the 10 & Under 100 Backstroke
    • Boys 12 & Under Win the 4x100 Medley Relay (Travis Kam, Brian Lo, Keith Eriks, Edward Zhao)
      • New BC Provincial and UBC Dolphins Club Record
    • Boys 14 & Under Win the 4x100 Medley Relay (Liam Todd, Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Edison Jyang, Duncan Dauvergne)
    • Open Boys "A" Team Second in the 4x100 Medley Relay (Colin Jones, Julian Chan, Andy Chu, Ian
    • Open Boys "B" Team Third in the 4x100 Medley Relay (Nick Quenville, Zachary Somjen, Marc Servais, Josh Martin)
  • DAY 2
    • UBC Dolphins trail Island Swimming by 30 points at the end of day 2. 1109 - 1079
    • Laura Sze Second in the 14 & Under 800 Freestyle
    • Caitlin Quon Wins the 12 & Under 200 Backstroke (New 11-12 Girls UBCD Club Record)
    • Edward Zhao Third in the 12 & Under 200 Backstroke
    • Liam Todd Second in the 14 & Under 200 Backstroke
    • Eleanora Dalling Third in the Girls 200 Backstroke
    • Edward Zhao Wins the 12 & Under 50 Freestyle
    • Brian Lo Third in the 12 & Under 50 Freestyle
    • Caitlin Quon Wins the 12 & Under 400 IM
    • Travis Kam Third in the 12 & Under 400 IM
    • Girls 12 & Under 4x100 Medley Relay Places Third (Charlotte Forbes, Caitlin Quon, Mercedes Fogarassy, Amira Ali)
    • Girls 14 & Under 4x100 Medley Relay Places Second (Martina DaSilva, Caitlin Quon, Monica McKeown, Laura Sze)
    • Senior Girls 4x100 Medley Relay Places Third (Eleanora Dalling, Vivian Tsahng, Katrina Wiggans, Sarah Icke)
  • DAY 1
    • UBC Dolphins lead team scores with 625 points. Second place is Island Swimming with 551
    • Caitlin Quon Wins the 12 & Under 800 Freestyle
    • Caitlin Quon Wins the 12 & Under 200 Freestyle
    • Edward Zhao Second in the 12 & Under 200 Freestyle
    • Laura Sze Second in the 14 & Under 200 Freestyle
    • Brian Lo Second in the 12 & Under 200 Breaststroke
    • Julian Chan Wins the Boys 200 Breaststroke
    • 12 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay Wins Silver (Amira Ali, Charlotte Forbes, Quetzalli Alvarez, Caitlin Quon)
    • 12 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay Wins Gold (Brian Lo, Travis Kam, Nicolas Kasting, Edward Zhao)
      • UBCD Record
    • 14 & Under Girls 200 Free Relay Wins Gold (Monica Mckeown, Martina DaSilva, Janelle Yee, Laura Sze)
  • 14 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay Wins Gold (Daniel Daly-Grafstein, Liam Todd, Duncan Dauvergne, Edison Jyang)
  • Open Boys 200 Free Relay Wins Bronze (Marc Servais, Zahary Somjen, Julian Chan, Colin Jones)

Live Results from Weekend Meets

Follow the UBC Dolphins as they compete in Montreal and California. Results links are below:

• Santa Clara International Live Results
  • Brent Hayden Wins the Men's 200 Freestyle 1:48.76
  • Brian Johns Third in the Men's 200 Freestyle 1:49.34
  • Brent Hayden Third in the Men's 50 Freestyle 22.73
  • Brent Hayden Second in the Men's 100 Freestyle 49.34
  • Brian Johns Second in the Men's 200 IM 2:01.38
  • Callum Ng Eighth in the Men's 100 Backstroke 57.19
  • Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Second in 3:45.69 (Callum Ng, Brian Johns, Darryl Rudolf, Brent Hayden)
  • Women's Team finishes 10th overall in Team Standings
  • Men's Team Finishes 5th overall in Team Standings
• Bell Grand Prix - Montreal
  • Savannah King Wins Women's 1500 Free in 16:56.65
  • Elizabeth Collins Fourth in the Women's 200 Free 2:03.77
  • Caitlin Meredith Wins the Women's 100 Backstroke 1:05.00
  • Matt Hawes Second in the Men's 100 Backstroke 56.21
  • Annamay Pierse Second in the Women's 200 IM 2:19.92
  • Annamay Pierse Second in the Women's 50 Breast 32.75
  • Scott Dickens Wins the Men's 50 Breast 28.69
  • Annamay Pierse Wins the Women's 200 Breast 2:31.06
  • Matt Hawes Wins the Men's 200 Back 2:00.64 (Bell Grand Prix Record)
  • Caitlin Meredith Fifth in the Women's 200 Back 2:20.58
  • Savannah King Second in the Women's 400 Freestyle 4:15.36 (15-17 UBC Dolphin Age Group Record)
  • Annamay Pierse Wins the Women's 100 Breaststroke 1:09.94
  • Scott Dickens Wins the Men's 100 Breaststroke 1:02.95 (Bell Grand Prix Record)
  • Caitlin Meredith Fifth in the Women's 50 Backstroke 30.99
  • Savannah King Fourth in the Women's 400 IM 5:05.03
  • Elizabeth Collins Sixth in the Women's 100 Freestyle 57.82

Busy Summer Kicks Off This Weekend

The busy summer schedule for UBC Dolphin swimmers including trips to Montreal, Brazil, Calgary, Kamloops, Thailand, California, Japan and France begins this weekend with our athletes in action in Montreal at the Bell Grand Prix and in California at the Santa Clara International.

The Canadian Pan Am Games team will compete at the second stop of the Bell Grand Prix before a staging camp next week then traveling to Rio de Janerio, Brazil for the Pan Am Games.  UBC Dolphin swimmers Matt Hawes, Annamay Pierse, Elizabeth Collins, Scott Dickens, Savannah King and Caitlin Meredith will be taking part.

Sixteen members of the Dolphins including Brent Hayden, Brian Johns, Maya Beaudry and Kelly Stefanyshyn will be swimming at the Toyota Grand Prix / Santa Clara International in California.  This years competition features over 800 athletes from around the world including a large team from Australia.

VPSC's Quon Breaks Provincial Record

Caitlin Quon, VPSC, set a new provincial record last weekend, destroying the old mark by almost 20 seconds.

Competing at the Hyack Swim Club's Summer Solstice meet, Quon set a new record in the 11-12 Girls 1500 free with a time of 17:56.49, breaking the old record of 18:12.

This also broke the old UBC Dolphin record of 18:36.78 set in 2001 by Natalie Chan.

UBC Dolphins Selected as hosts for 2007 TAS BC Senior Championships

June 11, 2007 - Swim B.C. today announced the host clubs for several annual championship meets. The UBC Dolphins were selected as the hosts for the 2007 Team Aquatic Supplies BC Senior Championships to take place on February 1-3, 2007 at the UBC Aquatic Centre.

Hunks Finishes 15th at Open Water World Cup

Tanya Hunks finished the women's 10 km race at the Open Water World Cup in Seville in 15th position out of a field of 54 swimmers. Reporting from Seville Hunks said the race was quite rough as she finished with a cut on her lower lip, missing a piece of skin from her upper right arm and also has a cut on her right eye. Congratulations to a very tough Tanya Hunks!!!

Mel Zajac Jr. International a Great Success

This years version of the Mel Zajac Jr. International / Bell Grand Prix was a great success on all fronts. Seven meet records were broken and in the final event of the weekend Ryan Cochrane broke the Canadian Record in the men's 1500 freestyle. The UBC Dolphins would like to thank all the volunteers and officials for their help in making this years competition such a great event.

Bell Grand Prix / Mel Zajac Jr. International THIS WEEKEND

May 28, 2007 - The UBC Dolphins will be hosting the 2007 Bell Grand Prix / Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet this weekend at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Close to 500 swimmers are expected to compete. Please see below for some important information.

• LIVE RESULTS
• Please note the start time for Preliminaries has been moved to 9:00am for all competition days. The pool will be available for warm-up starting at 7:00am.
• Distance Proof of Times - May 28, 2007. Please check for your swimmers and send required proofs to ubcswimming@gmail.com.
• Scratches - If you have any scratches please send them to ubcswimming@gmail.com.
• Session Timeouts - May 28, 2007 (Only to be used as a guideline)
• Psych Sheets - Updated May 28, 2007
• Volunteer Form
• Officials Form

Thunderbirds / Dolphins Dominate Canadian FISU Team

May 18, 2007 - Swimming Canada today announced the team that will represent Canada at the 2007 FISU World University Games in Bankok, Thailand in August. Of the 33 swimmers on the team, 15 represent the UBC Dolphins / Thunderbirds.

Head Coach Derrick Schoof was also named to the coaching staff for the FISU Team. The Dolphins and Thunderbirds will be extremely well represented this summer!!!

Congratulations to:

Kristen Bradley, Scott Dickens, Jordan Hartney, Matt Hawes, Matt Huang; Brian Johns,; Sandy Lockhart, Callum Ng, Darryl Rudolf, Elizabeth Collins, Tara Ivanitz, Michelle Landry, Caitlin Meredith, Annamay Pierse, Kelly Stefanyshyn and to Head Coach Derrick Schoof.

Read the full release from Swimming Canada.

Hunks Leads Canadian Open Water Swimmers at Pan American Games Team Trials

FORT MYERS, Florida – Tanya Hunks of Vancouver, a bronze medallist at the Pan Pacific Championships last year, leads a 12-member Canadian team at the U.S. Open Water Swimming Championships which serve as the Pan American Games selection trials for Canada this Thursday to Monday (May 17-21). Tara Ivanitz, who represented the UBC Thunderbirds this season and recently transferred from Vernon to the UBC Dolphins, will also be competing in Florida. Good luck to Tanya and Tara!!!

Full Article (Swimming Canada)

UBC Dolphin Silent Auction

The UBC Dolphins will be hosting a Silent Auction event on Saturday May 26, 2007 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Download the Event Brochure and Ticket Order Form today.

Janice Hanan Named Team Manager for the 2007 Pan Am Games Team

Canadian Dolphin Swim Club's Assistant Coach, and UBC Thunderbird Alumni, Janice Hanan has been named Team Manager for the Canadian Swim Team at the 2007 Pan American Games. Janice will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer with the 28 member Canadian team, including six members of the UBC Dolphins. Hanan will join Elizabeth Collins, Scott Dickens, Annamay Pierse, Matt Hawes, Savannah King and Caitlin Meredith representing Canada at the Games.

This is Janice's second Senior National Team appointment after being named the Manager for the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria last summer.

Congratulations Janice!!!

Johns Speaks at Chancellor's Circle Dinner

Last night UBC Chancellor Alan MacEachern hosted his annual Chancellor’s Circle Dinner.  The dinner hosted approximately 400 supporters of UBC who have contributed $25,000 - $250,000 to UBC over the last year. 

The honoured guests were Dr. Carl Wiemen (Nobel Laureate) and Brian Johns (UBC Thunderbird swimmer). 

The guests were showed a video clip of Brian’s UBC accomplishments and Brian spoke to the guests about his experiences while at UBC, his reasons for staying in Canada to compete and receive a quality education and the tremendous support from his teammates with the Thunderbirds.  Dr. Wieman followed with an informal, educational question and answer period.

It was a wonderful evening providing great exposure for our sport to the corporate and private world and an interesting combination of swimming and Nobel Laureate together.

Six UBC Dolphins Named to Pan American Games Team

May 9, 2007 - Swimming Canada announced the 28 member 2007 Pan American Games Team nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for final ratification.  The team, including 6 members of the UBC Dolphins, will be competing at this summer’s Pan American games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 13-29.   

Congratulations to Elizabeth Collins, Savannah King, Caitlin Meredith, Annamay Pierse, Scott Dickens and Matt Hawes on being selected to represent Canada at the Pan American Games.  

The Pan American Games swimming events will take place at the Speedway Sports Complex Aquatics from July 16-22. 

Parent and Swimmer Talk on LTAD - Tuesday May 8, 2007 5:30pm

The UBC Dolphins will be presenting Mr. Richard Way, author of the Canadian Long Term Athlete Development Model and Canadian Sport for Life, for all Age Group swimmers and their Parents from UBCD, CDSC, VPSC and WDSC. This session will take place at UBC on Tuesday May 8, 2007 at 5:30pm in Classroom 2 of the Woodward Biomedical Building (located across University Blvd from the UBC Aquatic Centre - click here for map.)

From 5:30 - 6:10pm Mr. Way will speak to all athletes and parents on the Long Term Athlete Development Model. At 6:10 all athletes will swim practice together in the UBC Outdoor Pool until 7:00pm while Mr. Way will continue speaking with all the parents until 7:10pm.

Please plan on attending this information session will be provided FREE for all UBC Dolphin members and their parents.

UBC Dolphin Silent Auction

The UBC Dolphins will be hosting a Silent Auction event on Saturday April 28, 2007 from 7:00pm - 10:00pm at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Tickets are available by contacting Caroline Clapham.

Click here to download the event brochure.

Mies Schootman Invitational This Weekend

The Canadian Dolphin Swim Club will host the Mies Schootman Invitational ths weekend at UBC Aquaitc Centre. Click here for the meet page.

Welcome to the Newest Dolphin, Ava Isabel Schoof

UBC Dolphin Head Coach Derrick Schoof and his wife Ania welcomed their second daughter, Ava Isabel Schoof, at 11:45am on Friday April 6, 2007. Congratulations to Derrick, Ania and Maya and welcome to Ava Isabel!!!

What a month...March Proves to be a Success

The last 5 weeks have been an extremely busy and successful time for the UBC Dolphins. Over that time period the Dolphins won the CIS Swimming Championships, TAS BC Provincial Championships, Women's and Combined Team Titles at the 2007 Spring Nationals, placed five swimmers on the BC Provincial Team, four swimmers on the Pan Am Games Team and at least nine on the FISU Games Team. Not to mention the five swimmers competing at the World Championships picking up Gold and Bronze medals in Australia, and the 36 Club records that have been broken so far this season!!! For a recap of March click here.

Hayden, Johns Climb Podium Down Under

Brent Hayden and Brian Johns joined Rick Say and Andrew Hurd to win the bronze medal in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay posting a time of 7:10.70. The event was won by the USA in a world record time of 7:03.24 with Australia just edging the Canadians in 7:10.05.

Swimmers Win UBC Thunderbird Awards

The UBC Athletics department announced their annual award winners on Wednesday night at the annual Big Block Awards Banquet at the Hyatt Regency. The Men's Swim Team was named UBC Team of the Year while Brian Johns won the Male Athlete of the Year and the TAC Performance Award. Matt Hawes, the Canada West and CIS Rookie of the Year honors, was named the Male Rookie of the Year.

Team of the Year
The UBC men’s swimming team won its 10th consecutive CIS national championship this season, earning 787.5 points at the meet, the most ever in their decade-long run. The 12-man team captured 30 medals in 19 events, 17 of which were gold.

Thunderbird Male Rookie of the Year
Matt Hawes from swimming was the Canada West and CIS male rookie of the year, capturing four individual medals at the conference meet and three at the national championship, including gold in the 200-metre backstroke, an event he recently set the Canadian record in at the Spring Nationals in Victoria. Matt helped UBC to its tenth straight CIS championship in Halifax.

“Bus” Phillips Memorial Trophy (Male Athlete of the Year)
Brian Johns (Richmond) from swimming leaves the UBC varsity program as one of the all-time greats to ever grace the Point Grey campus. He captured the maximum seven gold medals at both the Canada West and CIS championships this season in leading UBC to its tenth straight title, and he became the most medaled swimmer in CIS history, finishing his brilliant career with 34 medals in as many races, 33 of them gold. Brian broke his own CIS mark in the 200-metre freestyle at the nationals and was named CIS male swimmer of the year for an unprecedented third time. This week, he set the Canadian record in the 200 individual medley at the worlds in Melbourne.

Also announced on Wednesday were the Thunderbird Athlete's Council awards and the UBC Athletics service awards.

TAC Performance Award
The Thunderbird Athlete’s Council votes on an athlete of the week and athlete of the month during the season. This award goes to the winner who is deemed to have had the most outstanding single weekend performance of the year.
Brian Johns, Swimming

Hayden Wins Gold, World Champion

Brent Hayden tied for the win in the men's 100 freestyle claiming his first gold medal at the World Championships. Hayden swam a personal best and Canadian record time of 48.43 to tie with defending World Champion, Italian, Filippo Magnini. This is Canada's first gold medal at the 2007 World Championships and the first gold medal at the Worlds since the late Victor Davis won gold in 1986. WAY TO GO BRENT!!!

Watch Brent's win via You Tube with Italian Commentary. Click here.

Brian Johns swam to a fifth place position in the men's 200 IM final finishing just over his Canadian record from the morning prelims in a time of 1:59.46. WAY TO GO BRIAN!!!

Johns and Hayden Move to Finals

The 2007 FINA World Championships continue in Melbourne, Australia and both Brian Johns and Brent Hayden advanced to their respective finals. Johns, who swam a Canadian record in the heats of the 200 IM, advanced to tomorrows finals in 7th position with a 2:00.25. Hayden will swim in the blue chip men's 100 freestyle final advancing in fourth position in 48.79.

GOOD LUCK BRENT AND BRIAN!!!

World Championships Updates - Canadian Record for Johns

The 2007 FINA World Championships are taking place in Melbourne, Australia this week with five members of the UBC Dolphins taking part. Brent Hayden, Brian Johns, Brittany Reimer, Tanya Hunks and Kelly Stefanyshyn are all competing with the Canadian team.

Today, Day 4, Brian Johns swam in the men's 200 IM prelims posting a time of 1:59.45 smashing the Canadian record time held by Curtis Myden at 2:00.38 by almost a full second and becoming the first Canadian man under the 2 minute barrier. Brian qualified for tonights Semi Final in 4th position.

Also today Brent Hayden won his heat in the men's 100 freestyle in a time of 49.12 and will enter the Semi-Finals in 5th position overall. Hayden already broke his Canadian record this week posting 48.55 to lead out the 4x100 free relay on Day 1.

On Day 2 Brent Hayden finished in 16th position in the men's 200 freestyle in a time of 1:48.92 while Brian Johns was 10th in 1:48.51. Also on the second day Tanya Hunks finished in 11th position in the women's 1500 freestyle in a time of 16:26.95 with Brittany Reimer 12th in 16:30.43. Kelly Stefanyshyn placed 28th in the women's 100 backstroke in a time of 1:03.38.

Kelly Stefanyshyn Blog - Click here.
You Tube Video - Click here. (WCSN.com)
CBC Sports Video - Click here.
CBC Schedule - Click here (via Swimming Canada)
Swimming Canada World Champ page - Click here.

Dolphins Break National Record, Fourth Record in Four Days

The women’s 4x100 medley relay team of Caitlin Meredith, Annamay Pierse, Michelle Landry and Elizabeth Collins broke the National Club record in the event finishing in a time of 4:10.27.  The old record was also held by the Dolphins set last summer at the Pan Pac Trials in Montreal at 4:11.55.  The “B” team of Lauren Kimak, Haylee Johnson, Stephanie Nicholls and Megan Clark finished in 5th position.  

The men’s team finished in second position in a time of 3:45.46 with the team of Callum Ng, Scott Dickens, Darryl Rudolf and Matt Hawes.

The Dolphins also picked up two more Team Championships winning the women’s and combined team titles.  The men’s team finished second behind the University of Calgary.  The women won with a total of 596 points over the Toronto Swim Club who scored 293.  On the combined side it was one of the closest team races in history as the Dolphins won with 975 points over UCSC who scored 958.50.  

Matt Hawes collected the men’s swim of the meet based on his Canadian Record performance in the men’s 200 backstroke.  

Swimming Canada also announced the 2007 Pan American Games team that will represent Canada this summer in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in July.  Matt Hawes, Annamay Pierse, Savannah King and Caitlin Meredith were all nominated to the team.  The final selection is pending ratification from Swimming Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee.  

Third National Record in Three Days

Brent Hayden continued the record breaking performances half way around the world as he broke the Canadian record in the men's 100 freestyle leading off the 4x100 free relay at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. The Canadian team of Hayden, Matt Rose, Rick Say and Joel Greenshields posted a time of 3:16.91 to finish in 7th position. Hayden lead off in a time of 48.55 breaking his own Canadian and Club record of 48.59 from last summer.

Brittany Reimer also broke a club record, her first long course, in the women's 400 freestyle posting 4:10.85 to break Jessica Deglau's mark of 4:13.81 from 2002. Reimer finished 12th in the heats and Tanya Hunks finished in 21st position with a time of 4:14.68.

The World Championship results are available online at Omega Timing.

King Breaks National Record

Savannah King broke her own National age group record in the women’s 800 freestyle posting a time of 8:42.47 for the win.  This also breaks the UBC Dolphin Age Group Record that had stood since 1988 by Michelle Sallee at 8:44.45. 

Annamay Pierse was also on the podium tonight winning the silver medal in the women’s 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:31.93.  Pierse, who won the 100 breaststroke last night, edged Chelsey Salli, LOSC, for the silver while Simon Fraser Aquatic’s Kathleen Stoody won the gold.

Scott Dickens won the bronze medal in the men’s 200 breaststroke posting a time of 2:18.16.

The women’s relay team of Liz Collins, Maya Beaudry, Caroline Clapham and Stephanie Nicholls won the bronze medal in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay in a close race with UCSC and the Toronto Swim Club.  The team finished in a final time of 3:50.86, less than seven tenths of a second behind the gold medal winners.

On the men’s side the relay team of Darryl Rudolf, Callum Ng, Matt Hawes and Ilya Brotzky also won the bronze medal in a time of 3:29.09.

Competition continues Sunday in Victoria. 

Hawes Destroys Canadian Record

Matt Hawes broke the Canadian record in the men’s 200 backstroke on Friday night at the 2007 Spring Nationals / Pan Am Games Trials.

Hawes won the event in 1:58.64 almost a full three seconds ahead of the second place finisher.  This was Hawes’ first time under the 2 minute barrier and all he could say was “awesome!!!”  The old record was held by Keith Beavers set at the Pan Pac Trials last year in a time of 1:58.97.

Annamay Pierse followed up after Hawes win with a personal best time and a win in the 100 breaststroke.  Pierse broke the 1:10 barrier for the first time in the morning preliminaries and improved on her time for the win tonight finishing in 1:09.42.  Both her preliminary and finals times were Senior UBC Dolphin records breaking the old time of 1:09.98 by Lisa Flood from 1996. Pierse also picked up a silver medal in the women’s 200 IM in a final time of 2:18.39.  Michelle Landry was fourth in the A final. 

Both Pierse and Hawes will be in the running for nomination to both the 2007 Pan American Games and FISU Games Teams.

Liz Collins won the silver medal in a tough women’s 200 freestyle final posting a time of 2:02.33.  Collins was first at the 100 metre turn and held off a fast finishing field to claim the silver medal.

Caitlin Meredith won the silver medal in the women’s 100 backstroke and will be in the running for nomination for the FISU Games team with that swim.  

Competition continues Saturday in Victoria at Saanich Commonwealth Place.

Landry Wins First National Title

Michelle Landry won the women’s 100 butterfly at the 2007 Spring Nationals to claim her first national title. while Savannah King broke her second age group club record, this time in the 400 Freestyle. 

Landry won the first national title of her career and continues to impress after some great performances last month at the CIS Championships in Halifax.  Landry came from behind on the second 50 to win in a time of 1:01.83.  UBC Thunderbird and Vernon Kokanee Swim Club team member Erin Miller finished second in the women’s 100 fly behind Landry.

Savannah King broke the 13-14 age group UBC Dolphin club record tonight in the 400 freestyle swimming to a bronze medal in a time of 4:16.00.  The old record had stood since 1986 and was set by Elissa Purvis in 4:20.17. 

The team of Liz Collins, Maya Beaudry, Savannah King and Kristen Bradley won the silver medley in the 4x200 freestyle relay in a final time of 8:18.83. In the men's relay, Darryl Rudolf, Matt Hawes, Sandy Lockhart and Ilya Brotzky finished in a time of 7:43.19 for the bronze.

Other medalists on the first full day of competition in Victoria included Jordan Hartney who won silver in the men’s 400 IM and Scott Dickens winning bronze in the men’s 100 breaststroke. 

KING TOPS ON DAY 1 – Spring Nationals

March 21, 2007 - Victoria, BC.  Savannah King took a commanding lead on the second half of the women’s 1500 Free to win in a 13-14 age group UBC Dolphin record time of 16:43.47.  The old record was 17:30.44 from 1997 by Tamee Ebert. Former Vernon Kokanee teammate and UBC Thunderbird Tara Ivanitz took the bronze.  One the mens side, Sandy Lockhart finished fourth in a UBC Dolphin age group 15-17 club record 8:23.75. Lockhart held the old record at 8:27.22 from last year.

The Spring National Championships continue through Sunday at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, BC. Live Results are available.

Tildesley Brings Home Golden Haul

UBC Dolphin swimmer Donovan Tildelsey won five gold medals at the 2007 CAN AM SWAD Swimming Championships in Montreal last weekend. Donovan won the 50 free, 100 free, 400 free, 100 fly and 200 IM over the three day competition. Congratulations Donovan!!!

The UBC Dolphins will host the next CAN AM SWAD Swimming Championships at the UBC Aquatic Centre this July 13-15.

Tildesley Wins Gold at Montreal CAN AM

(With Files from Swimming Canada) Donovan Tildesley won gold tonight at the 2007 CAN AM Swimming Championships being held in Montreal. Tildesley clocked a personal best time since the 2004 Paralympics clocking 4:46.83 to win the 400 freestyle in the S11 category for the visually impaired.

"This is the first time I’ve raced the 400 free since July 2005," said Tildesley, a triple medallist at the Athens Paralympics.  "So it was a race I was dreading and anticipating.  I’ve done a lot of preparation for this.  But up until today I wasn’t sure if I had it in me to get this kind of time.  After the prelims I knew I could hammer it down and go for a strong time.  I feel great, it’s where I want to be."

Competition continues until Sunday.

In the News: Best of B.C.: Pool pair lead parade of star athletes honoured for 2006 feats at Sport B.C. banquet

From the Vancouver Sun - Brent Hayden and Brian Johns are currently Down Under preparing for the 2007 FINA world aquatic championships in Melbourne.

But on Wednesday, the two long-time pool rats, from Mission and Richmond, respectively, floated to the top in this province as Sport B.C. handed out its 2006 athlete of the year awards at a banquet at a downtown hotel. Read the article.

Johns and Hayden Win Sport BC Athlete of the Year Honors

March 15, 2007 - Brian Johns and Brent Hayden were named University Athlete and Senior Male Athlete of the Year respectively by Sport BC last night during the 41st annual Sport BC Awards Banquet.

Johns was named University Athlete of the Year based on his outstanding performances from the 2006 season. Johns won 7 gold medals in 7 events at the 2006 CIS Swimming Championships and went on to win individual and relay medals at the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Scott Dickens won this award last year for 2005..

Hayden was named the Sport BC Senior Male Athlete of the Year for the first time. Hayden, who had what some are calling a break through season in 2006, won gold and broke the Pan Pac record in the 100 freestyle last summer in Victoria. He also won a silver medal in the 50 freestyle, and bronze medals in the 200 freestyle and 4x100 freestyle relay at the Commonwealth Games. Later in the summer he added silver in the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays and a bronze in the 50 free at the Pan Pacs.

Dolphins Up for Big Awards

March 14, 2007 - Several members of the UBC Dolphins are up for some major hardware tonight at the 41st Annual Sport BC Awards Banquet.

Brent Hayden is a finalist in the Senior Male Athlete of the Year category and is up against Denny Morrison, Speed Skating, and Michael Janyk, Alpine Skiing. Brent was named a finalist based on his performances at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships last summer where he won a gold medal in the 100 freestyle.

Brian Johns is a finalist in the University Athlete of the Year category and is up against Lindsay Jennerich, Rowing - UVic, and Chris Meehan, Volleyball - TWU. Based on performances from the 2006 season Brian won 7 gold medals in 7 events at the CIS Championships in Quebec City last February.

Former Head Coach of the UBC Dolphins, Tom Johnson, is a finalist in the Coach of the Year Awards and is up against Trevor Palmatier, Diving, and Frank Nielsen, Field Lacrosse. Tom was named a finalist based on his work with several athletes from last season taking them to medal performances at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Recipients will be announced this evening during the awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Vancouver.

UBC Dolphins Named to Provincial Team

The UBC Dolphins would like to congratulate Caitlin Quon, Edward Zhao, Edison Jyang, Laura Sze and Liam Todd who were named to the 2007 Provincial Age Group and Prospects Squads based on their performances at the Team Aquatic Supplies BC Age Group Championships. These swimmers will compete in a dual meet versus Team Alberta in Kamloops, BC this April.

Dolphins Win BC Provincial Championships

The UBC Dolphins claimed the Team Aquatic Supplies BC Provincial Championship overall combined team title tonight scoring 2410 points. Island Swimming finished second with 2214. The UBC Dolphins also had another club record broken on the final night of competition as Caitlin Quon broke the 11-12 girls 200 freestyle record set in 2001 by Natalie Chan posting a time of 2:10.10. WAY TO GO FINS!!!

Dolphins Still Lead, One Day Remains

The UBC Dolphins lead the Team Aquatic Supplies BC Provincial Championships with 1950 points over the first three days of competition. Heading in to the final day the Dolphins lead the host Island Swimming by 262 points. Island has 1688 points. For live results click here.

UBC Dolphins Lead After 2 Days at Provincials

The UBC Dolphins are leading the team points race at the Team Aquatic Suppies BC Provincial Championships after some great swimming on Day 2. The Dolphins have 1179 points ahead of Island Swimming with 933 heading in to the third day of competition. Caitlin Quon also broke two UBC Dolphin club records in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke for Girls 11-12 events. Quon clocked 1:00.96 to break the 100 freestyle record set in 1992 by Jackie Sallee. In the 100 breaststroke she swam a 1:17.59 to clip the 1:17.65 set by Bora Lee in 2004. For live results click here.

New Club Record for 13-14 Girls Relay

The UBC Dolphins opened the Team Aquatic Suppies BC Provincial weekend shattering the club record in the 13-14 girls 4x100 freestyle relay. The team of Laura Sze, Martina Da Silva, Caitlin Quon and Monica McKeown posted a time of 4:03.60 to win the event and break the old club record of 4:06.60 set in 2003. After the first day of competition the UBC Dolphins lead the overall combined team scores with 401 points over Island Swimmings 306. For live results click here.

Team Aquatic Supplies BC SC Age Group Provincials

More than 70 swimmers from the UBC Dolphins will compete this weekend at the 2007 Team Aquatic Supplies BC SC Age Group Provincials in Victoria, BC. Action is currently underway at Saanich Commonwealth Place with the distance events. Competition continues till Sunday. For live results click here.

Brian Johns Named CIS VIA Rail Athlete of the Year

March 1, 2007 - UBC Thunderbird Swimmer Brian Johns was named the CIS VIA Rail Athlete of the Week following a 7 medal performance at the CIS Swimming Championships in Halifax, NS. Johns finished the competition with 7 gold medals from 7 swims and also broke the CIS, UBCT and UBCD record in the 200 freestyle. BJ finishes his University Swimming career as the most decorated athlete in CIS History winning 34 total medals (33 gold, 1 silver).

10 Years of Swimming Excellence

When the water at the Dalplex had calmed and the traditional ginger ale shower had finished the UBC Thunderbirds team from 2006-2007 unveiled a banner honoring every member of the T-Birds swim team from the 1997-1998 season up to the most recent. The names of every swimmer who represented UBC at the CIS Championships is listed.