SWIM: Smith pushes Dinos atop women's standings
November 27, 2021
EDMONTON - In what might go down as the best single-day individual performance in Canada West history, second-year Dino Rebecca Smith was utterly dominant at Kinsmen Sports Centre on Saturday.
Smith, who represented Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, carried the Dinos atop the women's standings with a triple-gold performance, two of which set new Canada West records.
The UofC nursing student started the day by setting a new conference mark in the women's 100m fly with a time of 57.14. Her most dominant individual performance came 30 minutes later in the 200m freestyle, as she completely shattered the previous record of 1:57.23, coasting into the wall with a time of 1:53.93.
Capping off her remarkable performance, Smith erased a two-length gap in the final leg of the women's 4x100m freestlye relay, narrowly out-touching UBC's Sara Godon to steal away the gold medal.
The Dinos now lead the women's standings with 476 points, narrowly edging out UBC's 456, setting up a thrilling final day on Sunday. The Manitoba Bisons sit in third with 295 points.
As they did after Day 1, the UBC Thunderbird men hold a firm handle on the men's standings, holding a 130-point lead over the Dinos. The Victoria Vikes hold a slim lead over the upstart Lethbridge Pronghorns for third on the men's side.
The UBC men were buoyed by a pair of new conference marks. Blake Tierney set a new record in the men's 200m backstroke with a time of 1:53.21. Justice Migneault followed up that performance in a thrilling 100m breaststroke final, edging out Pronghorns star Apollo Hess with a time of 59.25, with Hess coming in at 59.36. Both times would have broken the previous Canada West record, which was set in 2012.
The host Bears and Pandas picked up three medals on Saturday, with Olivia Brendzan (women's 400IM), and Diego Paz (Men's 400IM) picking up bronze medals, and Kier Przyswitt earning a silver in the men's 200m free.
Day 3 of the Canada West championship begins with prelims at 9:00 a.m., followed by the finals at 3:00 p.m.
Smith, who represented Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, carried the Dinos atop the women's standings with a triple-gold performance, two of which set new Canada West records.
The UofC nursing student started the day by setting a new conference mark in the women's 100m fly with a time of 57.14. Her most dominant individual performance came 30 minutes later in the 200m freestyle, as she completely shattered the previous record of 1:57.23, coasting into the wall with a time of 1:53.93.
Capping off her remarkable performance, Smith erased a two-length gap in the final leg of the women's 4x100m freestlye relay, narrowly out-touching UBC's Sara Godon to steal away the gold medal.
The Dinos now lead the women's standings with 476 points, narrowly edging out UBC's 456, setting up a thrilling final day on Sunday. The Manitoba Bisons sit in third with 295 points.
As they did after Day 1, the UBC Thunderbird men hold a firm handle on the men's standings, holding a 130-point lead over the Dinos. The Victoria Vikes hold a slim lead over the upstart Lethbridge Pronghorns for third on the men's side.
The UBC men were buoyed by a pair of new conference marks. Blake Tierney set a new record in the men's 200m backstroke with a time of 1:53.21. Justice Migneault followed up that performance in a thrilling 100m breaststroke final, edging out Pronghorns star Apollo Hess with a time of 59.25, with Hess coming in at 59.36. Both times would have broken the previous Canada West record, which was set in 2012.
The host Bears and Pandas picked up three medals on Saturday, with Olivia Brendzan (women's 400IM), and Diego Paz (Men's 400IM) picking up bronze medals, and Kier Przyswitt earning a silver in the men's 200m free.
Day 3 of the Canada West championship begins with prelims at 9:00 a.m., followed by the finals at 3:00 p.m.
| Men's Team Standings | ||
| 1 | UBC | 601 |
| 2 | Calgary | 470 |
| 3 | Victoria | 223.5 |
| 4 | Lethbridge | 202.5 |
| 5 | Alberta | 193 |
| 6 | Regina | 143 |
| 7 | Manitoba | 70 |
| 8 | Thompson Rivers | 24 |
| Women's Team Standings | ||
| 1 | Calgary | 476 |
| 2 | UBC | 456 |
| 3 | Manitoba | 295 |
| 4 | Victoria | 290.5 |
| 5 | Alberta | 182 |
| 6 | Lethbridge | 156.5 |
| 7 | Regina | 40 |
| 8 | Thompson Rivers | 8 |