Swim teams both claim top spot at the Jack Scholz Invitational

The Dalhousie men’s and women’s swim teams both had strong performances over the weekend at the Jack Scholz Invitational hosted by Acadia University. The women won their first event of the season in impressive fashion beating second place Mount Allison by more than a hundred points. The men also claimed top spot over the two day event with 305 points, Acadia and Mount Allison rounded out the top three with 255 and 131 points, respectively.

"It was a great first meet for such a young squad, our first year swimmers really stepped up and complemented the team’s veterans," said Head Coach Lance Cansdale. "It ended up being a great indicator of where we are right now.”

Fifth year, Keisha Mills had a stand out performance for the women’s team, winning the 50m, 100m, and 200m Breaststroke and placed second in the 400m IM. First year, Sean Berrigan was the best swimmer for men’s team winning the 50m and 100m Backstroke and placed 4th in the 50m Free. Sean also helped the Tigers finish first in the 4x50 Medley Relay.

Individual podium finishers for the Tigers include:

Sean Berrigan - 100m Backstroke (gold), 50m Backstroke (gold)
Nigel Champion - 50m Freestyle (silver), 100m Freestyle (bronze)
Gavin Dyke - 200m Freestyle (gold), 50m Freestyle (bronze)
Peter Inches - 200m Backstroke (silver)
Tony Liew - 50m Breaststroke (silver), 100m Backstroke (silver)
James Profit - 200m Butterfly (silver)
Chris Reith - 50m Backstroke (bronze) 1500m Freestyle (gold)
Keenan Teghtsoonian - 200m IM (gold), 400m IM (gold), 100m Butterfly (bronze)
Kyle Watson - 400m Freestyle (gold), 100m Freestyle (silver), 400m IM (silver)
Meagan Bernier - 100m Backstroke (bronze), 200m Backstroke (bronze)
Paige Crowell - 400m IM (gold), 200m Breaststroke (silver)
Kaetlin Fenton - 800m Freestyle (gold), 200m IM (bronze)
Alison Grant - 400m Freestyle (gold)
Ann Johnsen - 50m Butterfly (gold)
Katie Lamont - 800m Freestyle (bronze), 400m IM (bronze)
Lucy Macleod - 50m Freestyle (silver)
Cara McCallum - 100m Freestyle (bronze)
Keishia Mills - 200m Breaststroke (gold), 50m Breaststroke (gold), 400m IM (silver)
Paige Robillard - 800m Freestyle (silver)