Tigers defend AUS Swimming titles

The Dalhousie Tigers women's and men's teams won the AUS Championship Sunday evening at Dalplex. 

The women's team won a 22nd straight AUS title, with the men's team winning their 24th title in the last 25 years. 

In the first event of the evening, the women's 800m freestyle, Reagan Crowell (Lakeville, NB), won gold with a time of 8:46.51, with a U SPORTS qualifying time.  

Ella Dobson (Middle Sackville, NS) followed Crowell in second, with a time of 9:10.69 to capture a silver medal. Natalie Smart (Memorial) placed in third with a time of 9:11.37. 

The Tigers captured second and third-place finishes in the men's 200m butterfly. Daniel Pearce (Memorial) placed first with a time of 2:06.10. Will Myrer (Dartmouth, NS) won silver with a time of 2:06.51, and Frederick Chandler-Baas (Ottawa, ON) won bronze with a time of 2:06.67. 

In the women's 200m butterfly, Emma Sinclair (UNB) won gold with a time of 2:24.54. Sophie Idle (Calgary, AB) won silver, finishing with a time of 2:27.53. Heidi Perry (Memorial) won bronze.  

In the men's 50m breaststroke, Gordon Shortt (Acadia) won gold with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 28.41. Blake Kingston (UNB) won silver with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 28.48. Connor Maloney (London, ON) won bronze. He finished with a time of 29.20. 

In the women's 50m breaststroke, Ella Collins (Acadia) won gold with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 31.80. Jordan Thomas (Mount Allison) placed second with a time of 33.09. Kate Tuck (Sunderland, ON) won bronze with a time of 33.25. 

In the men's 100m freestyle, Chris C Weeks (Memorial) won gold with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 49.02. Noah Mascoll-Gomes (St. John's, Antigua) won silver with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 49.77. In third was Bo Price-Stokesbury (Acadia), scoring a time of 50.97. 

Crowell won another gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle, scoring a time of 57.01, a U SPORTS qualifying time. Elodie Martin (UNB) finished second with a time of 57.61. Sara Bennett (Acadia) secured a bronze medal, completing the race with a time of 58.12. 

Dal had two medalists in the men's 200m backstroke. Liam Ferguson (Upper Tantallon, NS) placed second with a time of 2:04.99. Alex D'Alessio (Ottawa, ON) won bronze with a time of 2:07.11. Sebastion Cariaga (Mount Allison) won the race with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 2:01.61.  

In the women's 200m backstroke, Sophie Rooney (Acadia) won gold with a U SPORTS qualifying time of 2:13.98. Emillie Schofield (Miramichi, NB) secured a silver medal for the Tigers. She finished with a time of 2:19.14. In third place was Grace Earle (Acadia), who had a time of 2:19.38. 

Acadia won the women's 400m medley relay with a time of 4:15.83. The Tigers placed second, and Memorial placed third. 

In the men's 400m medley relay, Dal finished first with a time of 3:46.68, securing the gold medal. Acadia followed in second place, and UNB placed third. 

UNB's Sinclair won AUS female Rookie of the Year. 

Memorial's Weeks won AUS male Rookie of the Year. 

The AUS female Swimmer of the Year was awarded to Dal's Crowell. 

The AUS male Swimmer of the Year went to Memorial's Weeks. 

The AUS women's and men's Coach of the Year is Lance Cansdale from Dal. 

The women's AUS Championship Rookie of the Meet is Sinclair. 

The men's AUS Championship Rookie of the Meet is Weeks. 

Crowell won the AUS Championship Female Swimmer of the Meet while Memorial's Weeks won the AUS Championship Male Swimmer of the Meet. 

Women 
Dal – 993 points 
Acadia – 760 points 
Memorial – 436 points 
UNB – 384 points 
Mount Allison – 382 points 

Men 
Dal – 1,006 points 
Acadia – 772.50 points 
UNB – 431 points 
Memorial – 416.50 points 
Mount Allison – 293 points