2020 U SPORTS Wrap Up: UBC Sweeps Titles For Fourth Straight Year

2020 U SPORTS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• February 20-22, 2020
• Saanich Commonwealth Place, Victoria, British Columbia
• Prelims: SCM (25m) / 10 am PT
• Finals: LCM (50m) / 6 pm PT
• Championship Central
• Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• Webcast
• Meet Records (LCM)
• Meet Records (SCM)

The University of British Columbia men and women won the 2020 U SPORTS Swimming Championship titles over the weekend to give the Thunderbirds a fourth consecutive sweep at the event.

In what was expected to be a close men’s race between UBC and Calgary, the Thunderbirds ended up winning by over 200 points thanks to the appearance of Markus Thormeyer (who didn’t compete at the Canada West Championships in November where the teams were separated by just five points).

The women topped runners-up Toronto by over 100 points after beating them by just 25 one season ago.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

MEN

1. UBC, 1087
2. Calgary, 873
3. Toronto, 765
4. McGill, 691
5. Ottawa, 515.5
6. Victoria, 494
7. Regina, 400
8. Montreal, 328
9. Alberta, 303
10. Western, 291.5
11. Laval, 229.5
12. Waterloo, 163
13. Acadia, 118
14. McMaster, 115
15. Manitoba, 69
16. Dalhousie, 46
17. Lethbridge, 39
18. Guelph, 38
19. Brock, 36
20. Thompson Rivers, 34.5
21. Sherbrooke, 20
22. New Brunswick, 15

WOMEN

1. UBC, 1092.5
2. Toronto, 978.5
3. Calgary, 864
4. Victoria, 552.5
5. Montreal, 499
6. Ottawa, 377
7. McGill, 343.5
8. Western, 290
9. Laval, 254
10. McMaster, 252.5
11. Dalhousie, 231.5
12. Manitoba, 212.5
13. Alberta, 147
14. Guelph, 111
15. Regina, 86
16. New Brunswick, 63
17. Waterloo, 59.5
18. Sherbrooke, 57
19. Wilfrid Laurier, 54
20. Acadia, 51
21. UQTR, 48
22. Laurentian, 45
23. Lethbridge, 37

For the men, this is the longest run any team has been on since UBC won 10 straight from 1998 to 2007. They now have 17 total titles, second only to Toronto’s 19.

The women match their streak of four from 2012 to 2015 (only interrupted by Toronto’s win in 2016). They have now won 24 team titles, the most in history.

ALL-TIME U SPORTS (FORMERLY CIS) CHAMPIONS

Individually the meet was dominated by a select few. On the women’s side, Kelsey Wog and Danielle Hanus went a perfect four-for-four individually, and Emily Overholt won three individual events along with three relay golds for six total (along with one individual silver).

For the men, Markus Thormeyer won the maximum seven gold medals with four individual victories and three relay titles. Clement Secchi, Jaren LeFranc and Davide Casarin also won two individual golds apiece.

2020 U SPORTS SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

WOMEN

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MEN

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TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORERS

Thormeyer and Wog were named the Men’s and Women’s Swimmer of the Year after their sensational performances over the three days.

TOP FINA POINT-SCORING SWIMS

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