University of British Columbia Sweeps 2026 U Sports Championship Titles Convincingly

2026 U Sports Swimming & Diving Championships

• March 12-14, 2026
• Markham Canada
• Short Course Meters (25 meters), Prelims/Finals
• Live Results
• Day 1 Video Replay
• 2025 Results
• Day 1 Recap
• Day 2 Recap

The 2026 U Sports Swimming and Diving Championships are now in the books. At the end of the meet, University of British Columbia won both the men’s and women’s team titles resoundingly. Toronto earned runner-up finishes for both men and women.

Women’s Meet

Top 5 Team Standings:

1. UBC – 1445
2. Toronto – 1029
3. McGill – 978.5
4. Calgary – 723.5
5. Western University – 493

The University of Toronto got out to an incredible start at the last finals session of the meet. In the 200 fly, Toronto swept the top 3. Nina Mollin won the race with a 2:11.96, while Angel Yao was 2nd in 2:14.34, and Kaitlyn Stanojlovic took 3rd with a 2:15.21.

After breaking the U Sports championship record in prelims, Calgary’s Alexanne LePage won the 50 breast in 30.08 in finals. She was off her record swim of 29.91 from the morning, but still won the race by half-a-second.

UBC’s Kayla Sanchez won the 100 free in a new U Sports championship record of 51.76. With the swim, Sanchez was just off her own career best of 51.45. UBC teammate Emma O’Croinin came in 2nd with a 53.70.

O’Croinin would then go on to win the 200 back in 2:06.09, touching out UBC teammate Bridget Burton by 0.05 seconds. O’Croinin was just off the UBC program record of 2:05.75.

McGill earned a win in the 800 free, where Iris Tinmouth clocked an 8:41.36.

The meet ended with the 4×100 medley relay, where UBC won with a 3:54.03, touching 1st by 6 seconds. Burton (57.05), Eloise Allen (1:06.24), Sela Wist (58.66), and Sanchez (52.08) teamed up to earn the win. The performance also shattered the U Sports championship record, which stood at 3:58.66.

Men’s Recap

Top 5 Team Standings:

1. UBC – 1644
2. Toronto – 935.5
3. Calgary – 883.5
4. McGill – 770.5
5. Montreal – 345

The last session of the men’s meet kicked off with a bang, seeing Toronto’s Benjamin Loewen take the 200 fly in 1:53.22. That swim marked a new U Sports championship record, taking down the previous record of 1:53.67, which was set by Finlay Knox last year. Toronto made it a 1-2 finish, as Bill Dongfang came in 2nd with a 1:56.16.

UBC’s Ethan Hemeon had a fantastic swim in the 50 breast, clocking a 26.93 to win the race. UBC teammate Justice Migneault came in 2nd with a 27.15.

The men’s 100 free was won by UBC’s Yuri Kisil, who stopped the clock in 46.77. His swim marks a new U Sports championship record, taking down the previous mark of 46.94, which Kisil held himself. Eric Gonzburg came in 2nd with a 47.35, setting a new Yord University record in the process.

In the 200 back, McGill’s Lolc Courville-Fortin swam a 1:53.41 to claim victory.

The 1500 free was a close race, seeing UBC’s Olivier Risk earn the win with a 14:53.64. He touched less than 2 seconds ahead of teammate Aiden Kirk, who finished 2nd in 14:55.39.

The meet ended in record fashion, with UBC winning the 4×100 medley relay in 3:26.64. Raben Dommann (51.26), Migneault (58.13), Kai Lilienthal (50.42), and Kisil (46.83) combined to earn the win, setting a new U Sports championship record in the process.