Canada West Day 3

The 2012 Canada West University Championships wrapped up in Edmonton today.

The evening began with the 200 Fly, with five of our UVic swimming participating in the finals.  Julia Schmidt placed 3^rd in the Women’s B final, with a time of 2:26.28.  In the Men’s A final, Ian Mattock placed 4^th, with Bobby Harling coming in 6^th with a best time of 2:10.26, while the B final saw Eric Stein and Tyler Smith finishing 1^st and 2^nd.

Three more swimmers competed in the 200 IM “B” finals, with Danielle Newton and Siobhan Newell having strong swims to take 2^nd and 4^th in their B final.  For the men, Ian Mattock competed in the B final, finishing 2^nd with a time of 2:10.58.

Allison Wood and Ella Dalling continued to be strong competitors in the Backstroke events, with Wood coming 6^th in the A final of the 100 Backstroke, and Dalling right behind her in 7^th.  Emily Gerson was part of the B final, finishing 2^nd in her heat with a time of 1:07.44. 

As she has all meet, Stephanie Taekema impressed in the 200 Breaststroke, rounding out her best times at the meet to 100%, as she finished 7^th overall in 2:39.51.  Ian Brown dropped over two seconds off his morning swim to reach a new personal best as well, and conquered the Men’s B final, clocking in at 2:23.29. 

In the Men’s 400 Freestyle, Tyler Smith and Bobby Harling each competed in their second event of the night, finishing 7^th and 8^th in the B final, respectively.  Zac Parkes won the same final in a time of 4:02.74, which would have put him in 4^th place overall. 

The relay tonight was the 4x100 Medley, with our UVic girls placing 4^th, and the men in 5^th.