Vikes Compete in Day 1 of CIS Championships

With many of the UVic Olympic hopefuls taking this semester off, a smaller than usual Vikes team began competition at CIS Championships in Montreal today.  

The Vikes got off to a bit of a shaky start, including a setback for Siobhan Newell, who injured her shoulder and missed out on the 4x100 Freestyle relay.

Rookies Zac Parkes and Stephanie Taekema both scored personal bests this morning as well, in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke respectively, with their best events still to come. 

Eric Stein had a great 400IM swim in the morning, taking almost 3 seconds off of his best time and earning a spot in the B final of the event, along with Ian Mattock.  The two placed 3^rd and 4^th in the consolation final, with just 7 one-hundredths separating them.

The night wrapped up with strong performances by both the men and women in the 4x100 Freestyle relays, with the women touching 12^th and the men in 13^th.