UBC, U of T building dynasties at U Sports swimming championships
U Sports championship season is officially underway with swimming and wrestling seasons wrapping up over the weekend.
Over the next month, various athletes around the country will be capping their seasons with championship weekend events in track and field and basketball (March 9-12), along with curling, volleyball and ice hockey (March 15-19).
All events will be streamed live on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and the free CBC Sports app.
But for now, we turn our attention into the pool, and onto the mats.
Twenty-two schools took part in the men's competition at Saanich Commonwealth Place, with the University of Calgary trailing UBC in the final standings, 1158.5-876, to take silver, while the University of Ottawa took bronze with 795 points.
The U of T edged out UBC on the women's side ,1,336-1166.5, in a pool of 19 teams, with McGill earning third-place with 872 points.
The Varsity Blues were neck-and-neck with UBC in the women's competition all weekend, with Toronto leading by just 42.5 points after the first day, and 17.5 points after the second day.
The most dramatic moment for U of T on the final day of competition was Ainsley McMurray edging out the University of Calgary's Rebecca Smith by 0.02 seconds in the 100-metre freestyle.
Ainsley McMurray of the @Varisty_Blues takes home the gold after a tight finish in the 100M freestyle!<br><br>Ainsley McMurray des @Varisty_Blues remporte l'or après un finish serré au 100M nage libre!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChaseTheGlory?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChaseTheGlory</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ViserHaut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ViserHaut</a> <a href="https://t.co/IAJZXFIio4">pic.twitter.com/IAJZXFIio4</a>
The Montreal native closed out the
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