Both the Golden Bears and Pandas placed 5th at the U SPORTS Championship in Toronto.
Garrett Brendzan captured the lone medal for the UofA on Saturday, placing second in the men's 50m breaststroke with a time of 27.35, which ties the Golden Bears program record.
Sophomore Panda Shayne Bowie just five one-thousands of a second off a podium spot in the women's 800m freestyle, finishing with a time of 9:03.27. McGill's Kealeigh McLeod finished third at 9:03.22.
UofA head coach Paul Birmingham was also awarded the FOX40 U SPORTS Men's Coach of the Year Award.
The UBC Thunderbirds swept the 2025 U SPORTS Swimming National Championships, claiming both the overall men's and women's team titles on Saturday night inside the Athletic Centre – Varsity Pool in Toronto.
Leading from the very first day of action on Thursday, the UBC men earned their 21st national championship banner with a final three-day point total of 1305.5. Collecting 19 total medals, including 10 golds, the overall victory marked a return to the top step for the Thunderbirds after just a one-year absence.
As for the UBC women, the overall victory is the 25th national championship banner in program history and first since 2020. The UBC women tallied 1472 total team points, accumulating 28 total medals, including 11 golds.
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Men's Athlete of the Meet Award / Le prix d'athlète masculin des Championnats : Finlay Knox, UBC
Women's Athlete of the Meet Award / Le prix d'athlète féminine des Championnats : Kayla Sanchez, UBC
Men's Rookie of the Year / Recrue masculine de l'année : Nathan Thomas, Toronto
Women's Rookie of the Year / Recrue féminine de l'année : Raphaëlle Tremblay, Laval
Men's FOX 40 Coach of the Year Award / Prix FOX 40 de l'entraîneur de l'année en natation masculine : Paul Birmingham, Alberta
Women's FOX 40 Coach of the Year Award / Prix FOX 40 de l'entraîneur de l'année en natation féminine : Peter Carpenter, McGill
Men's Community Service Award / Prix du service communautaire masculin : Erik Leinseisen, McGill
Women's Community Service Award / Prix du service communautaire féminin : Marcella Whelan, Memorial
TEAM STANDINGS
WOMEN
1. UBC, 1472.0
2. McGill, 936.5
3. Calgary, 920.5
4. Toronto, 708.0
5. Alberta, 366.0
6. Western, 264.0
7. Victoria, 231.0
8. Ottawa, 219.5
9. McMaster, 198.5
10. Guelph, 196.0
11. Lethbridge, 195.5
12. Dalhousie, 176.0
13. Brock, 170.0
14. Laval, 168.0
15. Montreal, 158.0
16. Manitoba, 148.5
17. Waterloo, 143.0
18. Acadia, 80.0
19. Sherbrooke, 8.0
20. UNB, 2.0
MEN
1. UBC, 1305.5
2. Toronto, 1078.0
3. Calgary, 860.0
4. McGill, 754.5
5. Alberta, 412.0
6. Western, 316.0
7. Victoria, 267.5
8. Ottawa, 260.0
9. Waterloo, 224.0
10. Lethbridge, 166.5
11. Laval, 146.5
12. York, 128.0
13. McMaster, 117.0
14. Laurier, 108.0
15. Memorial, 86.5
16. Dalhousie, 82.0
17. Montreal, 68.0
18. Manitoba, 65.0
19. Sherbrooke, 58.0
20. Carleton, 51.5
21. Regina, 50.0
22. UNB, 38.0
23. Acadia, 34.0
24. Brock, 28.5
25. UQTR, 4.0
EVENT RESULTS
DAY 3
(W) 200M Butterfly
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto: 2:13.29
2. Naomie Lo, McGill: 2:14.01
3. Emilie de Chazal, McGill: 2:15.33
(M) 200M Butterfly
1. Finlay Knox, UBC: 1:53.67 – U SPORTS RECORD
2. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto: 1:54.46
3. Bill Dongfang, Toronto: 1:56.26
(W) 50M Breaststroke
1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary: 30.49
2. Eloise Allen, UBC: 31.21
3. Alicia L'Archeveque, UBC: 31.32
(M) 50M Breaststroke
1. Hugo Lemesle, Ottawa: 27.14
2. Garrett Brendzan, Alberta: 27.35
3. Stephen Moore, Calgary: 27.53
(W) 100M Freestyle
1. Kayla Noelle Sanchez, UBC: 52.48
2. Emma O'Croinin, UBC: 54.48
3. Elizabeth Ling, McGill: 55.23
(M) 100M Freestyle
1. Eric Ginzburg, York: 48.16
2. Chris C Weeks, Memorial: 48.18
3. Luke Beinder-Stewart, Western: 48.39
(W) 200M Backstroke
1. Hannah Johnsen, Calgary: 2:09.94
2. Angelica Bath, Toronto: 2:12.27
3. Natascha Borromeo, UBC: 2:13.51
(M) 200M Backstroke
1. Blake Tierney, UBC: 1:53.27
2. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto: 1:55.37
3. LoÏc Courville-Fortin, McGill: 1:55.49
(W) 800M Freestyle
1. Emma O'Croinin, UBC: 8:36.64
2. Ann Dumont-Belanger, UBC: 8:45.98
3. Iris Tinmouth, McGill: 8:49.03
(M) 1500M Freestyle
1. Hunter Payne, Calgary: 15:09.90
2. Olivier Risk, UBC: 15:15.52
3. Tanner Cole, UBC: 15:18.20
(W) 400M Medley Relay
1. UBC (Bridget Burton, Eloise Allen, Una Borchgrevink, Kayla Noelle Sanchez): 3:59.16
2. Calgary (Hannah Johnsen, Alexanne Lepage, Madisen Jacques, Eliza Housman): 4:03.89
3. Toronto (Angelica Bath, Tina Guan, Nina Mollin, Teagan Vander Leek): 4:06.99
(M) 400M Medley Relay
1. UBC (Blake Tierney, Finlay Knox, Wells Ginzer, Joel Blanco): 3:29.52 – U SPORTS RECORD
2. Toronto (Andrew Herman, Nathan Thomas, Ben Loewen, Albert Bouley): 3:31.82
3. Calgary (Stephen Calkins, Nicholas Duncan, Thomas Mcdonald, Gibson Black): 3:34.82
DAY 2
(W) 50M Freestyle
1. Kayla Noelle Sanchez, UBC: 24.18 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Teagan Vander Leek, Toronto: 25.27
3. Zea M Wetzlaughk, Western: 25.61
(M) 50M Freestyle
1. Eric Ginzburg, York: 21.80
2. Albert Bouley, Toronto: 21.84
3. Liam Weaver, Toronto: 21.89
(W) 200M Breaststroke
1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary: 2:25.73
2. Emma Spence, UBC: 2:28.93
3. Romane Hereng, Montreal: 2:30.01
(M) 200M Breaststroke
1. Hugo Lemesle, Ottawa: 2:08.06
2. Nathan Thomas, Toronto: 2:09.10
3. Tanner Cole, UBC: 2:09.70
(W) 400M Freestyle
1. Emma O'Croinin, UBC: 4:09.88
2. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC: 4:13.65
3. Raphaelle Tremblay, Laval: 4:14.13
(M) 400M Freestyle
1. Olivier Risk, UBC: 3:49,79
2. Mats Baradat, McGill: 3:50.08
3. Quinn Matties, Toronto: 3:51.12
(W) 100M Backstroke
1. Bridget Burton, UBC: 59.30
2. Hannah Johnsen, Calgary: 1:00.26
3. Tatum O'Connor, Brock: 1:00.31
(M) 100M Backstroke
1. Blake Tierney, UBC: 51.00 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Andrew Herman, Toronto: 51.49
3. Benjamin Loewen, Toronto: 52.85
(W) 200M Freestyle
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto: 2:13.46
2. Camryn Stannard, UBC: 2:14.46
3. Emma Spence, UBC: 2:16.04
(M) 200M Freestyle
1. Finlay Knox, UBC: 1:54.15 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Loi Courville-Fortin, McGill: 1:57.57
3. Kent Goni Avilla, Laurier: 1:58.07
(W) 50M Butterfly
1. Kayla Noelle Sanchez, UBC: 25.85 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Eloise Allen, UBC: 26.59
3. Una Borchgrevink, UBC: 27.00
(M) 50M Butterfly
1. Eric Ginzburg, York: 23.05 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Kai Lilienthal, UBC: 23.14
3. Finlay Knox, UBC: 23.35
(W) 800 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1. UBC (Anna Dumont-Belanger, Emma O'Croinin, Camryn Stannard, Kayla Sanchez): 7:54.04
2. McGill (Naomie Lo, Elizabeth Ling, Iris Tinmouth, Maya McGhan): 8:07.88
3. Calgary (Alexanne Lepage, Hannah Johnsen, Emily De Jager, Hannah Bennett): 8:10.98
(M) 800 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1. UBC (Blake Tierney, Jake Gaunt, Olivier Risk, Finlay Knox): 7:07.23 - U SPORTS RECORD
2. Toronto (Ben Winterborn, Brendan Oswald, Bill Dongfang, Quinn Matteis): 7:16.24
3. Victoria (Ricky Millns, Elijah Agostinelli-Stull, Matthew MacDonald, Keir Ogilvie): 7:17.33
DAY 1
(W) 200M Freestyle
1. Kayla Noelle Sanchez, UBC: 1:54.74
2. Emma O'Croinin, UBC: 1:56.44
3. Anna Dumont-Belanger, UBC: 1:59.13
(M) 200M Freestyle
1. Paul McKenzie, Alberta: 1:47.02
2. Bill Dongfang, Toronto: 1:47.07
3. Ben Winterborn, Toronto: 1:47.55
(W) 100M Breaststroke
1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary: 1:05.79
2. Eloise Allen, UBC: 1:07.41
3. Romane Hereng, Montreal: 1:08.72
(M) 100M Breaststroke
1. Nicholas Duncan, Calgary: 59.38
2. Hugo Lemesle, Ottawa: 59.48
3. Nathan Thomas, Toronto: 59.60
3. Justice Migneault, UBC: 59.60
(W) 100M Butterfly
1. Nina Mollin, Toronto: 59.71
2. Una Borchgrevink, UBC: 1:00.03
3. Brooklyn Weins, UBC: 1:00.67
(M) 100M Butterfly
1. Eric Ginzburg, York: 51.89
2. Wells Ginzer, UBC: 52.53
3. Thomas Mcdonald, Calgary: 52.76
(W) 50M Backstroke
1. Eloise Allen, UBC: 27.45
2. Bridget Burton, UBC: 27.50
3. Tatum Connor, Brock: 27.65
(M) 50M Backstroke
1. Finlay Knox, UBC: 23.39 – U SPORTS RECORD
2. Blake Tierney, UBC: 23.74
3. Andrew Herman: Toronto: 23.77
(W) 400M Medley
1. Alexanne Lepage, Calgary: 4:42.17
2. Olivia Brendzan, Alberta: 4:43.53
3. Emma Spence, UBC: 4:45.53
(M) 400M Medley
1. Tanner Cole, UBC: 4:13.67
2. Jacob Gallant, Toronto: 4:16.08
3. Hugh McNeill, UBC: 4:17.12
(W) 400M Freestyle Relay
1. UBC (Emma O'Croinin, Anna Dumont-Belanger, Bridget Burton, Kayla Noelle Sanchez): 3:37.78
2. Calgary (Eliza Housman, Hannah Johnsen, Alexanne Lepage, Hannah Bennett): 3:44.54
3. Toronto (Kayla Houlder, Gemma Norman, Katie Marovino, Teagan Vander Leek): 3:45.95
(M) 400M Freestyle Relay
1. UBC (Finlay Knox, Blake Tierney, Jake Gaunt, Joel Blanco): 3:11.80 – U SPORTS RECORD
2. Toronto (Andrew Herman, Ben Winterborn, Liam Weaver, Albert Bouley): 3:14.58
3. Calgary (Gibson Black, Stephen Calkins, Ethan Fast, Thomas Mcdonald): 3:15.40
