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OTTAWA (CIS) - Canadian Interuniversity Sport, as the Canadian representative of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU), announced on Wednesday the athletes and staff who will represent Canada in swimming at the 2005 Summer Universiade.
The 23rd Summer Universiade, regrouping 9,000 participants from 170 countries, will be held August 11-21 in Izmir, Turkey.
Canada will send an imposing team of 33 swimmers to the six-day competition (Aug. 12-17), up from a group of only 11 athletes who competed at the 2003 University Games in South Korea. Canadians failed to medal at the pool in 2003, a first at the Summer Universiade since 1995.
The contingent will be led by six national team members who will participate at the FINA world aquatic championships in Montreal starting on July 24, including 2004-05 CIS swimmers of the year Jennifer Carroll of Montreal, and Scott Dickens of Ancaster, Ont.
Carroll, a 24-year-old administration student from the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres, claimed three gold medals and set two meet records in her first appearance at the CIS championship in February. The backstroke specialist will swim the 50 and 100-meter events in Turkey.
Dickens, a 20-year-old arts student at the University of British Columbia, put on one of the best CIS-championship performances ever in 2005 when he captured seven medals, including five gold, and also set two championship marks. Dickens will compete in the 50, 100 and 200m breaststroke in Izmir.
Other swimmers who will represent Canada at the world championships before competing at the Universiade include University of Toronto's Liz Warden of Toronto, Simon Fraser University's Kathleen Stoody of Burnaby, B.C., UBC's Matthew Huang of Vancouver, and Indiana University's Colin Russell of Barrie, Ont.
UBC, eight-time defending CIS champion in both women's and men's swimming, will be represented by 10 swimmers in Turkey.
Eight athletes return from the 2003 Canadian Universiade team, including Jennifer Porenta of Milton, Ont., and Michel Boulianne. of Montreal. Porenta, from the University of Toronto, was the top female finisher for Canada in South Korea placing sixth in the 200m freestyle while Boulianne, from the University of Montreal, was the top male finisher with a fifth position in the 200m breaststroke.
University of Michigan's Carlos Sayao of Oakville, Ont. also has Universiade experience as he participated in the 2001 University Games in China, where he claimed Canada's lone medal at the pool finishing second in the 400m individual medley.
The Canadian support staff will be comprised of team leader Andrew Cole (McMaster) of Dartmouth, N.S., team manager Josey Corbo (Swimming Canada) of Ottawa, head coach Derrick Schoof (UBC) of Vancouver, and assistant coaches Pascal Dufresne (UQTR) of Trois-Rivieres, Que., Liam Donnelly (Simon Fraser) of Port Coquitlam, B.C., and Paula Crutcher (UNB) of Fredericton.
Canada's best performance in swimming at the Summer Universiade came in 1993 in Buffalo when the team captured 15 medals, including six gold. Canada claimed 14 medals in a single Games on two occasions, in 1991 in England and 1983 in Edmonton.
Olympians Alex Baumann and Patricia Noall hold the best individual performances in history by Canadians at World University Games. Baumann won six medals, including two gold, in 1983 while Noall claimed five medals, including one gold, in 1991.
CANADIAN STAFF
Name University Hometown Position
Andrew Cole McMaster Dartmouth, N.S. Team leader Josey Corbo Swim Canada Ottawa, Ont. Team manager Derrick Schoof UBC Vancouver, B.C. Head coach Pascal Dufresne UQTR Trois-Rivieres, Que. Coach Liam Donnelly Simon Fraser Port Coquitlam, B.C. Coach Paula Crutcher UNB Fredericton, N.B. Coach
CANADIAN ATHLETES
Name University Hometown Event
Jennifer Carroll UQTR Montreal, Que. 50-100m back Chanelle Charron-Watson Laval St-Augustin, Que. 200-400m freestyle MacKenzie Downing Victoria Victoria, B.C. 50-100-200m butterfly Dena Durand Calgary Calgary, Alta. 400m medley Elizabeth Hendrick Calgary Calgary, Alta. 50m breaststroke Haylee Johnson UBC Vancouver, B.C. 200m breaststroke Michelle Landry UBC North Vancouver, B.C. 200m medley Michelle Laprade McGill Montreal, Que. 50m breaststroke Caitlin Meredith UBC Kamloops, B.C. 50-100-200m back Erin Miller UBC Vernon, B.C. 100-200m butterfly Laura Pomeroy South. MethodistOakville, Ont. 50-100m freestyle Jennifer Porenta Toronto Milton, Ont. 50-100-200m freestyle Emma Spooner Calgary Calgary, Alta. 100m breaststroke Kathleen Stoody Simon Fraser Burnaby, B.C. 100-200m breaststroke Liz Warden Toronto Toronto, Ont. 200m back, 400m medley
Joe Bartoch Nevada London, Ont. 50-100m butterfly Michel Boulianne Montreal Montreal, Que. 200m breaststroke Francois Castonguay McGill Montreal, Que. 200-400m medley Scott Dickens UBC Ancaster, Ont. 50-100-200m breast Chad Hankewich Calgary Calgary, Alta. 100-200m freestyle Richard Hortness LethbridgeMedicine Hat, Alta. 50-100m freestyle Matthew Huang UBC Vancouver, B.C. 50-100m breaststroke Malcolm Lavoie UBC Edmonton, Alta. 800-1500m freestyle Ian MacLeod Toronto Mississauga, Ont. 100m butterfly Daniel Monid UNB Mississauga, Ont. 50m freestyle Chad Murray Calgary Calgary, Alta. 200m butterfly Callum Ng UBC Calgary, Alta. 50-100m backstroke Sebastien Poulin Montreal Montreal, Que. 200m butterfly Darryl Rudolf UBC Delta, B.C. 50m butterfly Elliott Rushton Kenyon Coll. Gambier, Ohio 400-800-1500m freestyle Colin Russell Indiana Barrie, Ont. 200-400m freestyle Carlos Sayao Michigan Oakville, Ont. 200m back, 400m medley Desmond Strelzow UBC Vancouver, B.C. 50-100-200m backstroke
About CIS and the Universiade
The Summer Universiade is a multi-sport event that takes place every two years, and is second in size only to the Olympic Games. The Universiade is open to competitors between the ages of 17 and 28 in the year of the Games, who are full-time post-secondary students (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution within the previous year of the event.
The 23rd Summer Universiade to be held Aug. 11-21, 2005 in Izmir, Turkey will feature 8,000 athletes from 170 countries competing in the following sports: archery, athletics, basketball, diving, fencing, gymnastics, sailing, soccer, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling.
For all the info on the 2005 Summer Universiade:
Official site Izmir 2005: www.universiadeizmir.org/en Team Canada site: www.cisport.ca/izmir2005
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Its 51 members, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 19 national championships in 11 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at the Winter and Summer Universiades, and 27 world university championships. For all the info on the CIS: www.universitysport.ca
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Source:
Maureen Sparks Sports information officer Team Canada 2005 Summer Un
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