March 1, 2000
From February 25th to 27th the McGill swim team battled for an 8th place women's finish and an
11th place men's finish at the CIAU championships held in Guelph, Ontario. The squad of nine
included from the women's team Beth Carmody, Tara Kuchmak, Lisa Virgini, Elaine Duranceau, Kerry Cregan, and
captain Sue McKay. The men's side included David Allard, Matthew Walker, Erik Schessler, and Keith Sutherland.
Leading the men's team was David Allard, with a win in the 200m IM, in 2:03.25, a bronze medal in the 200m Breaststroke,
in 2:18.50, and a fourth place finish in the 100m Breastroke, turning in a time of 1:03.78. Matthew Walker also
contributed large points with a silver medal in the 400m freestyle (4:56.34), and seventh place
finishes in the 200m freestyle (1:53.27), and the 1500m freestyle (16:02.14). Eric Shessler and Keith Sutherland also
added points with a thirteenth place finish in the 200 IM (2:09.96) and a sixteenth place finish
in the 50m butterfly (26.31), respectively. The McGill men finsihed eithth in the 400m freestyle relay (3:31.10), eighth in the 800m freestyle relay (7:45.89), and tenth in the 400m medley relay (3:54.66).
The women's team scored big points in the backstroke events with the aid of Lisa Virgini, who finished fourth in the
50m and 100 m back (30.06 and 1:03.12), and third in the 200m backstroke (2:15.74). Elaine Duranceau turned in the
only McGill record of the meet, with an 8:58.65 fourth place finish in the 800m freestyle. Duranceau scratched nearly
four seconds of the previous record, held by Holly McComb (9:02.35). Duranceau also finished seventh in the 400m
freestlye, in 4:21.90, and ninth in the 100m butterfly (1:04.56). Other big points were contributed by captain Sue McKay, who finished tenth in the 800m freestyle (9:17.06), tenth in the 20m butterfly (2:22.87), and fifteenth in the
100m butterfly (1:06.74), Beth Carmody who finished sixteenth in the 200m freestyle (2:11.02), twelfth in the 100m freestyle (59:51), and thirteenth in the 50m freestyle (27.17), and Kerry Cregan, who finished tenth in to 100m breastroke (1:16.00), fifth in the 200m breastroke (2:40.1), and thirteenth in the 50m breastoke in 35.22.
The McGill women finsihed seventh in the 400m freestyle relay (3:59.20), sixth in the 800m freestyle relay (8:39.74), and seventh in the 400m medley relay (4:24.67).
Jan. 30, 1999
After winning four consecutive conference meets over the past season and a half, both McGill swim teams suffered a disappointing second place finish to University of Laval. While the second place finish brings the overall conference score a bit closer, McGill continues to lead overall as a result of their dominating performance in Montreal in late October. The only top finisher for the Redmen was David Allard, who walked away with wins in the 400m IM, 50m Breaststroke, and 100m Breaststroke. Martlets Elaine Duranceau and Lisa Virgini were both victorious with wins from Duranceau in the 400m IM and 800m freestyle, and a win from Virgini in the 200m backstroke. Virgini also place second in the 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly. McGill's swimmers return to action on the road next weekend, swimming Guelph and Waterloo on Friday, and MacMaster on Saturday.