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2022-2023 OUA Competition Schedule
2022-2023 USport Standards

2022-2023 OUA Award Winners

Swimmer of the Year
Female – Aleksa Gold, Toronto
Male – Gabe Mastromatteo, Toronto

Rookie of the Year
Female – Nina Mollin, Toronto
Male – Ben Loewen, Toronto

Coach of the Year
Female – Chantique Carey-Payne, Guelph
Male – Paul Midgley, Western

Dr. Jeno Tihanyi Individual Medley Excellence Award
Female - Nina Mollin, Toronto
Male - Jacob Gallant, Toronto

Community Service Award
Female – Aleksa Gold, Toronto
Male - Nicholas Scott, Carleton

Awards of Distinction
Megan Deering, Western
Bernard Godolphin, Toronto
Aleksa Gold, Toronto
Claire Howard, Toronto
Ella Rennie, Western
Lukas Wormald, Waterloo

Teams

2022-2023 TEAM INFORMATION

BROCK UNIVERSITY

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Anthonie Korstanje (Beamsville, ON) (5) – USports qualifier, 4x school record holder
  • Anthony Gunn (Elora, ON) (2) – OUA medalist
  • Julien Legault (Oakville, ON) (3) – School record holder (50BK)
  • Meg Vaszko (Mount Albert, ON) (2) – OUA point scorer

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Jami Fuson (Burnt Hills, NY) – Schenectady-Saratoga Swim Club [IM + breast]
  • Tomas Galvez (Baton Rouge, LA) – Tiger Aquatics [FR + FL + IM]
  • Mario Agostino (Caledon, ON) – Dorado Starts [sprint]

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men — Anthonie Korstanje (Beamsville), Hughie Edwards (Orillia), Caleb Colling (Carlisle)
  • Women — Mara Di Persio (Niagara Falls), Meg Vaszko (Mount Albert)

COACHES:

  • Dave Ling — first year with the Brock Badgers, coach to over 200 Provincial age group records in multiple provinces
  • Paige Miller – first year with the Brock Badgers, former National Record Holder in the 50BK (SCM)

CARLETON UNIVERSITY

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Cameron Teasdale (Stratford, 3): U Sport qualifier and OUA medalist 2021-2022 (breaststroke)
  • Nathan Landry (Kitchener, 2): OUA consolation finalist 2021-2022 (butterfly, medley)
  • Josephine Streppel (Cambridge, 2): OUA finalist 2021-2022 (butterfly, medley)
  • Aoife McGrory (Oakwood, 4): OUA consolation finalist 2021-2022 (breaststroke)
  • Katherine Archibald (Truro, NS, 2): OUA consolation finalist 2021-2022 (breaststroke)
  • Dina Egorov (Ottawa, 2): Carleton Varsity Record Setter (freestyle)

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Yifeng (David) Du (Charlottetown, PE, 1): breaststroke, freestyle
  • Mohamed Helal (Moncton, NB, 1): freestyle, butterfly
  • Patrick Liao (Ottawa, 1): freestyle
  • Aidan Mercer (Steady Brook, NL, 1): freestyle
  • Himain Perera (Guelph, 1): freestyle, butterfly
  • Nicholas Scott (Ottawa, 1): Canada Games Para-Swimmer, freestyle
  • Beatrice Buentiempo (Ottawa,1): freestyle, backstroke, butterfly
  • Carmen Caires (Toronto, 1): freestyle, backstroke
  • Anne-Marie Fortier (Thornhill, 1): freestyle, backstroke, medley

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men — Cameron Teasdale (Stratford); Nathan Landry (Kitchener)
  • Women — Aoife McGrory (Oakwood); Josephine Streppel (Cambridge)

COACHES:

  • Pierre Lafontaine: Over 45 years of international coaching experience; Head Coach at Carleton since Fall 2020; Winner of the OUA Coach of the Year for both men and women for the 2021-2022 season.
  • Lynn Marshall: Involved with the Carleton Varsity team since 1989; Carleton Manager and Assistant Coach since 2001; Current OUA Swim Coaches Technical Rep; Multiple FINA Masters Age Group World Record holder

McMaster University

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Cameron Johnson (3) – OUA breaststroke medalist
  • Kevork Bagdassarian (4) – OUA butterfly medalist
  • Maggie May Smith (5) – OUA medalist
  • Josiah Terejko (2) – Breaststroke/Free Sprinter
  • Claire Halford (3) – IM/Back

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Michelle Wang (1) Pt Elgin
  • Owen Halford (1) Edmonton
  • Naeva Scott Bouris (1) Victoria
  • Max Angove (1) Kamloops

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men—Cameron Johnson - Thunder Bay; Kevork Bagdassarian - North York
  • Women—Leah Russell Toronto; Erin Anderson - Hamilton

COACHES:

  • Grey Fairley - Coach of many national and provincial champions. OUA coach of the year 2020
  • Drew Norris – Loudest teddy bear cheerleader to ever exist.

QUEENS UNIVERSITY

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Lauren Mage (Cambridge) (3) – Provincial medalist; key relay member (free)
  • Madison Otsuki (Mississauga) (3) – USPORT qualifier; OUA A-finalist (backstroke)
  • Kimberly Song (Calgary)(2) – OUA top-8 finisher; Canada Games qualifier (breast)
  • James Potsma (Lasalle) (4) – OUA relay medalist (free)
  • Luka Gobovic (Toronto) (2) – Backstroke specialist, Queens OUA high-scorer (free)
  • Gabrielle Eivers (Brantford) (2) – OUA top-8 finisher (fly)

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Karina Gruson (Ottawa - SWOTT) (1)—Eastern’s finalist (sprint breast and fly)
  • K Thompson (Calgary - KSC) (1)—Western’s Finalist (distance free)
  • Samantha Nobes (Hamilton-GHAC) (1)—sprint fly standout
  • Emilio Agostinelli (Victoria – IS) (1)— Westerns Finalist (distance free)
  • Josh Arbuckle (Whitby-WS) (1)—OJI finalist (sprint breast)
  • Jack Li (Toronto-CREST) (1) – Ontario AG record holder (sprint and mid-distance free)
  • Yasseen Madi (Cairo, EGY) (1) – Egypt national medalist (sprint backstroke)

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men — Luka Gobovic (Toronto)
  • Women — Claire Campbell (Guelph); Danielle Tekker (Toronto)

COACHES:

  • Ken Anderson—Queen’s head coach for over 10 years, Kingston Blue Marlin head coach since 1999
  • Keith Beavers – 2004/2008 Olympian, 10th year with the team
  • Carla Ingimundsen – 10th year with the team, 15 years with Kingston Blue Marlins
  • Erin Lee – 8th year with the team as swimmer then coach

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Abigail Mcdonald (Sudbury) [3] OUA gold medalist & Usport qualifier
  • Isabella Mastroianni (Sudbury) [2] OUA finalist & Usport qualifier
  • Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Dundas) [3] OUA finalist & Usport qualifier
  • Ruben Jansen (Burlington) [2] OUA silver medalist & USport qualifier

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Hannah Nordquist (Sudbury - SLSC) [1], USport Breaststroke qualifier
  • Ashley Hodge (Mississauga - MSSAC) [1], Sprint Back USport qualifier
  • Liam Alexander (Toronto - TSC) [1], Freestyle specialist

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Women: Abigail Macdonald (Sudbury), Darcey Stewart (Guelph)
  • Men: Ethan Rotsaert-Smith (Dundas), Quinn Nolan (London)

COACHES:

  • Head Coach Chantique Carey-Payne - 6th season, Former OUA record holder and 3x All-Canadian

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Gabe Mastromatteo (Kenora,Ont) (3) — 2020 Olympian; World Jr silver medalist (breast)
  • Jacob Gallant (New Brunswick) (3) — World Jr finalist (400IM); USports National champ
  • Bernard Godolphin (Montreal) (4) — USport national champ (100free)+ medalist 400free
  • Michael Sava (Toronto) (2) — National medalist (fly) and member Jr Worlds team
  • Ainsley McMurray/ Montreal (4) — USport National champion (sprint free)+ FISU Games Medalist
  • Aleksa Gold (Toronto) (4) — USport many time National champ; finalist European Champs
  • Raili Kary (Sault Ste Marie) (3) — OUA rookie+swimmer of the year; USport medalist(back)

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Ben Loewen (Toronto - CREST) (1)—Medalist Jr PanPacs + Nationals
  • Quinn Matteis (Chatham - WAC) (1)—Jr PacPac team (distance free)
  • Teagan vanderLeek (Edmonton - EKSC) (1)—Jr Pan Pac team (freestyle sprint)
  • Nina Mollin (Chicago) (1)—Jr Pan Pac team (IM+fly+breast)
  • Katie Marovino (Toronto - ESWIM) (1)—distance+open water standout

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men — Bernard Godolphin (Montreal); Graeme Aylward (Milton); David Hickey (London)
  • Women — Aleksa Gold (Toronto); Abby Mcdonald (Guelph); Claire Howard (Orangeville)

COACHES:

  • Byron MacDonald—over 80 swimmers made international teams; many many team titles and coach of the year honours
  • Linda Kiefer—coach on Canada’s staff for Olympics (2016+2021) and Worlds and Commonwealths for past decade.

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Lukas Wormald (4) – OUA Medalist (100 fly, 50 fly, 200IM, 400IM), USPORT finalist, Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials
  • Jake Gu (4) – OUA Medalist (100 breast), USPORT finalist
  • Alex Boden (2) – USPORT finalist
  • Bryan Yang (2) – OUA Medalist (50 back), USPORT finalist
  • Aidan Iapicco (2) – OUA Medalist (1500 free) USPORT finalist, Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials
  • Sam Pei (2) – OUA Medalist (400IM)
  • Ian Chambers (4) – OUA Medalist (400IM, 200 breast)
  • Charles Marcial (2) – USports finalist
  • Megan Sherwin (4) – Para Swimming World Series Medalist(50 fly), Paralympics Swimming National Championships(team)
  • Christina Ji (4) – OUA Medalist (50 br, 100br, 200b4), USPORT finalist
  • Katherine Ye (2) – USPORT finalist

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Noor Bansal (Mississauga - MSSAC) (1) – Trials Selection 2022 Finalist (200fly, 200fr, 100fly)
  • Megan Frost (Pointe Claire, Quebec) (1) – FINA Marathon Swim World Series, FINA World Open Water (team), Canadian Swimming Trials (1500fr)
  • Hannah Gallagher (Waterloo - ROW) (1) – Trials Selection 2022 Finalist(100fly, 50fly)
  • Nicole Lau (Aurora - DUCKS) (1) – FINA Swimming World Cup (team), Trials Selection 2022 Finalist (200br, 100fly, 100br, 50br
  • Gavin Lusby (Burlington - BAD) (1) – Trials Selection 2022 Finalist (50fly, 200fr, 100fly)
  • Cleo Murphy (London - LAC) (1) – Trials Selection 2022 Finalist (50fr, 100 back, 50back, 200fr)
  • Dani Salvo (Toronto - MAC) (1) – Trials Selection 2022 Finalist (200br, 100br, 50br, 200IM)

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men - Lukas Wormald (Oakville); Devon Miller (Burlington); Andrew Cameron (Georgia)
  • Women - Christina Ji (Oakville); Kate Netherton (Windsor); Katherine Ye (North York)

COACHES:

  • Jacky Beckford Henriques – Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Top 100 Most Powerful Women, Jamaican National Coach for 19 years, Coach in 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics, OUA Men’s Team Coach of the Year 2019, Coach of Canadian Para Record Holder in 50 SCM Backstroke - Cameron McCuaig
  • Karin Browne – Coached various age groups/levels with Wadadli Aquatic Racers Swim Club (Antigua) as well as teams in the Waterloo Region. Was a national Swimmer representing Antigua & Barbuda at the regional and international level, culminating with the Olympic Games in London 2012.
  • Connor Watson – Head Age Group Coach Club Warriors Swim Club. Previously Varsity Coach Laurentian University and coach with Region of Waterloo Swim Club.
  • Jonathan Ramkissoon – University of Waterloo Swim Alumni – OUA medalist and record holder , Grand Slam Award Winner, Finalist at USports, represented Trinidad &Tobago at World Juniors.
  • Kat Webster – Expertise in swimming biomechanics & conducts sport biomechanics research in repetitive overhead sports, alumni of McMaster University Women Swim Team.
  • Daniel Demczuk – Coached previously at Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK)

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY

KEY RETURNING SWIMMERS:

  • Kent Goni Avila (2) – Usport National Qualifier (5th 50 free); OUA Multiple Medalist; Multiple Medalist 2022 Summer Nationals, Invited to World Cup Toronto Oct 2022 (200 IM)
  • Dylan Thomas (2) – OUA Bronze Medalist (4x100 Free Relay)
  • Kelton Langman (2) - OUA Bronze Medalist (4x100 Free Relay)

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Cezar Hirsescu (Toronto – CREST) (1) – Gold Medallist Ontario Provincial Open Water
  • Daniel Romagnoli (Burlington – BAD) (1) – Sprint
  • Will Bryer – (Oakville – OAK) (1) – IM

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Men – Dylan Thomas (Waterloo)
  • Women – Megan Roberts (Burlington)

COACHES

  • Cathy Pardy – Head Coach Canada Summer Games 2022, Chair of Canadian Women Swim Coaches Committee, Director of Operations – Canadian Swimming Coaches Association, Co-Leader Nunavut 2029 Project
  • Ron Forrest - American Swimming Coaches Association Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Coaching Achievement in the United States (2002-2006, 2010-12), United States Olympic Committee Outstanding Contribution in Coaching at Olympic Games Award (2004), Coached swimmers achieving 16 medals in International competitions, including Olympic Gold, Pan-American Gold and set both World and Pan-American Games Records.

YORK UNIVERSITY

KEY RECRUITS:

  • Eric Ginzburg (Toronto - RAMAC) (1)— Jr PanPacs + Nationals (Free + Fly Sprinter)
  • Andrew Herman (Los Angeles) (1)— 6th place in 100 backstroke at CIF Division 2 Championship (Free+Back)

TEAM CAPTAINS:

  • Mackenzie Douglass (Toronto)

COACHES:

  • Sungha Ryu — Coaching for over 35 years, have coached a handful of swimmers to International & National teams in the past