Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees swimming team has concluded their 2023-24 season at the USports National Championships in Pointe-Claire, QC.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes “Our team is much faster, and we have more depth in terms of multiple swimmers able to score points at multiple events,” said swimmer Allen Zheng.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Hydrology Student Association’s frosh event was shut down on Tuesday evening for sponsoring a race in the Rideau Canal.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesYou don’t need to swim like a fish, but it helps to get hooked like one!
Reading Time: 2 minutesBoth competitions saw several medals awarded to the Gee-Gees, but no first-place finish for the team on the nation’s biggest stage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe team was able to collect a total of 124 points in the women’s event, for the 13th place amongst other universities, while the men, who finished 11th, were able to collect 186 points.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nationally seventh-ranked Gee-Gees Men’s Swimming team has been putting up strong performances all season, always staying in the U Sports top 10.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFacing off against the Carleton Ravens on Jan. 26, the women completed the sweep, winning all 14 of their races, while the men came within one race of the same outcome, winning 11 out of 12 races.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaintaining your perfect summer bod can be a daunting task, but the Tomato is here to help. Working out can be fun if you do it right, and with this list we guarantee that by the end of the summer you’ll be ready for your next Friends marathon.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Gees recently returned from a two-week training camp in Hawaii, and it looks to have paid off.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gees will hope to take the cold-blooded clutch moment as foreshadowing for more key wins against top teams.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s clear that not all sports are treated equally. People often muse how the only time they pay attention to certain sports is when the Olympics comes by every four years.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe hard work from all ten Gee-Gees paid off during the championships, as they excelled and performed well at the national level. The swim team will now enter into their off season training until next October.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Gee-Gee swimming teams had an exceptional weekend Feb. 5–7 at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, where the men finished fourth and the women in fifth.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I think Gee-Gees fans should be excited about this year’s team,” said Weldon. “We’re coming off a great Christmas training camp, and I think the Gee-Gees will surprise themselves with the improvements they’ve made.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesNicole Lachance placed fourth in the 800-metre freestyle on Nov. 22 with a total time of 9:01.25 at the Stratten Divisionals. This swimming star is a fourth-year student in philosophy and women’s studies.
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor some (including this writer), the temptation to sit inside, eat chips, and stream online TV shows is still overwhelming. But whether you kept active or turned into a couch potato, the Fulcrum has collected a few suggestions of enjoyable activities that will help get you moving again before spring.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Our top eight on the men’s and women’s are as good as anybody. Now it’s just a question of seeing how the rest of the team stacks up against the best in the OUAs,” he said. “That’s the fun part. We don’t know and we’re going to find out.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the Nov. 28 edition of the Highlight Reel, we cover two women’s volleyball games as well as the men’s and women’s swim team at three different meets.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees spurred their hooves against Queen’s, Guelph, Waterloo, and Western on Nov. 16–17 in the Stratten divisional championship in Guelph. Although they only ranked third overall, their performance was exceptionally strong.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa men’s and women’s swim teams participated in and won the Go Kingfish Invitational on Nov. 1, where they hosted swim clubs from the University of Guelph, Queen’s University, Carleton University, and the Go-Kingfish swimclub. Although the meet hosted a variety of universities, the points were tallied in terms of duals.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Carolyn Cook, a first-year student in ethics and society and a rookie on the swim team. Cook grew up in Canada and has moved back home after attending high school in New York State. Here, she’s already making Ontario University Athletics (OUA) times.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere’s more to lifeguarding than tans and Ray-Bans, so read on to learn what it takes to compete in this unique sport.
Reading Time: 5 minutesRead on for Gee-Gees game reviews from Nov 16-18.
