WINNIPEG — Saturday was the final day of the 2019 U SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships, hosted by the University of British Columbia, and Bison third-year swimmer finished an outstanding meet in style.
Wog, 20, won the 200-metre breaststroke and set a new U SPORTS record in the process (2:25.50). It was the Winnipeg native's fourth gold medal of the meet, her best performance yet as a Bison student-athlete.
On top of today's win in the 200-metre breaststroke, Wog swept the other individual breaststroke events — winning the 50-metre on Thursday (31.80) and the 100-metre on Friday (1:06.84). She also placed first in the 200-metre individual medley (2:13.98).
The four gold medals are a new best for Wog, earning her U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian recognition. It's a mark that improves on a three gold (50m, 100m, 200m breaststroke) and one silver (200m IM) performance at the 2018 U SPORTS Championships.
In the final team standings, the Bison women's team finished 14th with 192.5 points while the men finished 15th with 65 points.
Also performing well for the Bison women was second-year Dora Modrcin, who had a fifth-place finish in the 50-metre backstroke (28.13). Modrcin also finished 15th in the 100-metre butterfly (56.95)
Bison highlights at nationals on the men's side included fourth-year Anthony Iliouchetchev, who finished fourth in the 50-metre backstroke. Iliouchetchev also finished ninth in the 100-metre backstroke on Thursday.
First-year Reid Glatz had his best finish in the 100-metre butterfly, placing 20th (56.95). Glatz also finished 21st in the 200-metre butterfly (2:07.69) and the 100-metre backstroke (59.75).
"I am pleased with the individual performance of our swimmers," said Bisons head coach Vlastimil Cerny. "Kelsey's four gold medals is a first for the swim team and an outstanding accomplishment. Tony and Dora repeating finals performances from last year was a success and rookie Reid racing to lifetime bests was a great start to his U SPORTS career."
Full results from the 2019 U SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships can be viewed here.
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