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Swimming Mike Still, Bison Sports

Multiple Bisons break records at U SPORTS Swimming Nationals in incredible showing

Eric Dupre, Andriy Usan and the men's 4x100 medley relay set new school records, while Ella Howe was named to the U SPORTS All-Star Team.

TORONTO -- Three school records were broken, and Ella Howe made the U SPORTS All-Star Team in a fantastic showing for the Bisons swim team at nationals in Toronto.

Manitoba sent twelve swimmers to the annual U SPORTS Championships, with Eric Dupre, Andriy Usan and the men's 4x100 medley relay setting new school records. On the women's side, freestyle specialist Ella Howe earned a selection to the U SPORTS All-Star team that will compete against England this June in Loughborough.

Dupre shattered his own school record in the 200m backstroke in a time of 2:01.13, while Usan set a new school standard in the 200m butterfly in a time of 2:02.35. Additionally, the men's 4x100 medley team, consisting of Usan, Dupre, Rhade Kostelnyk and Ty Unrau broke the program record with a time of 3:43.94.

Howe -- who holds the school record in the 50 free -- was sensational all week, including in her marquee events of the 50 and 100m freestyle. She reached the A final in both events, touching the wall in the 50 free final in a time of 25.54 seconds for fifth overall. Meanwhile, her time of 56.08 seconds (prelims) set a new personal best and she finished eighth in the final in 56.50 seconds.

Overall, five different Bisons set personal bests. Along with Dupre, Howe and Usan, Shea Guest set a new PB in the 100m backstroke, while Kostelnyk did so in the 100m breaststroke.

Senior Kelsey Fillion also reached the finals in all three freestyle events, (500, 100, 200) while fellow senior Emma Mitchell swam to a season's best in the 200m individual medley, and rookie Tam Doam reached his first U SPORTS final in the 50m breaststroke.

In total, the women scored 148.5 points, and the men scored 65 points.
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Players Mentioned

Kelsey Fillion

Kelsey Fillion

5' 9"
1st
Rhade Kostelnyk

Rhade Kostelnyk

6' 4"
1st
Andriy Usan

Andriy Usan

5' 9"
1st
Eric Dupre

Eric Dupre

5' 11"
2nd
Shea Guest

Shea Guest

5' 11"
3rd
Ella Howe

Ella Howe

6' 0"
3rd
Ty Unrau

Ty Unrau

6' 4"
2nd
Emma Mitchell

Emma Mitchell

5' 5"
5th

Players Mentioned

Kelsey Fillion

Kelsey Fillion

5' 9"
1st
Rhade Kostelnyk

Rhade Kostelnyk

6' 4"
1st
Andriy Usan

Andriy Usan

5' 9"
1st
Eric Dupre

Eric Dupre

5' 11"
2nd
Shea Guest

Shea Guest

5' 11"
3rd
Ella Howe

Ella Howe

6' 0"
3rd
Ty Unrau

Ty Unrau

6' 4"
2nd
Emma Mitchell

Emma Mitchell

5' 5"
5th