VANCOUVER - The University Cup 2026 concluded Sunday at the UBC Aquatic Centre, with the University of Manitoba Bisons Varsity swim team highlighted by several top-10 individual and relay performances.
Leading the way was
Aryana Arquero, who captured bronze in the women's 50-metre butterfly with a time of 27.31 seconds.
The Bisons also earned a pair of fourth-place finishes from
Tam Doan in the men's 50-metre breaststroke (28.35) and
Andriy Usan in the men's 200-metre butterfly (2:07.74).
Additional top-10 results came from
Annabel Kolman, who was sixth in the women's 200-metre butterfly and ninth in the women's 100-metre butterfly, while
Harlem Lau placed 10th in the men's 50-metre backstroke and
Andriy Usan added a ninth-place finish in the men's 100-metre butterfly.
In relay action, the Bisons' women's 200-metre freestyle relay team of
Avery Weiland,
Aryana Arquero,
Jillian Stacey and
Brigitte Saj finished seventh in the A final, while the men's 200-metre freestyle relay squad of
Addi Bailey-Ross,
Andriy Usan,
Tam Doan and
Jerome Timpug also placed seventh.
The weekend featured competition against a strong field that included the UBC Thunderbirds, University of Calgary Dinos, University of Victoria Vikes, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and Simon Fraser University.