Bielby, Roach named ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ athletes of the week
MONTREAL – Swimmers Steven Bielby of Pointe Claire, Que., and
Leanne Roach of Riverview, N.B., are the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University athletes
of the week for the period ending Oct. 12, 2008.
Bielby, a 19-year-old electrical engineering freshman, won two
events as ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ finished second of five teams at the
season-opening Quebec Cup university swim meet, a two-day event
held in Sherbrooke last weekend. Bielby, a 5-foot-7 sprinter,
qualified for the CIS national championships with gold medal swims
in both the 200-metre butterfly (2:07.20) and the 400 freestyle
(4:00.74). Also, his leadoff time (1:53.52) in the silver-medal
winning 4x200 freestyle relay was good enough to qualify for the
CIS championships in the 200 free. Bielby, who joined ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ out of
John Abbott College, also swam the third leg of the 4x50 freestyle
relay which placed second in 1:34.73.
Roach, an 18-year-old freshman, posted a personal best time to win
the 200-metre breaststroke in two minutes, 39.47 seconds to qualify
for the CIS Nationals. The 5-foot-8 science major also won silver
with the 4x200 freestyle relay (9:05.09) as the Martlets finished
second of six teams at the Quebec Cup meet.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Dept. of Athletics & Recreation, Room 225 B
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University
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Montreal, QCÂ H2W 1S4
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