Bielby, Roach named McGill athletes of the week
MONTREAL – Swimmers Steven Bielby of Pointe Claire, Que., and
Leanne Roach of Riverview, N.B., are the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ athletes
of the week for the period ending Oct. 12, 2008.
Bielby, a 19-year-old electrical engineering freshman, won two
events as McGill 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 McGill 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
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