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Synchro squad captures unprecented CUSSL championship for 8th consecutive year

Published: 8 February 2012

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(PHOTO OF McGILL'S WHITE TEAM BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

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CALGARY -- McGill captured the Geraldine Dubrule trophy to win their eighth consecutive Canadian University Synchronized Swim League championship in Calgary on Feb. 4.

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McGill won the novice team routine, finished second in both the elite team routine and the novice solo category. They also placed third in both the elite solo routine and the elite duet routine.

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"It was a very exciting competition and although our top elite team was barely edged out by the University of Calgary, we managed to score points in all events and bring home the Dubrule trophy again," said Katherine LePage, co-president of the synchro club.

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Each event has been posted to the CUSSL Youtube Channel: .

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The team closes out another great season with 52nd annual McGill Water Show at the Memorial Pool on Thursday (Feb. 9) at 8 p.m.

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McGill's results in summary are as follows:

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Novice Solo:

2. McGill - Kelly Witkowski

Coached by Catherine Pollock

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Novice Team:

1. McGill - Swimmers are:ÌýKelly Witkowski,ÌýEira Nesbitt-Wood,ÌýEmma Sheehan,ÌýJuliette Perrain,ÌýSusan Ge,ÌýPaula Kent,ÌýCharlotte Wynn andÌýAndrea Pejovic

Coached by Vanessa Foucher and Catherine Pollock

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Elite Solo:

3. McGill - Danielle tenVaanholt

4. McGill - Hannah Ungar

Both Solos are Self-Coached

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Elite Duet:

3. McGill - Carrie Mouck and Lisa Portney

Self-Coached

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Elite Team:

2. (Preliminaries and Finals)ÌýMcGill White -ÌýEmmanuelle Beaulieu,ÌýCarrie Mouck,ÌýLisa Portney,ÌýSamantha Allen,ÌýHannah Ungar,ÌýDanielle tenVaanholt,ÌýLauren Pinkus,ÌýChristina Daoussis andÌýAlexandra Dimmer

Coached by Lynn Macrae

8. (Preliminaries) and 11. (Finals) McGill Red - ÌýXenia Cravetchi, Hilary Clayton, Vanessa Mumme, Tanya Hurtubise, Shannon Herrick, Karling Roberts, Simone Sinclair-Walker and Erica Messore

Coached by Katherine LePage

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

McGill Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012

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