Competition/ Nov 12

Weekend Wrap – London Hosts CU’s

Hosted by Western University, the Canadian University Rowing Championships took place over two days on November 7 & 8 on Fanshawe Lake in London, ON.

BC-based university programs had a strong competition with UVIC and UBC finishing in the top-two in both the men’s and women’s division. The UBC men’s team won its fifth consecutive CURC banner, by just two points over rival UVic. Meanwhile the UVic women earned the CURC banner with a 12-point margin of victory over UBC.

The November weather in London provided some challenges to the competitors throughout the weekend, including high winds and rain that effected racing on both days. The competitors powered through however in the last regatta of their university season. The competition featured 12 medal events in the men’s and women’s single, lightweight single, pair, lightweight double, lightweight four and eight.

The top Ontario university on the women’s side was the host Western, which earned a third-place overall finish. On the men’s side, the OUA Champion Queen’s also finished in third place, capping off a solid season for the Gaels. The Mustangs lead the overall medal tally for Ontario schools with seven, followed by Queen’s with five and Brock with four. The Trent Excalbur and Toronto Varsity Blues each earned a medal apiece.

Final Standings

Women
UVic – 108
UBC – 96
Western – 87
Queen’s – 75
Trent – 56
Ottawa – 50
McGill – 44
Calgary – 39
Guelph – 38
Carleton – 33
McMaster – 30
Brock – 18
Nipissing – 12
Dalhousie – 11
Waterloo – 8
SFU – 5
Lethbridge – 4
Lakeland – 2

Men
UBC – 104
UVic – 102
Queen’s – 91
Brock – 79
Western – 79
McGill – 56
Trent – 41
Ottawa – 38
Guelph – 31
Dalhousie – 17
McMaster – 17
Toronto – 16
Calgary – 15
Waterloo – 12
Montreal – 11
Carleton – 8
StFX – 3