Carleton Ravens Swim Team

Carleton Ravens Swim Team Responsibilities / Expectations.

Top Times, Roster, and Results

Top Times (start of 2025-2026 season):

Women's Top 20 Times

2025-2026 Roster:

Team Captains: Beatrice Buentiempo, Olivia Davis, James Gohl, Nathan Landry.

2025-2026 Team to be added after September tryouts.

2025-2026 Results:

To be added as the season progresses.

Previous years' results can be found at the bottom of this web page.

2025-2026 Carleton Ravens Swim Team General Information

Mark Blenkinsop and Nico Belisle are the co-head coaches. Andrew Beckett and Lynn Marshall are assistant coaches and managers.

The training schedule is below. Note that you are expected to attend at least five swim workouts per week. (If your course schedule does not permit this, we can provide workouts that can be done during Carleton's lane swims.)

Equipment to bring to the pool:

water bottle: You may wish to bring a larger bottle with water, and a secondary bottle with some sports drink, especially if you have a hard time eating before practice.
pull buoy
paddles
ankle band
fins: two pairs are recommended: one small blade pair for longer training sets, and one larger/power set for sprints. If you only have a budget for one pair, the small blade pair is more important!
- Small Blade Examples: Speedo - Switchblade, TYR - Burner / Crossblade / Stryker, Arena - Powerfin (not PRO), Finis - Zoomers / Positive Drive Fins
- Power Examples: TYR - Hydroblade, Arena - Powerfin PRO (1 or 2), Finis - Edge

The competition schedule is posted below.

There is a fee of $1800 to join the team for the season (September to April). Swimmers are encouraged to apply for bursaries to offset the cost. Details below (under "Paperwork and Forms").

The first $300 payment is due on or before Friday September 19. You may pay by cash, cheque, or e-transfer payable to Lynn.Marshall@carleton.ca.

We will contact everyone who tried out by Sunday September 14. To be eligible to compete in our first competition on Saturday October 4, you need to complete *all* of the following by Friday September 19:

Everyone: Pay $300 (as per the above)
Everyone: Register with and complete *all* parts of: Ravens Athlete Registration System (link below)
Everyone: Complete your U Sports Portal Registration (details below)
New Swimmers: Please send Lynn an email or FB message indicating whether or not you have been previously registered with Swim Canada.
- If so, I need: name that you are registered with, date of birth, email address of the associated account (for many of you this will be a parent's email), and, if known, your Swim Canada registration number.
- If not, I need your preferred name (for registration) and your date of birth.

Early Registration:

Potential team members have an opportunity to select their courses before the general student population. This is so that you can attempt to avoid conflicts with workouts. (We recognize that some programs to not offer much flexibility.) To be added to the early registration list, I need to have your 9-digit student number and cmail email address by June 9 at the latest. (I already have this for returning swimmers!) Note that your personalized updated registration time ticket will be available in Carleton Central on June 17.

Student Parking:

Parking passes for students for September to April go on sale around August 15. Prices can be found here: https://carleton.ca/parking/student-permit-rates/. Parking passes for Lot 5 (by Athletics) are not available for students. Carpooling, cycling, walking, and/or public transit are recommended.

2025-2026 Workout Schedule

Workouts will start Wednesday September 3. The first ten days, until September 12, will be open tryouts. Everyone should attend as many tryout workouts as possible. Please attend workout, even if you need to leave early (or arrive late) due to classes. The team will be selected from all those who attend the tryouts. Swimmers are selected as general team members (i.e. not selected for specific events). Note that at the major competitions, the top 18 able-bodied and one para-swimmer of each gender may score points. Other swimmers, up to a maximum of 7 or 8 per gender, may swim exhibition.

Once the team is selected, swimmers are expected to attend at least five swim workouts per week. For those with conflicts with classes, alternate arrangements can be made.

Note that swimmers may also tryout for the team later in the season.

Note: Please do not come to the pool if you have flu or COVID symptoms!

Tryout Schedule:

Wednesday September 3: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Thursday September 4: 7:30-9:30am deep
Friday September 5: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Monday September 8: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Tuesday September 9: 7:30-9:30am deep
Wednesday September 10: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Thursday September 11: 7:30-9:30am deep
Friday September 12: 7:30-9:30am shallow

Regular Schedule (starting September 15):

Monday: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Monday: 3:00-4:30pm deep
Tuesday: 7:30-9:30am deep
Wednesday: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Wednesday: 3:00-4:30pm deep
Thursday: 7:30-9:30am long course (3 lanes for the first 90 minutes)
Friday: 7:30-9:30am shallow
Friday: 2:30-4:00pm shallow

Workout Schedule Updates and Changes:

All workout changes will be noted here.

No workouts Monday October 13 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
No workout Friday November 1 afternoon (due to Alumni meet that evening).
No workout Friday November 21 afternoon, or Monday November 24 (Divisionals trip).
Last Varsity workout of 2024: Friday December 19 afternoon (TBC).
First Varsity workout of 2025: Monday January 5 morning (TBC).
No workouts Monday February 16 (Family Day Holiday)
No workouts Wednesday February 18, Thursday February 19, Friday February 20, or Monday February 23 (OUA trip).
No afternoon workouts the week of March 16 (March Break Sports Camps).
Last Varsity workout of the season: likely mid-April (when the pool closes for annual maintenance).

2024-2025 Competition Schedule

Saturday October 4: Tri Meet vs Queens and WLU at Carleton: on deck at 1:00pm
Saturday October 18: Tri Meet vs Waterloo and uOttawa at uOttawa: on deck at 12:30pm: Note that this is the Saturday before Reading Week: Please try to arrange your travel plans so that you can attend the meet!
Friday October 24: 5:30-7:30pm: Tentative Date/Time for Alumni meet. Note: We hope to reschedule to November but this is currently the only pool time available. If we cannot change the date, it is fine if you can't make it due to being out of town for reading week.
Saturday November 1: Tri Meet vs Queens and York at Queens: TBC
Saturday-Sunday November 22-23: Boles Division Championships at Guelph; Teams: Carleton, Guelph, Queens, Waterloo, WLU, and York: departure Friday, November 21 noon; return Sunday evening
Early December: Gatineau Grand Prix (optional)
Thursday January 15: Tri-Meet vs uOttawa and Queens at uOttawa: on deck at 3:30pm
Saturday January 24 (TBC): Tom Anzai Ottawa Swim Masters Meet at Brewer Pool: Fundraiser for the Carleton Swimming Tom Anzai Bursary: Volunteers needed!
Thursday-Saturday February 19-21: OUA Championships at Toronto; departure 10am Wednesday February 18; return Sunday February 22, arriving about 2pm: Note that this is during the last part of Reading Week: It is very important to ensure that your Reading Week plans permit you to attend!!
Thursday-Saturday March 12-14 U Sports Championships at Markham (TBC); qualifiers only: Qualifying Times
March/April: Optional local meets

Athletic Therapy

Swimmers may arrange Athletic Therapy appointments for treatment for a fee of $30 cash / session. This is payable at the time at the time of the treatment. A booking link will be provided at the start of the season.

If a student does not opt out of their school insurance and is enrolled in a minimum of four classes at Carleton University, they are eligible for a reimbursement of $25/treatment session, up to $300. The onus is on the athlete to submit the receipt to the student insurance.

Alternatively, other options for treatment on campus include accessing the Sport Medicine clinic to book in with one of the physiotherapists for a fee. Again, there is some money reimbursed on the student insurance plan as listed above. In order to book an appointment please go to the Sport Medicine clinic or call 613-520-3511.

Massage Therapy

A few student-athletes each week can get free massages on Wednesday from Algonquin College students studying Massage Therapy. Inquire and book at Varsity Athletic Therapy, the room by the Alumni Hall doors to Parking Lot 5 and the Fieldhouse.

Paperwork and Forms for 2025-2026

To be eligible to swim on the Varsity team, there are a lot of forms to complete!

Team Facebook Group

Join the Carleton Ravens Swim Team Facebook Group if you haven't already done so.

Please Hold Off on the Rest of This Until Nearer the Start of the Season!

Ravens Athlete Registration System: Athletics Portal

This needs to be completed by everyone every season. Important Note: A doctor's signature is not needed on the medical form!

Please follow these instructions to register:

New Swimmers:
1. Use the following link to access the Ravens Athletics Portal.
2. Select the “Create your Own Account” button on the home page.
3. Enter your first and last name as you would on any document, using proper capitalization, and your Carleton cmail email address (name@cmail.carleton.ca). Then select the “Create Account” button.
4. From here you will be redirected to the main dashboard where you can select “Register for a team or club”.
5. Select the team(s) you are a part of and begin your registration.
6. Once your registration is complete, the Ravens athletics staff will be able to view your registration and begin the approval process for the upcoming season.
7. If you have issues downloading the blank medical form, here's a copy: Medical Form. A doctor's signature is not required.
Returning Swimmers:
1. Access the Ravens Athletics Portal.
2. Log in using your cmail email account and password that you created previously.
3. From here you will be redirected to the main dashboard where you can select “Register for a team or club”.
4. Select the team(s) you are a part of and begin your registration.
5. Once your registration is complete, the Ravens athletics staff will be able to view your registration and begin the approval process for the upcoming season.
6. If you have issues downloading the blank medical form, here's a copy: Medical Form. A doctor's signature is not required.

Once you have completed the registration, you will be able to see your “Dashboard” consisting of red "X"s and green "check mark"s. The “X”s are not necessarily an indication that you have not completed the content. Each of these sections must be approved by Athletics Administration. The X will change to a check mark once these components have been verified. The Confirmation Page allows you to view all components and will identify any sections you may have missed. Please review the Confirmation Page carefully.

U Sports Portal Registration

All swimmers must register annually in the U Sports Central Portal. Go to: https://usportscentral.ca/. Please be sure to use your Carleton cmail e-mail address when setting up or accessing your account.

New swimmers: Cost is $50. Click "Register" and follow the instructions. After completion, please send me your U Sports ID as Carleton needs this for eligibility purposes. Once you have done that and have been added to Carleton's athlete list, I will let you know and you need to go back in and go through your profile page by page, and sign off on the "Athlete Consent Acknowledgement" on the last page of your profile.

Returning swimmers: No cost. Click "Sign In" and follow the instructions. Note that you need your U Sports ID from last year -- let me know if you need this as I have a list. Once you are logged in, confirm your personal information (page by page) and be sure to sign off on the "Athlete Consent Acknowledgement". Please email me (or tell me) when you've completed this, as I don't get a confirmation email.

If you encounter any difficulties with the system contact me.

Swim Canada Account

Once I register you with Swim Canada, you will get an email asking you to set up or confirm your account and to agree to several waivers.

Apply for a Bursary

Not required, but recommended if you have financial need. The deadline to apply is October 31st. Complete the Carleton Bursary application form in Carleton Central. You will only be permitted to fill this in if there are bursaries that you are eligible for. Some are for students eligible for OSAP and some are not. Check out the instructions.

Swimming Related Jobs

ROC Swimming Age Group Coaches

ROC Swimming, the age group team that trains at Carleton, is often looking for regular and substitute coaches. For more information and to apply, send your resume to Amanda Macdonald.

Rideau Speedeaus Masters Coaches

The Rideau Speedeaus https://www.rideauspeedeaus.com/ are often looking to hire swim coaches. Their practices are generally weekday evenings at uOttawa (Monpetit Hall) with one practice on Sunday mornings (schedule TBD). Pay starts at minimum $25/hr depending on experience. Anyone interested can contact coaching@rideauspeedeaus.com or call/text Dylan at 613-805-0179.

Carleton Lifeguard Positions

Carleton hires lifeguards every term: details here.

Team Aquatic Supplies Discount

The Varsity team has been added to Team Aquatic Supplies Shark Card program. This gives give you a 15% discount on regularly priced merchandise at Aquasport (now owned by Team Aquatic Supplies): 2730 Iris in Ottawa.

Previous Years' Results

2024-2025 Roster and Results:

Team Captains: Anne-Marie Fortier, Qiana Englert, Finn Tuck, Himain Perera.

2024-2025 Swim Team Roster

2024-2025 Results:

March 22 ROCS Time Trial: Results Congratulations to Myron, Qiana, Timmy, and Jillian for a Varsity Record in the 4 x 50 free relay! And to Jillian and Qiana for making the Top 20 at #2 and #3 in the 1500, and to Finn for #8 in 200 fly.

March 6-8 U SPORTs: Carleton (Finn!) finishes 20th for the men with 51.5 points: Results; Meet Summary

February 7-9 OUAs: Carleton finishes 10th for the women (90 points) and 8th for the men (175 points): Results; Point Scores; Meet Summary (updated Mar 31: Qiana made the Top 20 in 100 breast); Adam's Photos

January 16 Tri-Meet vs. uOttawa and Queens: Scores and Results

November 23-24 Boles Division Championships, Brock: Results; Meet Summary; Adam's Photos

November 1 Alumni Meet: Alumni 213, Varsity 200. Adam's Pool Photos; Mostafa's Video; Andrew's Swag Photo at Senate Tavern

October 19 Tri-Meet vs. uOttawa and Waterloo: Scores and Results; Meet Summary

October 5 Tri-Meet vs. Laurier and Queens: Scores and Results; Meet Summary

2023-2024 Roster and Results:

Team Captains: Carmen Caires, Qiana Englert, Rayhan Moraldo, Himain Perera.

Men's Team List

Women's Team List

2023-2024 Swim Team Roster

2023-2024 Results:

April 12-13 ROCS Meet

Session 1 Distance Results

Session 3 Age 13+ Pentathlon Results

Results with Splits

Finn wins the 15+ men's award. Finn and James make the Top 20 in 1500 and 800 free.

April 11 Banquet

Photos (Credit: Adam Jamnicky)

Congrats to everyone on a great year!

March 23 ROCS Time Trial Results

Photos (Credit: Adam Jamnicky)

March 21-24 Easterns Results

March 7 - 9 USports Summary

Full Results and Point Scores

Men's Scores

Heats Results

Finals Results

February 16-18 OUA Summary

Full Scores

Full Results

Finn Wins Athlete of the Week (Again)!

Athletics OUA Summary

January 18 Tri-Meet vs. uOttawa and Queens Results

Congrats to Finn on another two Varsity records!

Swims placing in the top 3 at the meet:

1st: Finn: 50 breast; Finn: 100 fly (Varsity Record)
2nd: Finn: 50 fly
3rd: Adam Jamnicky: 200 free; Elaina Rene de Cotret: 100 breast; Mohamed Boksmati: 50 back; Men's 4 x 50 medley relay (Finn, Rayhan Moraldo, Mohamed Helal, Mohamed B); Men's 4 x 50 free relay (Finn [leadoff: Varsity Record], Mohamed B, Luc Landry, Rayhan)

November 25-26 Boles Division Championships Summary

Full Results

Carleton Summary

Finn Tuck Wins Male Athlete of the Week

Finn Tuck Interview

November 18 Ravens Time Trial

October 14 Tri-Meet vs uOttawa and U of Waterloo at Carleton

Meet Summary

Carleton Swimmers Finishing Top 3:

Finn Tuck: 1st in 50 back in: 27.40
Finn Tuck: 1st in 100 back in: 58.41
Dina Egorov: 2nd in 50 free in: 27.80

Scores:

Overall: uOttawa: 449; Waterloo: 390; Carleton: 103
Women: uOttawa: 241; Waterloo: 172; Carleton: 46
- Points Scored by: Dina: 9; Joanne: 7; Qiana: 6; Anne-Marie: 5; Olivia: 5; Elaina: 4; Neliya: 4; Madison: 3; Carmen: 1; Michaela: 1; Natalie: 1
Men: Waterloo: 211; uOttawa: 185; Carleton: 57
- Points Scored by: Finn: 23; Jack: 7; Declan: 6; Luc: 5; Rhys: 5; Nelson: 4; James: 3; Adam: 2; David: 1; Mohamed: 1

(Scoring for individual events: 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the top 8: at most 3 swimmers per school score; for relays: 15, 8, 5, 2: at most 2 teams per school score.)

New Times in the Top 20:

Women: Olivia: #8 in 100 back and #16 in 50 back; Anne-Marie: 100 fly relay split
Men: Declan: #10 in 100 back; Luc: #14 in 100 fly and 100 fly relay split; Jack: 100 free relay split

2022-2023 Results:

2022-2023 Swim Team Roster

February 23-25 USports Championships, Victoria
Meet Summary
Full Results
Congratulations to Cameron Teasdale on a great meet, earning 13 points, and setting a Varsity Record in 50m breaststroke.
Video of Cam's 50m breaststroke heat and Varsity record. Credit: Will Litchfield.
Video of Cam's 50m breaststroke final and reaction. Credit: Ella Milloy

February 9-11 OUA Championships, London
Meet Summary
Great swimming by the whole team! Congratulations to Nicholas Scott on being awarded the OUA Men's Community Service Award, and best of luck to Cameron Teasdale at U Sports in Victoria!
Carleton OUA Results
Carleton Western Open Results

January 22 TriMeet vs. Ottawa and Calgary
Results
Meet Summary

January 21 Ottawa Swim Masters Fundraiser Meet
Many thanks to everyone who was able to swim or volunteer. The meet was a great success and lots of money was raised for the team. More details soon!

December 9-11 Gatineau Grand Prix
Results

November 26-27 Boles Division Championships, Brock
Results
Meet Summary

October 15 Tri-Meet vs uOttawa and Waterloo:
Results
Meet Summary

October 16 Alumni vs. Varsity: Final score Alumni 152, Varsity 128.
We had a great turnout of Alumni. Thanks to Coach Pierre for the photos.

Workout Time Trials:

Thursday, October 13: 1000m Kick LC Time Trial
Friday, October 7: 400m Kick Time Trial
Friday, September 30: 200m IM Time Trial
Friday, September 30: 200m Kick Time Trial
Friday, September 23: 400m Free Time Trial
Friday, September 23: 50m Kick Time Trial
Friday, September 16: 100m Kick Time Trial

2021-2022 Results:

Go Ravens Swimming Articles:

May 13: Ravens Swimmer Al Bawwab to Represent U SPORTS
March 15: Ravens Excel at OUA Championship
March 12: Ravens Add Medals and Awards on Day 3
March 11: Tuck Takes Bronze in 100m Backstroke
February 24: Teasdale Qualifies for U Sports Championships

Banquet Photos

USports Results: Cameron Teasdale was Carleton's only qualifier for the U Sports Championships, and Carleton's first qualifier since 2016. Cam made the "B" final in 50m breaststroke, finishing 2nd, for 10th place overall and 17 points, putting Carleton in 20th place overall for the men. His time of 28.27 was just 0.01 slower than at OUAs. He also finished 29th in 50m butterfly in a Carleton Varsity Record time of 25.18. He was 32nd in 100m breaststroke in 1:03.42, and 37th in 200m breaststroke in 2:22.44. Full Details.

OUA Summary, and Results. OUA Photos Thanks to everyone for the great photos!

February 22 Dual Meet vs uOttawa, and meet report.

Congratulations to team member and triathlete Saoirse Kealey who has received a Killam Fulbright Fellowship to study at the University of Maine in Orono for the Winter term. She will also be running NCAA Division 1 track for the University of Maine and swimming with a competitive swim club. She will be back at Carleton in Fall 2022. Unfortunately, this was cancelled due to COVID.

Congratulations to team member Stefano Durante who has received a Killam Fulbright Fellowship for next year.

Here is Journalism grad student Ella Milloy's first piece for Swimming Canada.

December 3-5 Carleton Results from Montreal Meet, and meet report.

Congratulations to Ella Milloy on receiving the Peter Watts Grant.

November 11 Battle of Ottawa Results, and some splits, photos, and meet report.

October 21 Time Trials at Carleton

Ravens Training Records

2020-2021 Results:

University Swimming Challenge

Broken 200IM and 50 Kick from Push: Mar 5

Time Trial from Blocks Results: Dec 17

Virtual Divs Results: Nov 20-28