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UPEI Swimmers make history Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming UPEI Swimmers make historyUPEI SwimmingHeadlines Team Members Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores The Atlantic University Swimming Championships held this past weekend were an historic one for the UPEI Panthers as the University won its first ever Championship medal 21 year old Eric Beaton won a bronze medal in the hotly contested 50 meter freestyle event in a UPEI record time of 2450 seconds Erics time was only 25 onehundredths off of the CIAU standard Beaton also placed 2nd in the 100 free consol final in a time of 5450 seconds as well as a 4th place consol finish in the 200 free and 50 flyEric stated I know that next season I can crush my times and make the CI standards The weekend success did not end there as UPEI swimmers had over 95% personal best swims in heats and finals Other finalists were as followsAlex MacDonalds 1019 in the 100 fly placed 6th Alex also made consol finals in the 50fly and 50 breast placing 4th and 2nd in those eventsMeghan Colvins 100 and 50 breaststroke swims earned her 6th place finishes in finalsAndrey The Rocket Malyshev a graduating Panther placed 6th in the finals of both the 100 & 200 Breast stroke events as well as 3rd in consols for the 50 meter breastOther consol finalists wereStephanie Landry 7th overall in the 200 fly 5th in consols in the 100 flyMikhala Brinklow 6th in the 100 fly consolsScott MacKay 5th in the 50 breast consolsDuncan Allison 4th in the 100 back and 6th in the 200 free consolsTia Quilty 3rd in the 50 4th in the 200 and 5th in the 100 back consolsRachael Hankinson 6th in the 50 and 200 backSara Allen 7th overall in the 50 breast qualifying for her first East Coast Championships The UPEI Panthers now have the following swimmers qualified for this months EAST COAST CHAMPS to be held in Charlottetown later this month Eric Beaton Alex MacDonald Mikhala Brinklow Sara Allen Stephanie Landry Tia Quilty Megan Colvin and Rachael HankinsonCarrie Mills Marianne Parent and Maranda Grant also competed and had personal best swimsCoach Dave Campbell was ecstatic with the teams performance It was one of the best meets I ever attended and each and every Panther should be proud of their performance Islander Johanna Profit swimming for Dal qualified in the 50 Breaststroke for the Canadian University Championships to be held in BC later this month Panther ...