CISCIS championships Day 1 recap Olympians star as Canadian records tumble
CISCIS championships Day 1 recap Olympians star as Canadian records tumble Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home ScheduleResults CIS Coaches Newsletter CANADA first News CIS championships Day 1 recap Olympians star as Canadian records tumbleCourtesy of UBC sports informationVANCOUVER (CIS) The 2009 CIS swimming championships got off to a blistering start on Thursday with half the races won in Canadian record time as six shortcourse national marks were set during the first evening of competition A quartet of Olympians starred at UBCs Aquatic Centre establishing four individual national marks in the first six races and playing major roles on a pair of recordsetting relay teamsChampionship website (live results & live video webcast)wwwcisportcaechampionshipsswimming2009In the womens team standings the Calgary Dinos looking for their firstever CIS title lead the race with 252 points The host Thunderbirds who have won the last 11 banners a record in any CIS sports are second with 196 pointsThe Thunderbird men who last year saw their record sequence of 10 straight titles come to an end lead the competition with 272 points compared to 217 for the reigning national champion DinosThe University of Toronto Varity Blues are third in both team racesCalgary rookie and 2008 Olympian Erica Morningstar started off the meet with a national record in the womens 200metre freestyle (15611) and was a key member of the Dinos 4 x 100 freestyle relay that set the fifth Canadian mark of the night two hours later with a time of 33874The firstye...