On Mar. 12, McGill’s artistic swimming team took the stage for their watershow––the final send-off before the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League (CUASL) National Championship in Winnipeg. With 13 routines developed by their seven coaches, the McGill artistic swimming squad has been incredibly successful this season. After dominating the 2023-2024[Read More…]
Artistic Swimming
McGill makes waves at season-opening invitational
On Nov. 18, artistic swimming teams from universities and CEGEPs across Ontario and Quebec reconvened for the first time in the season at the McGill Invitational. This yearly exhibition, hosted annually by McGill University, marks the beginning of the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League (CUASL) season, uniting in the Western[Read More…]
Know Your Athlete: Catherine McGee
Growing up, Catherine McGee’s interest in anything aquatic, combined with their dance background, ignited their love for artistic swimming. She held her passion close throughout her school years and eventually, it landed her at McGill. “[Being in the water] just felt so calming for me, almost therapeutic, if that makes[Read More…]
When it rains, it pours: The Martlets’ artistic swimming is back
After a two-year hiatus, McGill’s Artistic Swimming Invitational made its long-awaited comeback on Jan. 21. Following back-to-back wins in the 2019 and 2020 editions of the invitational, expectations for the Martlets were higher than ever. Events are split into competitor levels ranging from novice (no competition experience at the national[Read More…]
Appreciating the art of artistic swimming
Artistic swimming—renamed from synchronized swimming in 2017—is often portrayed as a combination of swimming and gymnastics. However, the sport deserves to be considered in its own right. Artistic swimming is affectionately referred to as “synchro,” and individuals who participate in the sport have good reason to love it. Being an[Read More…]
Winter 2020 season recaps
Artistic Swimming The McGill Women’s Artistic Swim team started their season off strong, finishing first out of 11 teams at the McGill Invitational in November. Strong performances from sisters third-year Ioana Gheta and second-year Maria Gheta earned them first place in the duet/trio category. First-year Katherine Demond also performed well,[Read More…]
It’s time for equal treatment of female athletes and their sports
I joined McGill Varsity Artistic Swimming (AS) in 2018 after 11 years of practicing the sport on a national and international level. McGill AS’s 2018-19 season was one of the most successful in the team’s history. We won Nationals after an undefeated season and brought home the coveted Geraldine Dubrule[Read More…]
In Competition With: Artistic swimming
Sports Editors Miya Keilin and Game Nisker join the artistic swimming team to see what it takes! Will they sink…or swim?
McGill artistic swimming laps the competition
On Nov. 17, Canadian University Artistic Swimming League (CUASL) teams gathered at Memorial Pool to compete in the 2018 McGill Invitational. Universities competed in solo, duet, and team events while a panel of judges evaluated swimmers on artistic impression, execution, and difficulty. Though the scores from the annual event do[Read More…]
McGill synchronized swimming makes a splash at season-opening Invitational
On Nov. 18, the McGill Martlets synchronized swimming team hosted the McGill Invitational, splitting the podium with the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
