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Monday, August 17th, 2009Russell sets world record
Monday, August 10th, 2009University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimmer Colin Russell set a short course world record as a member of Canada’s 4×200m freestyle relay team at the British Grand Prix, August 7, in Leeds, England.
Russell (Oakville, Ont.) and teammates Stefan Hirniak (Victoria, B.C.), Brent Hayden (Vancouver, B.C.) and Joel Greenshields (Airdrie, Alta.) clocked a time of 6:51.05 to smash the previous mark of 6:52.66 set by Australia in 2007.
“A world record is the pinnacle,” said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. “An international medal is great, but it just means you were the best on that given day. A world record means that no one has ever been as good as you. It’s quite an accomplishment!”
British Grand Prix Full Results
A fifth-year arts and science major, Russell was named the CIS male swimmer of the year after he shattered three meet marks, including a pair of national records, and racked up seven medals in as many races – three golds, two silvers, two bronzes – at the 2008-09 CIS championships.
He swept the 50 (22.03), 100 (47.23) and 200-metre (1:43.31) freestyle events, setting Canadian short-course records in the latter two, and became the first male swimmer since 2003 to capture the CIS Sprinter’s Cup for winning both the 50 and 100-metre freestyle events in the same national championship.
In addition to his successful university campaign, the 2008 Olympian helped Canada garner a fifth-place finish in the men’s 4×200m relay as well as a sixth-place finish in the 4×100m relay in Beijing. He was also a semi-finalist in the 200m freestyle, returning to Toronto in top form for his first intercollegiate season as a Varsity Blue.