13 OUA Swimmers set to represent Canada at the Canada–Great Britain Dual Meet

13 OUA Swimmers set to represent Canada at the Canada–Great Britain Dual Meet

Toronto (C/O U SPORTS ) – 13 OUA athletes have been selected among the 40 student-athletes from U SPORTS who will represent Canada at the inaugural Canada–Great Britain Dual Meet, taking place July 3–4 in Loughborough, England. The historic event will see some of the top Canadian and British university swimmers in a thrilling head-to-head international competition.

Athletes were selected from among the medalists at the 2025 U SPORTS Swimming Championships. The Toronto Varsity Blues lead the OUA contingent with 10 student-athletes, followed by the Western Mustangs with two and the Laurier Golden Hawks with one student-athlete.

Byron MacDonald, head coach of the Toronto Varsity Blues will serve has head coach of Team Canada while retired Brock Badgers head coach Peter Bradstreet will take on the manager responsibilities.

The Canada–Great Britain Dual Meet results from the collaboration between U SPORTS, its swimming coaches, the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), and provincial partners such as Swim Ontario, which has provided financial support for select athletes.

Full list of student-athletes and coaches below:  

TEAM CANADA ROSTER (Canada-Great Britain Dual Meet)