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Varsity Blue swimmer Tokyo bound for Paralympic Games
Posted:"Words aren't enough to describe the overwhelming emotions this nomination fills me with," said Cabraja in an Instagram post last night. "It has been a long road with many exhilarating moments of…
‘Blues in Commerce’: a new support community for student athletes in Rotman Commerce
Posted:Being a Rotman Commerce student can be challenging and time-consuming — and so can being a Varsity Blues student athlete who spends many hours practicing with their team. Doing both at the same time…
Black History Month feature: Kubet Weston
Posted:When Kubet Weston was approached to join the Varsity Blues rowing team in 1994, she had no idea that it would spark an international career and that she would become a pioneer and advocate for…
How KPE's Laura Ellis found a team on the rink and in the classroom
Posted:Teamwork plays a huge role in fourth-year women’s hockey veteran Laura Ellis’ life, both at the rink and in the classroom.
“I love being part of a team. It’s so much fun,” she admitted. “I’ve…
Black History Month: Meet John Braithwaite
Posted:John Braithwaite is believed to be the first Black athlete to play on the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball team.
Although he played on the junior team in 1948-49, Braithwaite…
Student-athlete stories: How Mia Workman’s season-ending knee injury helped shape her career path in KPE
Posted:Not every first-year student-athlete has a storybook beginning to their university careers and that is especially true for third-year Varsity Blues women’s volleyball veteran Mia Workman.
The Ottawa…
Off court and online, U of T basketball coaches offer support to players: CBC
Posted:“It's been a tough time, obviously, not being on the court as much, really trying to make your team essentially become a team – not necessarily on the court. That's been tough,” she said. “But there…
From Singapore to Saskatchewan; A Varsity Blues’ pandemic journey
Posted:Brenna Hamel is on the Varsity Blues track and field team (photo by Seyran Mammadov)
Hamel wasted no time and was on a flight to her hometown of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, 140km north of Saskatoon,…
In conversation with Tamara Tatham, the Varsity Blues interim head coach of the women’s basketball team
Posted:This week, the U of T community was invited to join Tatham and Sportsnet’s Donnovan Bennett online in a wide ranging Q & A that touched upon the issue of race and gender in sport, her coaching…
Color of Hockey: Lowe's jersey finds home in Hockey Hall of Fame:Forward became Canada's first Black Olympic player in 1984
Posted:Darren Lowe isn't in the Hockey Hall of Fame. But his jersey is, thanks to Will Tudoroff.
Tudoroff recently gave the Hall the red and white jersey that Lowe wore at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, when…
Varsity Blues hockey player lends a helping hand during COVID-19
Posted:Curtis Harvey flanked by his father Dave and mother Jayne (photo courtesy of Curtis Harvey)
Countless students headed home when the university announced the cancellation of all in-person classes due…
Varsity Blues grad continues basketball career in Sweden
Posted:“My time at U of T has been amazing. I’ve gained friends for life and learned a lot through the ups and downs in both basketball and my academics,” says Johansson by email from Stockholm, where he…