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2018 U of T Sports Hall of Fame: A celebration of athletic excellence and special memories
Posted:“U of T's Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1987 as part of an ongoing effort to record and celebrate a legacy of athletic excellence at U of T,” said Ira Jacobs, dean of the Faculty of…
President Gertler hosts luncheon for Varsity Blues athletes
Posted:"This past year has seen its share of individual and collective victories, glorious achievements, personal bests and proud moments,” President Gertler said.
In fact, 11 Varsity Blues teams were…
Blues reach far with a little help from their friends
Posted:So Osvald Nitski described the athletes on his Varsity Blues swimming team while addressing the audience at the Varsity Blues Achievement Awards ceremony, hosted by the Faculty of Kinesiology and…
Blues join the conversation: Bell Let's Talk Day
Posted:Student athletes across the country have been helping spread the conversation about mental health at more than 100 varsity and collegiate games and on social media.
For example, the Varsity Blues…
Watch: Swimmer Kylie Masse shows us how to break a world record
Posted:At the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, in July, KPE student and Varsity Blues swimming super star Kylie Masse broke the women's world record for the 100-metre backstroke. In an…
Varsity Blues honour 2016-17 top student-athletes
Posted:The ceremony honours student-athletes who, while competing on a Varsity team, earned an 80% average or higher in all courses they were enrolled in during the previous academic year. Each recipient…
Kylie Masse: the Blues athlete of our generation
Posted:Kylie Masse begins the first day of class differently than most Kinesiology students. At a mid-morning media avail, she’s flanked by University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sports Information Coordinator…
How shock rock was born on Varsity Stadium and other historical facts about the home of the Blues
Posted:Ian Stephen was not present at the eventful concert, but as the assistant facility manager at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, he is privy to much of the Varsity Centre’s storied…
Masse helps Canada to bronze, earns 2nd medal of world championships
Posted:Masse swam the first leg of the relay in 58.22 and was followed by Richard Funk in the breast stroke, 2016 Olympic sensation Penny Oleksiak in the butterly and Yuri Kisil in the freestyle.
The team…
WORLD RECORD for Blues' Kylie Masse
Posted:"I don't' think it's really sunk in yet," said Masse after the race. "I touched the wall and I looked back and I had to make sure I was looking at the right lane and right time, I was so excited.…
Kylie Masse: Made in Canada
Posted:Kylie Masse's landmark swim in the 100-metre backstroke at the world aquatics championships in Budapest, Hungary, heralds a victory on several Canadian fronts.
It's a very personal win for a young…
Kylie Masse: The day bronze became gold
Posted:As I sit and stare at a blank screen, with a deadline looming, I realize how difficult a task writing about myself is.
Not because I don’t know my story or I forget the details, but because talking…