Michael Scraper

Sadie Anderson hits U SPORTS standard at Edmonton Open

First-year swimmer hits PB in 50 fly to book trip to nationals

2/3/2026 11:25:00 AM

QUICKLY

Sadie Anderson provided the highlight for the University of Regina's swimming teams over the weekend at the Edmonton Open, a long-course meet hosted by the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton.

ANDERSON MEETS STANDARD

Anderson finished fourth in the 50-metre butterfly prelims on Sunday with a time of 29.53 seconds before going nearly a half second faster in the final. She was also fourth in the final with a personal-best time of 28.94 seconds, bettering the national standard of 28.96 seconds and booking her trip to the U SPORTS Championships to be hosted by McMaster University in Markham, Ont. in March.
Anderson also had a big PB in the 100-metre freestyle on Saturday (1:01.68) where she chopped well over a second off her previous best, which was set at this same meet two seasons ago.

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Isaac Currie set a school record, registered a first-place finish and a pair of second-place efforts, and had new personal-best times in all four of his events. His time of 30.77 seconds in the 50-metre breaststroke broke Besjon Rexha's previous U of R mark of 30.88, and Currie also set new PBs in the 100 free (54.84 s), 100 breast (1:06.94), and the 200 IM which he won in a time of 2:10.29.
Matthew Brough had the only other first-place finish for the Cougars, taking top spot in the 100 free with a time of 52.97 seconds.
Ethan Elliott secured a personal-best time in the prelims of the 100 free (53.34 s) before going on to finish second in the finals.
Mason Hickman had a pair of PBs including in the final of the 100-metre freestyle, where he placed fifth with a time of 54.79 seconds.
The men's team combined for 19 personal-best times at the three-day meet. Dylan DeRose led the way with five, Currie had four, Adalbert Zhang and Elliott both had three, and Declan Bennett and Hickman had two.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Chloe Hegi tied Anderson for the women's team's highest finish, placing fourth in the 50-metre freestyle in a time of 27.43 seconds which matches her PB in the event.
Mekayla Erpelo's three PBs were highlighted by the 100-metre backstroke (1:09.26) and the 200 IM (2:33.18).
Kelsey Jones and Kally Kennedy also had PBs, giving the women's team a total of seven for the meet.

NEXT UP

The Cougars have a pair of time trials in Regina upcoming, one on Feb. 25 and another on Mar. 2. Anderson, Brough, and Ovesh Purahoo have all qualified for the U SPORTS meet, which will be held from Mar. 12 through Mar. 14.