TORONTO – Western was well represented this past weekend at the Eastern Cup, which was hosted by the Varsity Blues and featured exceptional swimmers from Eastern Canada as well as several current and future Olympians.
 
Engineer major Gamal Assaad lead the purple and white with a first place finish in the men's 100 butterfly as well as a second place finish in the competitive 200 butterfly event, narrowing trailing behind Toronto's Hochan Ryu.
 
Also placing second in both the women's 50 butterfly and backstroke was veteran standout Paulina Bond. The women's co-captain has put up impressive results so far thus season and is expected continue with this success through the OUA Championship weekend as well as at the CIS Championship.
 
Jake Silverthorn led the Mustangs in the men's 1500 freestyle, taking first place with a clear lead of 10 seconds followed by teammates Ryan Hatch in third place, Alex Paulins in fifth, Alex Bartley in seventh, and Andrew Vallee in ninth out of over 30 competitors. 
 
Matthew Fox and Gordon Barkwell capped off the weekend with third and fourth finishes, respectively, in the men's 100 backstroke.
 
The Mustangs will be back in action on February 11-13 when they host the 2016 OUA Championship at the Western Student Recreation Centre.