A dominating five-gold performance has earned Tsawwassen’s Markus Thormeyer Canada West First Star of the Week honours.
The former Winskill Dolphins Swim Club member helped the UBC Thunderbirds men’s team to a sixth straight Canada West title while also being named the Canada West Male Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championship in Calgary.
Thormeyer won three individual gold medals (50-metre backstroke, 400-metre individual medley, and the 200-metre freestyle), and won two more as a member of the 4x200-metre freestyle relay and the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.
The science student’s 50-metre backstroke time of 24.45 also set a new Canada West record.
In addition to his five gold medals, Thormeyer earned a bronze in the 50-metre butterfly.
The South Delta Secondary graduate’s outstanding performance helped the ‘Birds top the host Calgary Dinos by nearly 100 points for UBC’s 19th conference banner.
