Queen's Women's Fencing finished sixth at the OUA Women's Fencing Championship in Toronto, Ont. over the weekend, while Queen's Artistic Swimming qualified for the CUASL Nationals after their performance at the Eastern Divisionals.

Gaels finish sixth overall at OUA Women's Fencing Championship
 
TORONTO, Ont. - Queen's Women's Fencing finished in sixth place overall at the 2024 OUA Women's Fencing Championship hosted by the University of Toronto this past weekend.
 
In the individual events on Day 1, the Gaels had a number of strong finishes, placing them third overall in the standings. Sabres Tia Gayowsky had the best individual finish of the day for Queen's, coming in fifth place with Sabre captain, Kirstin Lang, finishing ninth. In Foil, captain Hannah Bryan ended in eighth, as did Charlotte Reed in the Epee event.
 
Queen's faced stiff competition in the team events on Day 2, but nevertheless earned banner points with two top eight results. The Sabre team (Tia Gayowsky, Kirstin Lang, Joyce Lyn Fox, Quintyn Zuber) finished in fifth with a victory over McMaster. The Queen's Epee team (Charlotte Reed, Kaitlyn Rea, Yashia Allen, Songyeon Kim) lost to RMC in a very close match, finishing the competition in sixth place. Queen's Foil (Hannah Bryan, Sophie Kitson, Annika Kim, Shayna Sharma) came in ninth place overall. 
 
The Queen's Gaels fence next at the OUA Men's Championship, being held in Ottawa, Ont. from March 16-17.
 
Full results:
 
Epee
Charlotte Reed - 8th
Kaitlyn Rea - 18th
Yashia Allen 19th
Sakura Fanghui Liu - 33rd
Team - 6th
 
Foil
Hannah Bryan - 8th
Sophie Kitson - 27th
Annika Kim - 34th
Shayna Sharma - 36th
Team - 9th
 
Sabre 
Tia Gayowsky - 5th
Kirstin Lang - 9th
Quintyn Zuber - 27th
Joyce Fox 30th
Team - 5th

Queen's Artistic Swimming returned home with many ribbons after travelling to Quebec City this weekend for CUASL Eastern Divisionals
 
Experienced swimmers, Noémie Guindon-Riopel and Meg VrKoc earned 5th place for their engaging and dynamic duet while Sarah Taylor swam beautifully and placed 6th in the solo event. Claire Christie and Caitlyn Nichols also had an excellent performance in the duet event and energized the judges with their lively routine. All five athletes later joined their teammates: Evelyn Wille, Olivia Guay, Isabella Thomas, Isabelle Ruus, and Zoë Rutten for the team free event. Together, the experienced team showcased incredible skill and power during their swim and secured a 6th place finish.
 
In the novice category, Margarita Liubetskaya presented her solo for the first time this season and captivated the crowd with an emotional performance. Liubetskaya and her teammates: Clair Diamandakos, Nadia Garcia, Julia Sliwa, and Maria Wassef also achieved a personal best performance during the team technical event and had their coach, Elizabeth Hunt and fellow athlete, Serena Wong beaming with pride as they cheered from the pool deck. 
 
The club has successfully qualified for CUASL Nationals in March with many routines showing great promise.