Bielby named RSEQ male athlete of the week
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MONTREAL -- Steven Bielby, a member of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ swim team, has been named male athlete of the week by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, for the period ending Jan. 23, 2012.
Geneviève Cantin, a swimmer with the Laval Rouge et Or, won the nomination on the women's side.
It's the third Quebec selection for Bielby this season and the eighth ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ nomination to win the RSEQ weekly nomination this season.
A native of Pte. Claire, Que., who measures 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, Bielby earned three gold medals, in addition to a silver and was named swimmer of the meet for the fourth time in as many meets this season, as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ captured the men's division of the Quebec Cup swim meet in Quebec City, Saturday.
The 22-year-old electrical engineering senior racked up a meet-high 632 points on the FINA scale. He won the 400-metre freestyle (3:57.95), the 200 individual medley (2:05.16) and also contributed to a win in the 4x50 freestyle relay (1:35.58). A product of John Abbott College, he was also second in the 200 butterfly (2:04.14).
Previous RSEQ honorees from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ this season include Bielby (Jan. 24, Oct. 25 and Nov. 15), hockey players Ann-Sophie Bettez (Jan. 17), Marc-Andre Dorion (Jan. 10) and Leslie Oles (Nov. 22), plus Gideon Balloch (rugby, Nov. 8) and Brianna Miller (rugby, Sept. 12).
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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