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- Year:
- 2017-2020
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- Category:
- Athlete
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- Inducted:
- 2025
Bio
In just three seasons, Davide Casarin became the Gee-Gees' most decorated swimmer at the national level, capturing 11 national event medals and a national team bronze medal. Casarin, from Mirano, Italy, set the U SPORTS record in the 200m butterfly at the 2019 championships, and still holds the 1500m freestyle U SPORTS record he set in 2020. At the conference level, he became the first Gee-Gee to win six gold medals in a single season and his career total of 13 conference gold medals ranks first in team history.
His five medals at the 2019-20 U SPORTS national championships set a program record, as he added a second-straight gold medal in the 400 freestyle to his 1500m triumph and won silver in the 100 and 200m freestyle events and bronze in the 4x200 freestyle. In 2019, he won two gold and two silver medals at nationals.
A three-time conference Swimmer of the Year he was also named the uOttawa Athlete of the Year twice. He still holds thirteen team records, and graduated from uOttawa with a Master's in Public and International Affairs.
TEAM RECORDS HELD:
Short Course:
100 free: Davide Casarin, February 2020 - 49.25
200 free: Davide Casarin, 2018 - 1:45.92
400 free: Davide Casarin, 2018 - 3:46.55
800 free: Davide Casarin, October 2019 - 7:57.89
1500 free: Davide Casarin, 2018 - 15:13.64
800 free relay: Bertrand, Schiffman, Boyd, Casarin, February 2020 - 7:23.18
400 free relay: Zheng, Schiffman, Boyd, Casarin, February 2020 - 3:21.48 (record broken in 2022)
Long Course:
100 free: Davide Casarin, 2020 - 50.51
200 free: Davide Casarin, Nationals 2020 - 1:48.94
400 free: Davide Casarin, 2019 - 3:53.46
800 free: Davide Casarin, 2020 - 8:19.86 (split time in 1500)
1500 free: Davide Casarin, Nationals 2020 - 15:30.55 (U SPORTS Record)
200 fly: Davide Casarin, Nationals 2019 - 2:00.41 (U SPORTS Record until 2024)
800 free relay: Casarin, Bertrand, Boyd, Schiffmann 2020 - 7:34.34
400 free relay: Schiffmann, Casarin, Boyd, Bertrand 2020 - 3:28.67 (broken in 2023)
400 medley relay: Casarin, Demers, Champagne, Nickerson 2019 - 3:54.41 (broken in 2024)
U SPORTS MEDALS:
| 2020 | Gold | 1500m free | 15:30.55 |
| 2020 | Gold | 400m free | 3:54.59 |
| 2020 | Silver | 200m free | 1:48.94 |
| 2020 | Silver | 100m free | 50.51 |
| 2020 | Bronze | 4x200 Freestyle Relay | 7:34.34 |
| 2019 | Gold | 400 free | 3:53.50 |
| 2019 | Gold | 200 fly | 2:01.40 |
| 2019 | Silver | 200 free | 1:49.03 |
| 2019 | Silver | 100 free | 50.73 |
| 2018 | Bronze | 200 free | 1:45.92 |
| 2018 | Silver | 400 free | 3:46.55 |
CONFERENCE MEDALS:
2019-2020 RSEQ Gold Medal 1500m Freestyle
2019-2020 RSEQ Gold Medal 400m Freestyle
2019-2020 RSEQ Gold Medal 200m Freestyle
2019-2020 RSEQ Gold Medal 100m Freestyle
2019-2020 RSEQ Gold Medal 400m Freestyle Relay Team
2019-2020 RSEQ Silver Medal 800m Freestyle Relay Team
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 1500m Freestyle
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 400m Freestyle
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 200m Freestyle
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 100m Freestyle
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 800m Freestyle Relay Team
2018-19 RSEQ Gold Medal 400m Freestyle Relay Team
2017-18 OUA Gold Medal 400m Freestyle
2017-18 OUA Gold Medal 200m Freestyle
2017-18 OUA Silver Medal 200m Butterfly
2017-18 OUA Silver Medal 100m Freestyle
2017-18 OUA Silver Medal 800m Freestyle Relay Team
2017-18 OUA Bronze Medal 400m Medley Relay Team
CONFERENCE AWARDS:
2019-2020 RSEQ Male Swimmer of the Year
2018-19 RSEQ Male Swimmer of the Year
2017-18 OUA Male Swimmer of the Year