University of British Columbia Athletics

Annamay burst on the UBC scene in 2006, and was a member of the “Decade of Dominance” team, an era that saw UBC win 10 consecutive men’s and women’s national championships in swimming. In 2007, Annamay won silver in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil, breaking a Canadian record.  She would go on to be named Top Female Swimmer at the 2007-08 Canadian Interuniversity (CIS) National Championships where she broke three CIS records in the 50m, 100m, and 200m breaststroke categories.

In 2009, at the Canadian National Championships, she broke the world record in the 200m short course breaststroke, posting a time of 2:17.50.  Annamay would go on to win the CIS Female Athlete of the Year in the same year.

Annamay set another world record in the 200-meter long course breaststroke at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, posting a time of 2:20.12 in the semi-finals, ultimately taking a silver medal in the finals.

Annamay graduated from UBC in 2011 leaving a tremendous legacy in her wake. Annamay’s T-Birds coach, Derrick Schoof, spoke highly of her stating “Annamay’s continued success is a testament to her passion, commitment and dedication to the sport.  She has proven to herself and the world that she is truly a world-class athlete.”  Annamay is now a teacher in Ontario and recently served as Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Youth Olympic Games.