Ryan McNeil Lamswood (born March 19, 2000) is a

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curler from

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. He currently skips his own team on the

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Career

McNeil Lamswood competed in five

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in his junior career in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. His best result came in 2020 playing third for Daniel Bruce with

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at second and Nathan King at lead. The team finished the round robin and championship pool with an 8–2 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. They defeated

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of Saskatchewan in the semifinal before coming up short to

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's Manitoba rink in the final. It was the first time since 2011 that Newfoundland and Labrador qualified for the playoffs. Also in his junior career, McNeil Lamswood won a silver medal at the 2019

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as second for

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and skipped the Newfoundland and Labrador team to a fourth-place finish at the

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. In 2020, McNeil Lamswood spared on the

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team at the 2020 Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic as Geoff Walker was unable to attend due to the

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. The team made it all the way to the final where they defeated

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to win the event. Also during the 2020–21 season, McNeil Lamswood skipped his own team in the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they came up short to

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in the semifinal. In 2021, McNeil Lamswood picked up

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to play in the lead position for the quartet. They beat Team

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to become the team to represent the Memorial University Seahawks at the 2022 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships. They ended up placing runner-up to the Dalhousie Tigers team. In the

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the team failed to qualify for the play-offs; finishing with a 3-5 record.

Personal life

McNeil Lamswood is currently a communications student at

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Teams

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McNeil Lamswood, Ryan 2000 births Living people Canadian male curlers Curlers from Newfoundland and Labrador People from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni