Ilya Kharun of Montreal closed out the final night of the 2023 U.S. Open with a gold medal and a meet record in the men’s 200-m butterfly in 1:54.66.
Summer McIntosh of Toronto continued her record-breaking streak on the third night of the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open Championships with a pool record of 4:29.96 in the women’s 400-m individual medley.
Summer McIntosh of Toronto kicked off the second night of the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open Championships with both a pool and competition record in the women’s 400-m freestyle.
Swimming means something different to every swimmer. Last May, athletes competing at the 2022 Speedo Masters Canadian Swimming Championships reflected on the importance of swimming in their own lives.
Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta., continues to make a name for himself, this time in his namesake city. The High Performance Centre – Ontario swimmer, who turned 22 last week, won the men’s 200-m individual medley at the Pro Swim Series Knoxville in a time of 1:59.27.
Competitors at the 2022 Speedo Masters Canadian Swimming Championships earlier this year proved that it is never too late to get involved in swimming. Judith Oliver and Christopher Smith, two 90-year-olds, were among those who broke numerous records over the May long weekend.
The Canadian junior open water team started a weekend of racing off strong despite an organisational delay that postponed both the 5-km and 7.5-km races by two hours at the 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Friday.
Six Canadian open water swimmers competed in the third leg of the 2022 FINA Marathon Swim World Series at Lac Mégantic Saturday. Tokyo Olympian Hau-Li Fan of the High Performance Centre – Vancouver ranked highest amongst the Canadians, finishing 11th in the men’s 10-km race in 1:51:38.21. Fan placed 17th in the 10-km open water marathon at the 2022 FINA World Championships in June.
Ashley McMillan of Penticton, B.C., captured the silver medal in the women’s 200-m individual medley in 2:13.31 on the final night of the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
Canada wrapped up the third night of the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with the team’s second medal of the meet in the women’s 4×100-m freestyle relay.
Team Canada faced an additional challenge as heavy rain poured down on the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center at the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Despite the weather-related delays that kicked off the evening session, swimmers demonstrated Canada’s strength in both the individual medley and relay events.
Adam Wu of Surrey, B.C. won Canada’s first medal of the 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in the men’s 200-m freestyle Wednesday. Wu dropped just over a second off his previous best time during his prelims swim. He lowered his time by another 2.8 seconds during the men’s A final to reach the podium in 1:48.26.
Swimmers attending Swimming Canada’s pan-provincial open water camp showcased their adaptability and competitiveness across multiple races at this year’s BEST Fest this week. The team added another 25 medals across the 1,500-metre, 7-kilometre and 10-km distances. The results of the festival’s final open water events added to the team’s previous success in the 5-km event earlier in the week.
After a three-year pause since the last national competition, 87-year-old Mae Waldie of the Pointe-Claire Masters Swim Club competed in five events on the second day of the 2022 Speedo Masters Canadian Swimming Championships. On top of her busy racing schedule, Waldie was awarded the 2022 Swimming Excellence Award.
Cheers of support echoed through Laval University’s sport complex as Masters swimmers gathered from across the country to compete at the 2022 Speedo Masters Canadian Swimming Championships Friday in Quebec City. After the challenges of COVID-19 over the past two years, the Masters community arrived in force to celebrate perseverance, athleticism and sportsmanship.
Nicholas Bennett planned to use the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as an opportunity to gain valuable experience. As the youngest member of the Canadian team in Tokyo, Bennett left the Games with four Canadian records and a wealth of unexpected experience.
Canada had its best ever FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) last month in Abu Dhabi. With the holidays behind us, it’s time to look back at Team Canada’s historic world short-course performance.