WINNIPEG – Jade Hannah of Victoria, Katrina Bellio of Etobicoke, Ont., Eli Wall of Toronto and Cole Pratt of Calgary all earned a second victory on Friday at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships. The 17-year-old Hannah took the women’s 100-m backstroke in 1:00.19 after placing first in Thursday’s 200 back. Regan Rathwell of Ottawa was second in 1:02.04 and Asia Minnes …
Highlights from the Canadian Swimming Championships – Day 1
WINNIPEG – Fresh from last month’s bronze in the open water five kilometre at the FINA World Championships, Eric Hedlin of Victoria ruled the pool on Thursday in his 1500-m freestyle victory to open the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships. Hedlin clocked 15 minutes and 24.82 seconds for the victory. Two junior Pointe-Claire, Que., swimmers followed. Patrick Hussey was second in 15:42.49 …
Canadian Senior Championships Begin Today
WINNIPEG – World championship medallist Eric Hedlin of Victoria and Olympians Rachel Nicol of Lethbridge, Alta., and Kennedy Goss of Toronto headline the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships set for Thursday to Sunday at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg. Hedlin, fresh off his bronze medal in the five-kilometre open water race at the worlds, is back in the pool this week to the …
Danica Ludlow wins Silver and Kyla Leibel Bronze at Pan Am Games in Peru
LIMA, Peru – The Canadian swimming team didn’t waste any time making its presence felt in the pool at the Pan Am Games on Tuesday night with a five-medal performance. Two of those medals came in the first final of the night in the women’s 400-m freestyle. Delfina Pignatiello of Argentina led most of the race to win the gold in …
Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships Stats
Medals for Canada at Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships: 9 (2 gold, 7 bronze) Medals at Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships: 4 Open water medals: 1 (Eric Hedlin) Open water medals in Canadian history: 3 Open water medals won by Hedlin: 2 Pool medals: 8 Countries with more medals: 3 Previous Canadian teams to win 8 medals: 0 Most medals …
Recognizing the FINA World Championship Swimmers and Coaches
John Atkinson, Swimming Canada High Performance Director and National Coach, 2019 World Championships swimmers and coaches acknowledgement Before the 2019 FINA World Championships completely fade, and the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, Canadian Swimming Championships, UANA Junior Open Water Championships, FINA World Junior Championships and World Para Swimming Championships get going, I wanted to acknowledge the work of our coaches and …
Day 6 Canadian Junior Championships – Open Water
CALGARY – Eric Brown of Pointe-Claire, Que., added a fourth gold and Ashley McMillan of Penticton, B.C., earned her third victory to highlight the open water swimming races Monday at the Canadian Junior Championships. In the girls 15-17 three kilometre, McMillan triumphed in 39:31.60. Regan Rathwell of Ottawa took the silver in 39:52.20 and Catherine Minic of Grand Prairie, Alta., was …
Day 5 of Canadian Junior Championships see’s Alberta’s athletes shine
CALGARY – In the long and short of it, Christey Liang of Edmonton starred in the girls 13-14 age group on Sunday with victories in the 50-m freestyle and 400-m freestyle to conclude the pool portion of the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. In the 50 free, Liang clocked 26.50 with Eliza Housman of Calgary second at 26.85 and Amy Pan …
Day 4 of the Canadian Junior Championships Roundup
CALGARY – Emma Spence of Regina made sure she wouldn’t be denied a medal this year in the women’s 200-m breaststroke and it paid off in gold at the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. Spence, racing in the girls 15-17 age group, won the event in two minutes and 34.98 seconds with Isabelle Roth of Calgary second in 2:36.81 and Taeghen …
Tristan Cote Wins Personal Best at FINA World Championships Final Day
GWANGJU, South Korea – Canada won the bronze medal and set a national record in the women’s 4×100-m medley relay on Sunday to put an exclamation point on the country’s most successful FINA World Championships ever. The Canadian pool swimmers ended the competition with a team record two gold and six bronze, all in Olympic events. They reached 19 finals – two …
Day 3 Updates from the Canadian Junior Championships
CALGARY – Justin Fotherby of Penticton, B.C., continued to display his versatility on Friday with a victory in the boys 14-15 age group 100-m breaststroke, his third win this week, at the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. Fotherby clocked one minute and 07.06 seconds with Benjamin Gagné of Chicoutimi, Que., second in 1:07.33 and James Hume of North Vancouver third in …
Canadian Junior Championships Day 2 Updates
CALGARY – Carter Buck of London, Ont., Justin Fotherby of Penticton, B.C.,and Regan Rathwell of Ottawa each collected their second individual gold medals on Thursday at the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. In the boys 14-15 age group, Buck won the 100-m backstroke in 59.42 seconds just ahead of Loic Courville Fortin of Repentigny, Que., second in 59.58 and Yutong Wu …
Emma O’Croinin Wins Bronze at World Championships
GWANGJU, South Korea – Penny Oleksiak anchored Canada to bronze in a record-setting women’s 4×200-m freestyle relay Thursday at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Australia won an epic battle with the Americans for gold, clocking a world record seven minutes and 41.50 seconds. The U.S. was close behind at 7:41.87 while Canada’s Kayla Sanchez, Taylor Ruck, Emily Overholt …
Alberta Swimmers Excelling at Canadian Junior Championships in Calgary
CALGARY – Madisen Jacques of New Westminster, B.C., won’t soon forget her first major national swimming competition. In her first event, she won the gold medal in the girls 13-14 age group 100-m butterfly on Thursday to open the Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. ‘’I was extremely nervous,’’ she admitted. ‘’Hopefully this breaks the ice because I have some pretty big events …
Cole Pratt Debuts in Men’s 200-m Individual Medley
GWANGJU, South Korea – Canada was once again well-represented in finals as the FINA World Championships reached their halfway point Wednesday in Gwangju, South Korea. The mixed medley relay of Kylie Masse, Richard Funk, Maggie MacNeil and Yuri Kisil finished fifth and Penny Oleksiak added a sixth-place finish in the women’s 200-m freestyle. Already Canada’s best-ever meet with two gold medals …
Canadian Junior Championships in Calgary this week
CALGARY – The road to the Olympic Games, even the ones in the distant future such as Paris in 2024 or Los Angeles 2028, may start this week for competitors at the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. Calgary’s Repsol Sport Centre is set to host the highest national-level meet for swimmers aged 18 and under. The meet is expected to attract …
Emma O’Croinin makes long-course world championships debut
GWANGJU, South Korea – Team Canada won a bronze medal and earned chances for two more on Day 1 of the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. The all-teenage women’s 4×100-m freestyle relay of Kayla Sanchez, Taylor Ruck, Penny Oleksiak and Maggie MacNeil set a Canadian record of 3:31.78 to finish third in the relay. Australia won in a championships …
Swim Alberta Board of Directors Call for Nominations
Swim Alberta will be holding its election for the 2019-2022 Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting of Swim Alberta on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 in Canmore, Alberta. Swim Alberta is the governing body for competitive swimming in the province of Alberta. Swim Alberta has a vision of “Every swimmer has the opportunity to reach their full potential” and …
2019 Summer Championships – RESULTS
The 2019 Summer Championships were a massive success this past weekend. A massive thank you to all our athletes, families and friends that came out to the event. As well a special thank you to Olympian Swim Club for being excellent host, Kinsmen Sports Centre for being our host facility and of course our sponsors: Esquire sponsoring the Youth Recognition …
Alex Dawson from the Grande Prairie Piranhas Selected for Swimming Canada
Marta Belsh has been coaching for 20 years and says she learns something new about swimming every day. That approach is part of the reason Belsh is one of 10 coaches chosen to this year’s Swimming Canada Select Coaches Group. “It is an honour because I will be in the company of so many great coaches,” said Belsh, the 46-year-old …