Articles by Ben Dornan

Javier Acevedo Wins Second National Title Of The Week With 24.90 50 Back National Record

Acevedo won the 100 backstroke on the first night of racing and followed that up with a win in the 50 in national record time.

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Katerine Savard Qualifies For 6th World Champs Team On Night 2 Of Canadian Trials

Katerine Savard has been repping Team Canada for over a decade, having first qualified for the World Championships back in 2011.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Maggie MacNeil and Josh Liendo will lead the way into the 100 butterfly finals as the women’s and men’s top seeds, each looking to book a ticket to Fukuoka.

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Josh Liendo Takes Out 100 Butterfly Canadian Record With 50.78 Prelims Swim

During day two prelims at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials, Josh Liendo swam a new PB and Candian record of 50.78 in the 100 fly.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Racing has begun in Toronto! Check-in here to follow along during night 1 of finals at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials.

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Laon Kim Resets 400 Free NAG Record Twice, Ultimately Clocks 3:56.79 In Final

Kim lowered his own NAG in the event with a 4:01.28, which is roughly half a second faster than his former mark of 4:01.80.

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Aiden Norman Threatens Cole Pratt’s 15-17 100 Backstroke NAG With 55.23 Prelim Swim

Aiden Norman crack 56 seconds for the first time in the long course 100 back, hitting a 55.23 during Canadian Trials prelims.

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2023 Canadian Trials: It’s Ella Jansen Time

Ella Jansen has seven events and two #2 seeds. She is in a good position to qualify for her first-ever World Championships next week.

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How And When To Watch The 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials

Find out how and when you can keep up with all of the action at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials, taking place in Toronto.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Can The Canadian Men Find Another 47 Split For Their 4×100 Free?

Canada placed 4th in Tokyo in the men’s 4×100 freestyle. With 3/4 of the team gone, will they be able to re-capture that speed this year?

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Laon Kim Takes Out Cole Pratt’s 13-14 200 Free Age Group Record With 1:53.32 At Easterns

14-year-old Laon Kim won the 200 freestyle at Easterns with a 1:53.32 to take out Cole Pratt’s 2017 age group record in the event.

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Maxine Clark Sweeps 100, 200, 400 Freestyles At Western Canadian Championships

14-year-old Maxine Clark of the University of Calgary Swim Club won the 100, 200, and 400 freestyles at Westerns last weekend.

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2023 SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft: Yanyan Won, Ben Lost

Follow along on this post during the men’s NCAA Championships as we track the scores for the SwimSwam NCAA Fantasy Draft.

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Josh Liendo Becomes The 2nd Fastest 100 Freestyler In History With 40.28

Liendo soared to victory in the 100 freestyle, notching a 40.28 to become the second fastest man in history behind Caeleb Dressel.

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Race Videos: NC State and Texas Start Off 2023 NCAAs With NCAA/US Open Relay Records

Catch up on the two races that occurred on day 1 of the men’s 2023 NCAA Championships: the 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays.

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