2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day Five Finals Photo Vault
2016 CANADIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TRIALS April 5-10 Prelims: 10 a.m EST Finals: 7 p.m EST Live Results Psych sheets…
Hilary Caldwell Swims Sixth Fastest 200 Backstroke This Season
Hilary Caldwell is set up beautifully to punch in her ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on the final night of competition here in Toronto at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials.
Penny Oleksiak Won’t Swim 50 Freestyle At Canadian Trials
After already making the Olympic team in three events, rising 15-year-old swim star Penny Oleksiak will not be vying for a fourth individual event in Rio.
Four More Swimmers Grab Olympic Nomination On Night 5 Of Canadian Trials
Four more swimmers managed to earn a nomination for Canada’s Olympic team on night five, bringing the roster to a grand total of 25 with one day remaining.
Four Big Things From Day Five Of The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials
Penny Oleksiak has emerged as one of the best young talents in the world this week after several top performances, but one performance that arguably tops them all is her 100m freestyle.
Brittany MacLean Throws Down Third Fastest 800 Free This Season
Brittany MacLean has been throwing down faster freestyle times all week long here at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto, and just put up the third fastest 800m freestyle in the world this year.
Penny Oleksiak Takes Half-Second Off World Junior Record At 15-Years-Old
Saying that Penny Oleksiak has been on fire this meet is the understatement of the year; after a Canadian record in the 100m butterfly and making the Olympic squad at just 15, Oleksiak took a huge half-a-second off the world junior record.
WATCH: Coleman Allen Ready To Rock In 100 Fly Final
Coleman Allen is in a great position to make his first Olympic team after finishing the morning prelims as the second seed heading towards tonight’s final.
Santo Condorelli Sets Gold Medal Goal For The 2016 Rio Olympic Games
Canadian sprint star Santo Condorelli made his first Olympic team last night with a first place finish in the 100m freestyle, however Condorelli has bigger goals than that.
WATCH: Yuri Kisil Accomplishes Childhood Dream Of Olympic Berth
Yuri Kisil finished second in the 100m freestyle last night to Santo Condorelli, dipping under the FINA ‘A’ qualifying time in order to punch in his ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
WATCH: Audrey Lacroix Makes Third Olympic Team
After a fourth place finish in the 100m fly earlier in the meet, the 200m butterfly final last night was Audrey Lacroix’s final chance to make her third Olympics.
WATCH: Tammy Cunnington Breaks Two World Records In One Day
Yesterday morning in the heats of the women’s PARA S1-7 50m fly, Tammy Cunnington set a new world record in the S4 category, clocking a time of 53.10. That swim takes over three seconds off the previous world record of 56.36 set by Sandra Erikson of Sweden at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.
WATCH: The Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson Interview You Won’t Want To Miss
There are few things that will make you want to run straight through a brick wall, flex all your muscles, and be doused in Gatorade more than watching Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson’s reaction to making the Olympic team.
Santo Condorelli Disqualified In 100m Butterfly Heats
With Condorelli out of the 100m butterfly it puts Oakville’s Mack Darragh in a great position to take home the win tonight. Darragh won the 200m butterfly earlier in the meet, however if he wants to clinch a butterfly sweep he’s going to have to take down Coleman Allen.
Three Big Things From Night Four Of The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials
The men’s 4x100m freestyle relay is going to be packed with young talent. The average age of the four swimmers who made the team is just over 20-years-old, a very young average compared to other sporting nationalities.
