Elizabeth Beisel Swims Sixth Fastest 400 IM This Season
American medley star Elizabeth Beisel put on a show this morning in the heats of the 400m IM, clocking in a 4:35.82 to lead the way.
Ryan Murphy Puts Up 11th Fastest 100 Back This Season
Swimming in the heats at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, Cal ace Ryan Murphy put forth a 53.66 to swim the 11th fastest time this season in the men’s 100m backstroke.
WATCH: Hilary Caldwell Ready To Bring The Heat At Trials
World Championship bronze medallist Hilary Caldwell will be swimming the 100m backstroke this morning in hopes of making the championship final and qualifying for the Olympic team. More known as a 200 backstroker, Caldwell knows that the 100 might pose a threat.
WATCH: Emily Overholt Shares Approach To Olympic Trials
Emily Overholt will be looking to take her talents to the top of the podium in the 400m IM today, entering the event as the top seed. Overholt comes in fresh after scratching the 400m freestyle on day one to focus on the 400 IM.
MacLean, Oleksiak, Thomas Secure Olympic Nominations On Day One
After the first day of competition here in Toronto at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, two athletes have secured their spot on the Canadian Olympic team that will head to Rio this summer.
Penny Oleksiak Obliterates Canadian Record In Come-From-Behind Victory
After taking the top seed in the 100m butterfly this morning and closing in on Katerine Savard’s Canadian record, 15-year-old Penny Oleksiak brought the heat once more in order to smash the Canadian record and secure her spot on her first Olympic team.
Brittany MacLean Smashes Own Canadian Record With 2nd Fastest Time This Season
Brittany MacLean quieted all doubters tonight with a huge 4:03.84 performance in the 400m freestyle to smash her own Canadian record by 1.22 seconds and punch in her ticket for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
WATCH: Richard Funk On Preparing For Trials In Canada
After a very solid NCAA career at Michigan, Richard Funk chose to take his talents north of the border in order to swim with Ben Titley at the High Performance Centre – Ontario.
WATCH: Zack Chetrat On His Olympic Preperation
2016 CANADIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TRIALS April 5-10 Prelims: 10 a.m EST Finals: 6 p.m EST Live Results Psych sheets…
Penny Oleksiak Breaks Canadian Record With 5th Fastest Time This Year
Penny Oleksiak took the top seed in the women’s 100m butterfly this morning with a 57.38 performance, breaking the 15-17 Canadian Age Group record and coming within two-tenths of a second off the senior record.
All The Links You Need For The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials
The Canadian Olympic Trials start today at 10 a.m as the first set of Canadian hopefuls will take to the pool in hopes of securing a spot for finals later tonight.
Emily Overholt Out Of The 400 Freestyle At Canadian Olympic Trials
Despite being the top seed in the 400m freestyle at this year’s Canadian Trials, Pan American Games gold medallist Emily Overholt will not be swimming the event.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Overholt And Pickrem Medley Masters In The Making
Youth seems to be the name of the game in the women’s Canadian medley scene as both Emily Overholt and Sydney Pickrem look to make their first Olympic team. While the two stand out above the rest of the athletes, there’s likely a chance for Canada to send two swimmers in each event, meaning that if Overholt and Pickrem are on their game it will be an absolute dog fight for those two spots.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Savard, Lacroix Look To Dominate Fly
Canada has the potential to put multiple swimmers in both the 100 and 200 fly finals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, the question is, who will they be? Katerine Savard, Noemie Thomas, and Penny Oleksiak look to go head-to-head in the 100 whereas the heavy favourite Audrey Lacroix will have to defeat Emily Overholt for her spot on the team.
Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson Will Have Quadruplets
Michael Phelps and his fianceé Nicole Jonhson announced in late 2015 that they’re going to be having a baby, however what they didn’t announce is that Johnson is actually pregnant with quadruplets.
