2016 CANADIAN OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC TRIALS
- April 5-10
- Prelims: 10 a.m EST
- Finals: 7 p.m EST
- Live Results
- Psych sheets
- Live stream
- Olympic Qualifying Times
- Selection Criteria
- World Rankings
Tonight at the end of the final session at the Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials the teams for the Olympics and Paralympics were announced, along with a few other teams including the Short Course World Championships and the Junior Pan Pacific Championships.
Unlike the able-bodied swimmers who knew right away if they made the team or not, the para swimmers wouldn’t know until the announcement tonight, leaving them on edge until tonight.
The team nominated for the Paralympics is as follows, with 11 men and 11 women earning nominations:
- Benoit Huot, Montreal, QUE
- Alexander Elliot, Kitchener, ON
- Devin Gotell, Antigonish, NS
- Gordie Michie, St.Thomas, ON
- Isaac Bouckley, Oshawa, ON
- Tyler Mrak, Aldergrove, BC
- Jonathan Dieleman, Quick, BC
- Nicolas Turbide, Quebec City, QUE
- Nathan Stein, Maple Ridge, BC
- Nathan Clement, West Vancouver, BC
- James Leroux, Repentigny, QUE
- Katarina Roxon, Kippens, NL
- Aurelie Rivard, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QUE
- Nydia Langill, Mississauga, ON
- Tess Routliffe, Caldeon, ON
- Abi Tripp, Kingston, ON
- Tammy Cunnington, Red Deer, ALTA
- Morgan Bird, Regina, SASK
- Danielle Dorris, Moncton, ON
- Sabrina Duchesne, Quebec City, QUE
- Sarah Mehain, Vernon, BC
- Samantha Ryan, Saskatoon, SASK
They probably didn’t rank well in the s14 world standings relative to the other Canadian women in their respective class rankings.
Someone explain to me why they didnt take any S14 women? Seems like discrimination but maybe there is a good reason.
The US hasn’t either. At least Canada had S14 representation in London. S14 is one of the largest disability group within the Paralympics and probably the most misunderstood.
Isn’t Gordie Mitchie an S14?