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2016 Canadian Championships: Day 4 Finals Recap

Olivia Anderson wins her second event taking the women’s 1500 freestyle on the final day of competition of the Canadian Swimming Championships…

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Rio 18-&-Under Medalists: Canada Still Leads as Oleksiak Grabs Silver

Oleksiak broke her own Junior World Record with her swim in tonight’s 100 fly final, where she placed 2nd only to World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom.

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North America Recap Day 2: Phelps Wins 19th Career Olympic Gold

Michael Phelps won his record 19th Olympic gold medal as the Americans regained glory in the men’s 400 free relay.

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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Own Junior World Record, Wins Silver In 100 Fly

Penny Oleksiak broke the junior world record in the women’s 100 fly winning silver.

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Brittany Maclean Breaks Canadian Record In 400 Free, Advances To Final

Brittany Maclean broke her own Canadian record in the Olympic heats for the second straight Games en route to qualifying 5th for the final.

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2016 Canadian Championships: Day 4 Prelims Recap

Richard Funk took the top seed in the men’s 100 breast in a quick 1:01.49 this morning.

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Relay Roundup: Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay Split Breakdown

The Australian women downed the 400 freestyle relay world record last night, but remarkably, the individual best times from their personnel suggests they could have been even faster

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Canadian Stashes Toonie in the Liner of the Pool for Good Luck

Andrew Tiffany, who worked on the Olympic Aquatic Stadium, placed a toonie in the liner of the pool hoping that it will bring Canadians swimmers good luck in Rio…

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Rio 18-&-Under Medalists: Canada Leads Day 1 w/ Oleksiak & Ruck

16-year-olds Penny Oleksiak (pictured) and Taylor Ruck were each members of the Canadian bronze-medal 400 free relay, leading their country to top our 18-and-under medal table after day one.

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North America Recap Day 1: Canada Wins First Relay Medal In 24 Years

The Canadians won their first Olympic relay medal in 24 years today in the women’s 4×100 free.

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Rio 2016 Medals Table: AUS Gets Most Golds, USA Gets Highest Total on Day 1

Following the first night of swimming competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Australia leads the gold medal race, becoming the only nation to win multiple golds with their 2 wins in tonight’s finals session.

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Canadians Break National Relay Record En Route To Olympic Bronze

For the second time today the Canadian women managed to break the national record in the 4x100m freestyle relay, this time dipping under 3:33 and securing an Olympic medal.

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2016 Canadian Championships: Day 3 Finals Recap

Recap of finals from day 3 at the Canadian Championships in Edmonton.

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Canadian Nationals To Pause During Finals To Watch Canadian Olympians Compete

At the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta where the Canadian Swimming Championships are being held, tonight’s Olympic 100m butterfly semifinal will be shown on the timing board during tonight’s session.

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2016 Canadian Championships: Day 3 Prelims Recap

Luke Reilly put up the top time in the heats of the men’s 200 IM.

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