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.
2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Day five finals recap of the Canadian Paralympic Trials.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Penny Oleksiak will seek her third individual event for the Olympics tonight in the 100 free, coming into tonight as the top seed.
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.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Sprint star Chantal van Landeghem will finally hit the water at these trials in the women’s 100 free heats.
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.
2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Aurelie Rivard will compete in the women’s 100 back prelims this morning.
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.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Photo Vault
The following photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye: The following photos are courtesy of Jim Snow:
