Canada

The Last Time Each Country from the Americas Won an Olympic Medal

Which North and South American countries have had the longest Olympic medal streak, and which have had the longest medal droughts?

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Canadian Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey & Boyfriend Jerome Heidrich Announce Engagement

Two-time Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey announces engagement to fellow-swimmer, Jerome Heidrich.

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Annie Xu Dominates, Olympians Wigginton, Jansen & Hess Tune-Up At Ontario Summer Champs

Paris Olympian Ella Jansen neared her lifetime best in the 200 freestyle at the Ontario Summer Swimming Championships in Toronto.

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Masse, Harvey, Liendo & Bagshaw Named Canadian Team Captains At Paris Olympics

Four-time Olympic medalist Kylie Masse will represent Canada at her third straight Olympic Games this summer, heading up the leadership group in Paris.

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University of Victoria’s McKinnon Pool Closing After 50 Years

McKinnon pool has served as an important training ground for Vikes varsity swimmers and Pacific Coast Swimming competitive programs for more than 50 years.

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Swimming Roster Index For The 2024 Olympic Games

Nations around the world are releasing official rosters for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. We’ll continue updating our index to keep track of them all.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2024

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are nearly upon us as the pool swimming action begins on July 27th at the Paris Olympics Aquatic Centre.

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Going For Gold Could Get You A Green: Visa Options for Swimmers Considering Retirement

Success in Paris could pave a path to a U.S. green card through the EB1 visa category, designed for individuals of extraordinary ability.

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University of Victoria Coach Peter Vizsolyi Announces Retirement After 41 Years Leading Vikes

Ryan Clouston, who has spent the last 14 seasons as the assistant coach alongside Vizsolyi, has been appointed the program’s new head coach.

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Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun Win Final Olympic Tune-Ups On Day 3 of Mel Zajac Jr. International

Liendo triumphed in the 100 free with a time of 48.62, about a second off his personal-best 47.55 that he equaled at Canadian Olympic Trials last month.

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Rio 2016 Champion Penny Oleksiak Misses Olympic Cut in 100 Free at Sette Colli Trophy

2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak will not contest the 100 free individually in Paris after falling just short of the qualifying standard this weekend.

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2024 Sette Colli Trophy, Day 3 Prelims Recap: Hosszu Hunts Final Qualification Attempt

35-year-old Olympic medalist Katinka Hosszu of Hungary will have one more attempt to qualify for Paris as she made the women’s 200m IM final.

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Ilya Kharun Clocks Lifetime Best in 100 Fly to Beat Josh Liendo at Mel Zajac Jr. Meet

Kharun shaved .07 seconds off his previous-best 51.09 from his runner-up finish at Trials, where Liendo blasted a world-leading time of 50.06 for the win.

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2024 Sette Colli Trophy, Day 2 Prelims Recap: Hosszu Hunting 6th Olympic Games

Check out the action during day 2 prelims of the 2024 Sette Colli Trophy, including Hungarian national record holder Katinka Hosszu.

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Still Seeking Individual Qualification, Oleksiak Notches 55.18 100 Free Heat At Sette Colli

2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak is racing at the 2024 Sette Colli in an attempt to capture an individual Olympic berth in the 100m free.

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