Canada

Cal Girls Dominate On Day One of Mel Zajac International

The 50m backstroke was dominated by Cal’s golden girls as Rachel Bootsma, Missy Franklin, and Elizabeth Pelton took the top three spots.

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American, Canadian Stars Come Out for 2014 Mel Zajac Cup

Liz Pelton (left) and Missy Franklin (right) will lead a strong Cal group north of the border for the Mel Zajac Jr. International Canada Cup this weekend.

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RBC Insurance announces multi-year partnership with Swimming Canada

To raise awareness about the importance of swimming as a lifelong skill, Swimming Canada and RBC Insurance announced a new multi-year partnership Tuesday…

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Olympians Tewksbury and McCabe kick off program to teach 70,000 kids to swim

RBC Insurance partners with Swimming Canada to ensure more than 700,000 Canadian children can swim 25 metres to safety.

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Official Pan American Games qualifying procedures released

UANA, the Swimming Union of the Americas, has released the official qualifying procedures for the 2015 Pan American Games, to be held in Toronto, Canada one year from this July.

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China clinches 6 out of 8 titles in Gatineau (CAN)

China’s rising talents Huo Liang and Ren Qian were the sensations of the third stage of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2014, successfully hosted by Gatineau (CAN) on May 1-4. Huo and Ren captured the men’s and women’s 10m platform gold, individual and synchro.

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Canada’s open water Pan Pacs squad finalized, Weinberger and Dusablon lead the way

Richard Weinberger and Jade Dusablon are among the 6 athletes selected to represent Canada in the Open Water event at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.

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Canada Sets Rosters for Jr. Pan Pacs, Youth Olympics, Other Junior Meets

Canada has four major junior squads for the summer of 2014.

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VIDEO: Canadians Speak With Accents, Then Take Selfies, at National Championship Meet

Not only did the Canadians swim at their National Championship meet, they had a little bit of fun, too. In the above…

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Canada Puts Together A Strong Para Pan Pacs Team Bound For Pasadena

Swimming Canada released their official roster for the Para Pan Pac team featuring 18 returnees that won 16 medals at the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal.

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Canadian Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games Teams Announced

At the conclusion of the 2014 Canadian Swimming Trials Swimming Canada announced both the Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games Teams…

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Canadian Junior Pan Pac and Youth Olympic Games Teams Announced

In addition to selecting its senior teams for the premier international meets of the year, Swimming Canada has selected junior teams for two important development events…

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MacLean Erases Reimer’s 800 Freestyle Record; Canadian Swimming Trials

Brittany MacLean went into the 800 freestyle with a lifetime best of 8:33.70 and came out with a new national record time of 8:24.91…

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Canada’s Three Golden Flyers At It Again After Fast Prelims Session At Canadian Trials

The fastest heats in the men’s 1500m freestyle final and women’s 800m freestyle final will be swum tonight. Ryan Cochrane is the undisputed favourite in the 1500m free, Brittany MacLean in the 800.

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Savard Breaks Canadian Record In The 100 Butterfly In A Time Of 57.27

Katerine Savard broke her own Canadian record winning the women’s 100 butterfly in a time of 57.27, the second fastest time done in the world this year…

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