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17-Year-Old Canadian Swimmer Drowns While on Training Trip in Florida

17-year-old William Zhang, a student at Montreal’s Collège Notre-Dame, drown on Wednesday while training with his team in Florida.

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Penny Oleksiak Swims First Official Race In Almost A Year At Westmont Pro Swim Series

Canadian Olympian Penny Oleksiak swam her first official race since May of 2023, stopping the clock in 2:03.27 to place 7th in her 200 free heat in Westmont.

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2024 U SPORTS Preview: Toronto Women, UBC Men Aim To Continue Title Run

Toronto’s Nina Mollin will be one of the key swimmers for the Varsity Blue women as they vie to make it three national titles in a row.

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Etobicoke’s Delia Lloyd Moves To #7 In Canadian 15-17 Age Group With 1:00.4 100 Back At OSC

Etobicoke Swimming ran away with the overall title at the Winter Ontario Championships at TPASC with several elite performances across the board.

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Olympic Relay Invites Set Following Worlds Performance

The qualifying invites for the 2024 Olympic relay teams are set following the performances posted at Worlds, with 29 countries securing an invite.

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Florida’s Ekk Siblings — Owen, Ethan, and Bella — Set Sights on Canadian Olympic Trials

All three Ekk kids — 15-year-old Owen, 16-year-old Ethan, and 18-year-old Bella — are headed to May’s Canadian Olympic Trials after combining for 14 cuts.

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World Champion Finlay Knox Wins 200 IM World Title With Crooked Ceiling for Backstroke

Knox explains that he got lucky by landing in lane 7 for the final, where a pillar was straight across the ceiling to follow during the backstroke leg

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Maggie MacNeil Says Paris Will Be Her Last Olympics, Eyeing Sjostrom’s 100 Fly World Record

MacNeil, who won 100 fly gold in Tokyo, plans on attending law school in the near future and doesn’t intend to swim through LA 2028.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2024

Check out the lengthy list of competitions headed our way for the month of March, with more to come in April, May and June as we gear up for Paris.

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Keep This Handy: Paris 2024 Olympic Trials Dates Worldwide

We are officially entering Olympic Trials season around the world, with qualifying competitions gearing up already in the month of March.

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SPIRE Academy Swimming Admissions Guide Details

Have you ever considered boarding school to focus on your academics and athletics?

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Summer Shines In New Funkita Swimwear

Summer wears Some Zoo Life from the latest Funkita collection.

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Canada’s Kylie Masse Turns In 58.93 100 Back Result At Spanish Spring Open

Canada’s Kylie Masse completed a sweep of backstroke wins at the 2024 Spanish Spring Open, taking the 100m sprint in 58.93.

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Kylie Masse, con registro de oro mundialista en el Campeonato de España Open

Con marcas que hubieran ganado en Doha, El Campeonato de España Open de Invierno se está realizando en el CN Sabadell hasta el domingo 25 de febrero.

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Kylie Masse Earns 200 Back Gold On Night 2 Of Spanish Spring Open

Canadian Olympian Kylie Masse made it 2-for-2 in terms of backstroke victories at the 2024 Spanish Spring Open in Sabadell.

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