Canada

UBC Men Win 5th-Straight U Sports Title, Toronto Women End 4-Year UBC Streak

Three U Sports Records fell on the final day of the meet, along with one Canadian Record.

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Kelsey Wog Drops 2:18.6 SCM 200 Breast On Day 2 of U SPORTS

Wog’s time came just eight one-hundredths shy of the U SPORTS record, a 2:18.59 set by former world record holder Annamay Pierse in 2009.

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McGill’s Clement Secchi Lowers U SPORTS 50 Fly Record At Day 2 Prelims

Secchi put up a time of 23.23, breaking the previous U SPORTS record of 23.31 set by UBC’s Coleman Allen in 2015.

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Rebecca Smith’s 1:53.19 200 Free Highlights Blistering Day 1 of U SPORTS

Calgary’s Rebecca Smith won two individual events on Thursday night, including breaking her U SPORTS Record in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:53.19.

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Lac-Mégantic, Quebec To Host Third Leg of FINA Marathon Swim World Series

The Lac-Mégantic organizing committee, which has hosted the event since 2011, was forced to cancel the last two editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gabe Mastromatteo Lowers U SPORTS Record In 100 Breast To Open Championships

The University of Toronto first-year clocked 59.00 in the men’s 100 breast to erase the previous record of 59.07 set by Nick Kostiuk in 2017.

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2022 U SPORTS Swimming Championships Kick Off Thursday In Quebec City

The UBC men and women will seek a fifth consecutive U SPORTS title this week after the meet was canceled last year due to the pandemic.

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Vancouver Aquatic Center Suffers Roof Damage From Unknown Cause

The Vancouver Aquatic Centre suffered roof damage earlier this week, which rendered parts of the facility closed to the public.

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2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Confirmed For Honolulu In August

The 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 24-27.

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Adam Peaty Thinks A Speedo Relay With Dressel Would Break the World Record

This pod was about signing with Speedo, but Peaty unpacked a few topics; coach Marshall, the uniqueness of breaststroke, and a Speedo medley relay.

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Ben Titley To Take Over As Head Coach Of Sant Cugat NTC In Barcelona

Following 10 years of coaching in Canada, Ben Titley will make the move to Spain’s National Training Center in Barcelona.

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Summer McIntosh Breaks 2nd WJR In As Many Days With 2:05.81 200 Butterfly

Swimming in Toronto, Summer McIntosh took out Suzuka Hasegawa’s 2:06.27 world junior record in the 200 butterfly from 2017.

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Kylie Masse Re-Breaks Canadian 50 Back Record With A 27.52

Kylie Masse broke the Canadian record in the 50 backstroke for a second time in a single day by winning the event in a 27.52.

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Kylie Masse Breaks Canadian Record; Summer McIntosh Swims 4:37 IM in Toronto

Two of Canada’s brightest stars, including Kylie Masse (above), are breaking records this week in spite of learning that their coach would be leaving.

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Canadian Coach of the Year Ben Titley Out at HPC-Ontario

Ben Titley, the Swimming Canada Coach of the Year in 2021, is no longer the head coach of the High Performance Center in Toronto, Ontario.

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