Canada

MacNeil to Race 100 Fly at Canadian Olympic Trials Day 1

Maggie Macneil, the 4th fastest 100-meter butterflier in the world this season, will race the 100 fly at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials Saturday morning.

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Coach Titley Discusses Penny Oleksiak’s Freestyle Focus Heading In Tokyo

Penny Oleksiak won a silver medal in the 100 butterfly in Rio but 5 years later has decided not to enter in the event at Olympic Trials.

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Pre-Trials Press: Markus Thormeyer Talks Mental Toughness In Abnormal OLY Year

Thormeyer will be swimming for Canada this summer at the Olympics and spoke about what it was like to have Olympic Trials re-scheduled 3 times.

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How To Watch / All The Links You Need For The 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials

Check out all the links you need for the upcoming 2021 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials which will be held in Toronto, Ontario from June 19 -23.

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4 Storylines To Watch At The 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials

From up-and-coming juniors to a returning 2012 Olympic medalist, here are 4 storylines to watch at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Canadian Flyer Katie Forrester (2022) Delivers Verbal Commitment to Indiana

1:01/2:17 LCM butterflyer Katie Forrester has announced her verbal commitment to the Hoosiers. She will head to Bloomington in the fall of 2022.

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SwimSwam’s Master Timeline for U.S., Australia, Canada & France Olympic Trials

Want to follow Olympic Trials meets in the U.S., Australia, France & Canada at the same time? We’ve got you covered with a master timeline of all four meets.

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How To Follow Australian, Canadian, French & U.S. Olympic Selection Meets

Hold onto your hats, because the next two weeks are about to be a whirlwind here on SwimSwam with Olympic selection meets for four major nations.

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Two Swimmers Named to Refugee Olympic Team

Yusra Mardini, a native of Syria, has been named to the Refugee Olympic Team for the second time. She will be joined by 28 other athletes in Tokyo.

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Swimming Canada Names New President As Cheryl Gibson Moves To FINA Bureau

Swimming Canada has named Dean Crawford as its new president as Cheryl Gibson takes on a new challenge at the FINA Bureau.

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Canadian Trials Psych Sheets: Oleksiak Drops 100 Fly, No McIntosh In 400 Free

Penny Oleksiak, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the women’s 100 butterfly, won’t race that event at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Greek Relays Back In For Tokyo

It has been a roller coaster ride for the Greeks as their qualification status for Tokyo has changed over the past few days.

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Ireland, Switzerland Qualify Relays For Tokyo; Greeks Out

Ireland has qualified relays for the Olympics for the first time in 49 years. Greece, who put up qualifying times last week, is not on the list of qualfiers.

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Final Olympic Relay Qualification Standings

Teams have been jockeying for the four Wildcard relay qualification places to secure a place at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.

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Final Four Swimmers Nominated to Canadian Paralympic Team

Swimming Canada announced Thursday the final four swimmers nominated to the Canadian team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

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