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2024 Mare Nostrum Canet: All The Links You Need

The 2024 Mare Nostrum Tour kicks off on Saturday, May 25th with action unfolding from Canet, featuring Swedish Olympic speedster Sarah Sjostrom.

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Canadian Olympian Ruslan Gaziev Suspended 18 Months for Whereabouts Failure

Canadian anti-doping authorities have suspended Tokyo Olympic swimmer Ruslan Gaziev for 18 months after he committed three “whereabouts failures” last year.

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World Aquatics Confirms That Relay-Only Swimmers Don’t Get Bonus Events at the Olympics

While she is already on the Canadian Olympic Team as a relay swimmer, Penny Oleksiak will have to hit the “A” cut or wait for “B” cut invites to…

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The 2024 Olympic Preview Magazine With The Walsh Sisters Cover Is Ready To Ship

At 196 pages SwimSwam’s Olympic Preview magazine is big and heavy, the biggest magazine in the world covering competitive swimming.

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Canadian Trials, US Meets, and Paris Podium Predictions | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

We discuss the Canadian Trials, the Mid-May flurry of meets in the US, and if any of the swims this past weekend moved the needle on the Paris Podiums

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20 Para Swimmers Nominated To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team

The team includes six Paralympic medallists, led by Aurélie Rivard, who has 10 podium finishes in her storied Paralympic career.

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About Half of Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic Swim Team Does Not Train in Canada

Olympic gold medalist Maggie MacNeil stirred the pot in Canadian Swimming, publicly asking for her coach Rick Bishop to be named to the Olympic staff

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Oakville Aquatic Club Celebrates as Katie Cosgriffe Qualifies for Paralympics in Paris

Cosgriffe will compete in the 100m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke events (S10 category) at the Paralympics after qualifying at the Canadian Trials.

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París 2024: delegación de Canadá confirmada para la natación de los Juegos Olímpicos

Poco después del cierre de los Selectivos, dieron a conocer la lista de 29 nadadores que viajarán, incluidas dos incorporaciones discrecionales.

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Sydney Pickrem Becomes #10 Performer in History in the 200 IM After Skipping the 400 IM

Sydney Pickrem found half-a-second on the breaststroke leg of her 200 IM and became the 10th-fastest performer in the event’s history on Sunday evening.

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Canada Unveils Roster of 29 Swimmers Headed to Paris 2024 Olympics

“I’m pretty happy to be able to qualify in my top five events, so going into Paris I’m super excited,” said 17-year-old Canadian star Summer McIntosh.

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WATCH Josh Liendo Break His Own 100 Fly Canadian Record at 50.06, #1 in World & #5 All-Time

WATCH THE RACE VIDEO of Josh Liendo breaking his own 100 fly Canadian record at 50.06 to top the World ranks and become the No. 5 performer in history.

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Penny Oleksiak Planning To Swim 100 Freestyle At Upcoming Meet To Earn Olympic ‘A’ Cut

Oleksiak missed the Olympic ‘A’ cut by 0.05 seconds at Canadian Trials and plans to compete at another meet before the qualifying period ends on June 23rd.

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2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Josh Liendo continued his red-hot week by sneaking under his own Canadian record in the 100 fly during prelims on Sunday with a time of 50.33.

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Canadian Olympic Trials: 15-Year-Old Gigovic Bumped into 50 Free Final After Hanus Pulls Out

Danielle Hanus placed 10th in the women’s 50 free prelims on Sunday at 25.93, a blink off her best time but more than a second off the Olympic ‘A cut.

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