Canada

High-Level International Meets For January 2021

January 2021 is essentially here, which means we’re finally seeing the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on the horizon.

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Swimming Canada Releases Initial List of Athletes Eligible For Trials Invite

Taylor Ruck will be eligible to race up to five events at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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FINA Announces Virtual Artistic Swimming Competitions for USA and Canada

With the help of FINA, the United States Artistic Swimming and Canadian Artistic Swimming have announced a plan for virtual world series events. 

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Why The Canadian Olympic Trials Will Be A Timed Final Invitational

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson shed some light on the decision to drastically change the format of the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year, Tom Johnson

For the second year in a row, the Swammy Award for Canadian Coach of the Year goes to Tom Johnson of the High Performance Centre Vancouver, British Columbia.

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SSPC: Mackenzie Padington Explains Her Pre-Olympic Retirement

Padington explains her reasons for leaving the sport she’s been in since age 4, including injury and being unhappy with her current training environment

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer Of The Year – Sydney Pickrem

The 2020 Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award goes to Canadian Olympian and World Championship medalist Sydney Pickrem.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer Of The Year – Finlay Knox

The 2020 Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year Swammy award goes to Canadian national teamer and member of the Toronto Titans.

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SSPC: Sydney Pickrem Gives Opinion on New Canadian Olympic Trials Format

She gave us her perspective on ISL Season 2, making the move to Toronto, and the new Canadian Olympic Trial format that was released last week.

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Canadian Olympic Medalist Michelle Toro Announces Birth Of Jacob Murray Toro

Now-retired Canadian Olympic medalist Michelle Toro and husband Guillermo Toro announced the birth of their son Jacob Murray Toro.

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Cascade’s Liam Weaver Signs Letter of Intent With Toronto Varsity Blues

Weaver’s long course best time of 23.94 in the 50 freestyle ranked him third in Canada among 15-16s in 2019-20.

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Where Were Recent Canadian Olympians Seeded Heading Into Trials?

After an injury-plagued 2015 season, Brittany MacLean entered the 2016 Trials ranked 10th in the women’s 200 free before winning in a new national record.

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2021 Canadian Olympic Trials Will Be Timed Finals, Only 20 Swimmers Per Event

Swimming Canada has made a major shift in format for next year’s Olympic Trials due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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NCAA and Pan Pacific Medalist Mackenzie Padington Announces Retirement

Canadian national teamer and former Minnesota Gopher Mackenzie Padington has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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Spike In COVID-19 Cases In Atlantic Canada Yields Cancellation Of AUS Season

The Atlantic University Sports (AUS) conference of Canada has announced the cancellation of the remainder of their 2020 / 2021 sporting season.

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