Summer McIntosh Pulls Out Of 1500 Freestyle On Final Day Of Canadian Trials
After winning the 200 and 800 freestyles earlier on in the meet, McIntosh won’t race the 1500 freestyle final on night 5 of the meet.
Despite Scratching 100 Free Final, Yuri Kisil Will Likely Race It In Tokyo
While he injured his arm and didn’t race the A final, Yuri Kisil is not yet out of the running to race the 100 free in Tokyo.
Olympic Champ Penny Oleksiak Rips Fastest 100 Free Since Rio: 52.89
Oleksiak now ranks third in the world this season after coming within 19 one-hundredths of her gold medal winning time from the 2016 Games.
Demone Tissira Announced As New Head Coach Of Simon Fraser University
Tissira will take over as head coach of the Simon Fraser University men’s and women’s swim teams; Canada’s only 2 NCAA swim teams.
2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Follow along here for live updates and analysis as racing gets underway on night 4 of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials.
Brent Hayden Scratches 100 Free Final At Trials, Cites Back Pain During Prelims
After qualifying for the Olympic team in the 50 freestyle on night 3, Brent Hayden has decided not to swim the 100 freestyle final.
Kayla Sanchez Hopes Canadian 4×100 Free Relay Will Be Right with US, Australia
Sanchez swam to victory in the women’s 50 freestyle with a 24.66 to just out-swim the 24.77 FINA A standard and qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
2021 Canadian Trials: Olympic Champ Oleksiak Leads 100 Free Prelims – 54.00
Having already qualified to race the 200 freestyle in Tokyo, Oleksiak will be hoping to make her return to the Games in 100 freestyle.
2021 Canadian Trials: Wog En Route To 3rd OLY Event With 2:25 200 Breast Prelim
Wog swam the fastest 200 breaststroke prelim on day 4 of the Canadian Olympic Trials, hoping to join Sydney Pickrem in the event in Tokyo.
Brent Hayden: “I’ve never been this excited making an Olympic team”
This swim marks the achievement of a major goal Hayden identified in 2019, having made his official comeback to the sport after retiring for over 7 years
Keir Ogilvie Scratches 200 Fly at Canadian Olympic Trials Day 4
#8 seed Keir Ogilvie dropped the 200 fly after placing 3rd in the 100 fly on Saturday with a lifetime best time of 53.28. This was his last event of the meet.
Liendo And Hayden: Canada’s Newest Olympic Sprinting Duo
Liendo and Hayden will race the 50 free together in Tokyo. Interestingly, Liendo was born a month after Hayden first raced internationally for Canada.
2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Final Live Recap
Day 3 finals at the 2021 Olympic Trials will feature the women’s and men’s 50 free and 200 IM, the women’s 800, and the men’s 1500.
Avery Wiseman And Mack Darragh Pull Out Of 200 IM Final At Canadian Trials
Darragh has scratched from his 6th place position in the event, likely to prep for his 200 butterfly prelims swim tomorrow.
Canadian Trials: Liendo Matches, Sanchez Nears 50 Freestyle FINA A
After qualifying for Tokyo in the 100 butterfly, Josh Liendo has now matched the 22.01 FINA A cut during the 50 freestyle prelims.
