Canadian Olympic Trials

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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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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Swimming Canada “Evaluating Contingency Plans” For Olympic Trials

Swimming Canada released a statement stating that it continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation and no decision has been made on the Olympic Trials.

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The Complete List Of 2020 Olympic Trial Meets Per Nation

Caeleb Dressel and Florent Manaudou look likely to battle once again in Tokyo, but each has to get through their own nation’s Olympic Trials gauntlet first.

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Canadian Record-Holder Brent Hayden Comes Out of Retirement, Targets Tokyo

Brent Hayden, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 100 freestyle, has announced his return to the sport competitively with a focus on making it to Tokyo.

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Over 40 High-Level International Meets On Calendar For April 2019

Take a deep breath now, as the month of April contains than 40 competitions on the schedule, most of which carry notable qualifying significance.

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How Fast Are the 2020 Canadian Olympic Trials Cuts?

Swim Canada recently released the 2020 Canadian Olympic Trials qualifying time standards – but how do they compare to the cuts for the 2016 Trials?

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FINA Announces Schedule for 2017 World Junior Championships in Indy

FINA has released the official schedule for the 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships this summer in Indianapolis.

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Swimming Canada Issues 2020 Olympic Cycle “World Class On Track Times”

Coming on the heels of their monstrous performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Swimming Canada has released their “On Track Times” to identify up-and-coming talent for 2020.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 41% Support Canada’s Tough Olympic Cuts

Though Canada’s Olympic team could have featured more event entries with less strict selection standards, almost half of our poll respondents expressed support for Canada’s selection criteria.

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WATCH: John Atkinson Discusses Canada’s Olympic Goals

Canada’s High Performance Director John Atkinson has a full roster for the 2016 Olympic Games that he’s happy with moving forward as the games approach.

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WATCH: Hilary Caldwell Back At Her Best Heading Into Rio

Hilary Caldwell waited until the last day of the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials in order to make the team, securing her spot with a first place finish in the 200m backstroke.

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WATCH: Dominique Bouchard On Heading To Rio

Dominique Bouchard made her mark on the backstroke events last week at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials, finishing second in both the 100 and 200 and solidifying her spot on Canada’s Olympic team.

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WATCH: Chantal Van Landeghem Happy With Trials Results

Chantal Van Landeghem had a very successful run at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials which qualified her to compete at her first Olympic Games ever.

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WATCH: Sandrine Mainville Is A Key Part of Canada’s 4×100 Free Relay

Sandrine Mainville was one of the five High Performance Centre – Ontario athletes who qualified to compete for Canada at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Games last week at the Canadian Olympic Trials.

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