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Hilary Caldwell Throws Down 5th Fastest 200 Back For Olympic Berth

On the last day, in her last event, on her last chance to make the 2016 Rio Olympic Games team, Hilary Caldwell put up her fourth best time ever in the 200m backstroke in order to smoke the Olympic qualifying time and make the Canadian Olympic team.

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Chantal Van Landeghem Drops 7th Fastest 50 Free This Season

Chantal Van Landeghem was all speed in the 50m freestyle final, driving forward in order to snag her second individual swim for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games with a swift 24.63.

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Swimming Canada Releases Official List Of Nominees For 2016 Olympic Games

After six days of competition in Toronto at the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials, team Canada has finally announced the roster that they will take to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Katarina Roxon will compete in the 100 freestyle tonight as she looks to get named to the Paralympic team at the end of the session.

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Rio Hypothetical 200 Free: Hagino Vs. ‘Insert American Swimmer Here’

Townley Haas is among the possible U.S. swimmers who can break out at Trials and establish himself as a threat to Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and France’s Yannick Agnel (if he swims) in the 200m freestyle.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Ryan Cochrane will look to qualify for the Olympics in the 1500 free for the third straight Games tonight.

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Watch: Finals Race Videos From Day 5 Of The 2016 Eindhoven Swim Cup

Watch the championship final race videos from the final day of the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

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4 Swimmers Clear Olympic Marks At South African Olympic Trials Night 1

Sebastien Rousseau, Cameron van der Burgh, Myles Brown (above), and Michael Meyer all cleared the Olympic marks at night one of South African Olympic Trials.

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Kylie Masse named T-Holders’ Athlete of the Year

Varsity Blues track and field standout Sacha Smart and women’s swimming star Kylie Masse were named the 2016 T-Holders’ male and female athletes of the year during the University of Toronto’s annual athletic banquet awards ceremony on Saturday, April 9 at Chestnut Residence.

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WATCH: Hilary Caldwell Is Prepared To Make The Team On The Final Night

Hilary Caldwell is set up beautifully to punch in her ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on the final night of competition here in Toronto at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Qiu Ziao Breaks 15 Minutes in Sun-less 1500 to Close Chinese Trials

2016 CHINESE OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS April 3rd-10th, 2016 Foshan, Guangdong, China Foshan Century Lotus Swimming & Diving Hall Live video…

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WATCH: Tom Shields Focused On The Positives In Toronto

Along with some of his Cal teammates, American butterfly swimmer Tom Shields made the trek up north to compete in Toronto at the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Australian Olympic Trials: Soundbytes From Days 1-4

We’ve reached the halfway point of the 2016 Australian National Championships, which are also serving as the nation’s Olympic Trials, and it’s time to take a look back at some of the quotes from Australia’s top athletes.

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WATCH: Santo Condorelli Explains 100 Fly DQ

After putting up the top time yesterday morning and coming within four one-hundredths of the Canadian national record in the 100m butterfly it was revealed that Santo Condorelli was disqualified and would not be swimming in tonight’s finals.

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2016 Canadian Trials: Who Could Be Added To The Team Tonight?

Mack Darragh has one of the most interesting story lines of the Trials. He’s in a position where he could be added to the roster for the 2016 Olympic Games, but nothing is certain.

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