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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Sprint star Chantal van Landeghem will finally hit the water at these trials in the women’s 100 free heats.

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Santo Condorelli Sets Gold Medal Goal For The 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Canadian sprint star Santo Condorelli made his first Olympic team last night with a first place finish in the 100m freestyle, however Condorelli has bigger goals than that.

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WATCH: Yuri Kisil Accomplishes Childhood Dream Of Olympic Berth

Yuri Kisil finished second in the 100m freestyle last night to Santo Condorelli, dipping under the FINA ‘A’ qualifying time in order to punch in his ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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WATCH: Audrey Lacroix Makes Third Olympic Team

After a fourth place finish in the 100m fly earlier in the meet, the 200m butterfly final last night was Audrey Lacroix’s final chance to make her third Olympics.

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WATCH: Tammy Cunnington Breaks Two World Records In One Day

Yesterday morning in the heats of the women’s PARA S1-7 50m fly, Tammy Cunnington set a new world record in the S4 category, clocking a time of 53.10. That swim takes over three seconds off the previous world record of 56.36 set by Sandra Erikson of Sweden at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.

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WATCH Kosuke Hagino Break Japanese Record in 200 IM (RACE VIDEO)

2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…

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WATCH: The Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson Interview You Won’t Want To Miss

There are few things that will make you want to run straight through a brick wall, flex all your muscles, and be doused in Gatorade more than watching Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson’s reaction to making the Olympic team.

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WATCH Rie Kaneto Become First Japanese Woman Under 2:20 in 200 Breast

2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…

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A Closer Look At Rie Kaneto’s 2:19.65 200 Breast JPN National Record

Veteran Japanese swimmer Rie Kaneto just surpassed her own Japanese National Record to become the first woman ever from her nation to clock a mark under 2:20.00 in the 200m breaststroke event.

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Li Zhuhao Ties Chinese Record in 100 Fly in 51.24

China’s Li Zhuhao is the fastest 100 butterflier in the world in 2016, but

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Hagino, Kaneto Make Big-Time Statements On Day 6 Finals Of JPN Trials

If Kosuke Hagino dropped the hammer earlier in the meet with his 1:45.50 200 free victory, he unloaded an entire arsenal in clinching the new Japanese National Record in the 200 IM (1:55.07).

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Santo Condorelli Disqualified In 100m Butterfly Heats

With Condorelli out of the 100m butterfly it puts Oakville’s Mack Darragh in a great position to take home the win tonight. Darragh won the 200m butterfly earlier in the meet, however if he wants to clinch a butterfly sweep he’s going to have to take down Coleman Allen.

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Aurelie Rivard will compete in the women’s 100 back prelims this morning.

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Three More St Peters Western Athletes Qualify for Rio

Over the first three days of competition at the Australian Championships five St Peters Western swimmers have qualified for Rio…

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Eindhoven Swim Cup day 4 prelims recap

2016 EINDHOVEN SWIM CUP (DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS) Wednesday April 6th-Sunday April 10th Prelims -12:00 pm local (6:00 am EDT/3:00 am PDT); Finals…

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