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We sat down with Rachel Nicol, the 2016 Olympian for Canada who has, like every other Canadian, once again been forced to wait another month for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials. Nicol describes the exhaustion that has come with not only going through a pandemic while trying to train for the Olympics but also having their trials been pushed back twice now.
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Bring em to Omaha I guess
Very important note🤔😉, anyone notice the sweet Scotch selection on her shelf??
If they moved the trials to the US, I would assume they could allow for many more swimmers to compete. They really should do that. I wonder how many swim parents would be willing to do that. Would involve possibly having to quarantine in the covid hotels on the way back, unless they drive across the border first.
It is going to Florida, Ontario likely will not open until July. Vaccinations in Ontario are only open to all ages by May 27th. Will likely then take a few months to get at least 70% of the population their first dose which is the target. No shot it happens in Ontario unless the politicians decide to open things up for the sake of re-election.
The USA still has more daily deaths per capita tane Canada.Can we ask the Americans to let us in because our politicians are cowardly.Its our problem ,we should solve it.Where is Swim Canada?
Swim Canada?? Ha! According to CEO Ahmed they’re planning to plan (same words since March 2020) …
I don’t know how they can move it to the US when they have expressly said that they don’t support anyone travelling out of Canada due to the current federal restrictions. So 99% of Canadian swimmer have no chance to race, and very limited training but the Ontario HPC continues to train with minor interruption, have time trials to get their swimmers official times and when the planned trials doesn’t work out for them, all of a sudden the invited few will be allowed to travel outside of Canada?
Well the Toronto HPC time trials in April was cancelled – and the one coming up next week has almost NO SWIMMERS – and they’re NOT even holding the 100 or 200 Men’s BACK as they only had 3 swimmers. …. (so swimmers like previous Olympian Javi Acevedo doesn’t even get to swim his own qualifying event!!!)
As Coach Byron said, (UofT head coach and ISL Toronto Titans owner) the Canadian swimmers have been out of the water the most and will be ‘racing hesitant’ when they actually get to the Olympics.
WHOA!! update to my last comment – Swim Canada has CANCELLED the time trial at TPASC next weekend. This is so ridiculous. … move it out of Toronto …
Beyond confused! So nothing this weekend at TPASC and maybe straight to Florida?
They cancelled it? The test event was cancelled but it looks like they are still holding the time trial for the handful of VERY preferred swimmers
Move them out of TORONTO! The province is locked down – hold them at the other HPCs with top olympic pools. This is absolute nonsense … and so political by this point. There’s NO REASON to keep trying to hold them at TPASC – move them out of province and give these swimmers a chance to race …
Not sure if the world knows – but our top swimmers have NOT RACED in over a YEAR unless they were still swimming with ISL or NCAA… it’s nonsense by this point.
So disappointed in swim Canada and the politics …
(And yes, I’m from the Toronto area and have swimmers directly affected)
Completely agree! Very political.
According to the call with athletes, Swimming Canada says they can’t have it in BC or Alberta, either. I presume that’s because they’ve received the metaphorical “red light” from those provinces too.
Once you eliminate those three provinces, you’ve cut out most of the country’s fastest pools. On some level, they do have to consider that part of the goal is to actually get swimmers qualified – which means they need multiple “A” cuts.
Down to Winnipeg Pan Am pool it seems.
I know there’s lots of theories that a pool with a slope like that is slow. But, I don’t know if that math changes if the slope is from 2 meters to 5 meters, as compared to, say, 1 meter to 2 meters.
But…at some point, someone has to make a calculation as to whether it’s better to move the target again or deal with that complication. Which gets the better team? Do you have enough swimmers on the fringe of needing “A” cuts that it matters, or do you just focus on fair competition in a relatively-fast pool to choose your team, and shift your rules about qualification cuts at THE Trials meet?
I probably would’ve opted for the… Read more »
Any chance to move it to the US?
Own the podium has been working with Swim Canada & USA swimming to host it in Florida
where in Florida?
What about the top 20 swimmers at other HPCs? No time trials for them? What about the other top 20 swimmers Training at TPASC who swim there 6 days a week, but don’t get to time trial? Ridiculous. It will be a political, paper team selection.
Those other swimmers at the HPC aren’t invited anymore … it’s SO POLITICAL … and infuriating … ppl seem to forget that Penny won her gold medals at 16 – and the preselected ppl are using times over a year old (sometimes from over 2 yrs ago) – it’s NONSENSE.
So challenging for these swimmers. Although, I do find it interesting that the HP swimmers in Ontario are having a sanctioned time trial next weekend..?
Its time for Canadian officials and politicians to have a backbone and get this done.Totally unfair to the swimmers.All round the world countries are having their trials and moving forward..The HHL is operating where players sit together, fight,travel etc..I was in Costco today and there were as many people as I have ever seen at a swim meet.I hope Canadian swim officials are doing their part to get these trials done.If Ontario can’t get a fa
nless,controlled swim meet done then take it somewhere where they can get it done.Pathetic and sad in my opinion.My heart goes out to the swimmers and coaches.Hang in there 2 or 3 months to go.Go Canada go.
Saw the psych sheet.. very limited. There is a lot of talent outside of the HPC, who have all had the luxury of uninterrupted training
Agree and swimmers outside of HPC are attending. The invite criteria was stated as within 1.5% of FINA A time and training at TPASC (the majority of club swimmers this close to a Fina A time are training in some capacity at a TPASC). If this time trial goes smoothly hopefully they will broaden the criteria for another TT and get the competitions rolling!
I can’t imagine the emotional stress these swimmers have to endure this quad! Good luck to Rachel and all the Canadian swimmers!
Plenty of talent on the women’s side:
MacNeil
Masse
Oleksiak
Overholt
Pickrem
Ruck
Wog
Beat those Aussies!