Aimee Canny

Jacob Peters Becomes GBR’s 4th Fastest Man All-Time In 50 Fly

Jacob Peters busted out the best short course meters 50 fly of his life en route to becoming Great Britain’s 4th fastest man ever.

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17-Year-Old Aimee Canny Never Trained Long Course Before Making the Olympics

Canny talks us through what it’s like qualifying for her first Olympics at just 17 as well as doing so without having ever trained in a long course pool.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympian Aimee Canny Commits To Virginia

South African Olympian Aimee Canny joins an already-loaded class of 2022 for the defending NCAA Champion Virignia Cavaliers.

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Olympic Results Digest: All The Medalists & Records Set In The Pool In Tokyo

Everything you need for a quick refresher on what went down over eight days of swimming in Tokyo’s Olympic Aquatics Centre.

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Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 7: Chelius Makes 50 FR Semis, Breaks 4th RSA Record

South African Emma Chelius qualified into the 50 free semifinals in 24.65, a national record. 22 more national records from Africa fell in the 50 free.

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Tatjana Schoenmaker Breaks the Ice With 2:18.95 200 Breast World Record

Schoenmaker threw down the first sub-2:19 women’s 200 breaststroke just 5 years after her country sent 0 women to the Olympic Games.

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Tokyo 2020, Africa Day 5: Schoenmaker/Corbett Qualify Into 200 BR OLY Final

RSA’s Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett qualified top 4 into the women’s 200 breast final. The last RSA OLY champ in the pool was in Atlanta 1996.

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Woman-Less South African Swimming Roster In Rio Now Boasts Six For Tokyo

South Africa had zero women in the pool at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. This time around there will be six women representing the country in Tokyo.

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Emma Chelius Gets Under FINA A & South African Record With 24.72 50 Free

Chelius not only got under the former national record in the 50 freestyle but also swam a time fast enough to earn a spot on the 2021 Olympic team.

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Matt Sates Just Misses OLY Qualification In 400 IM, 1 Shot Left With 100 Fly

While some got close, no swimmers managed to hit the Olympic selection cut in their respective events on day 2 of South African Trials.

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Schoenmaker Sole Addition To South African Olympic Roster On Day 3 Of Nationals

Schoenmaker’s 2:20.17 200 breaststroke was the only swim of the night to get under the South African Olympic selection criteria.

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Chad le Clos E 17enne Du Preez Si Qualificano Per Le Olimpiadi 200 Fa

Chad le Clos ed il 17enne Ethan Du Preez si sono qualificati per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo nei 200 metri farfalla maschili durante i Trials

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2021 RSA Nationals: Chad Le Clos & 17-Yr-Old Ethan Du Preez Qualify for Tokyo

Chad le Clos qualified for the 2021 Olympics with his national title-winning time of 1:55.88 in the 200 fly. Also qualifying was Ethan du Preez, 17 years old.

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Matt Sates se lleva tres oros en la 3ª noche de los nacionales sudafricanos

El firmante de la Universidad de Georgia, Matt Sates, fue una fuerza a tener en cuenta en los eventos de 100 libre, 100 estilos y 50 mariposa esta noche.

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Matt Sates Takes Triple Gold On Night 3 Of South African C’ships

University of Georgia commit Matt Sates got it done for gold on 3 separate occasions on night 3 of South African Championships.

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