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Oliver Dawson Breaks Supersuited Canadian Record In Men’s 50 Breast With 27.29

The 18 year old Dawson broke the previous record of a 27.45 set by Scott Dickens in 2009. That was a supersuited record.

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arena Swim of the Week: Simon Fonseca Breaks Antoine Sauve’s Quebec 17-Year-Old Record In 200 Free

Fonesca put up a time of 1:50.29 in the 200 free, breaking Antoine Sauve’s Quebec Record for 17-year-old boys of 1:50.85 set at the 2023 World Juniors.

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arena Swim of the Week: 12-Year-Old Noah Safa Breaks 200 IM Ontario Age Record From 1995

Safa’s time of 2:19.79 broke the longstanding mark for 12-year-old boys of 2:21.90, set by Mississauga Aquatic Club’s Chuck Sayao back in 1995. 

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19-Year-Old Antoine Sauve Breaks Canadian Record in 200 Free from the “B” Final

After adding time in prelims from his seed, Antoine Sauve went full-speed in finals, breaking the 2nd-oldest Canadian Record on the books from the B Final.

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Tristan Jankovics Breaks 21-Year-Old Canadian Record in 400 IM With 4:02.01

Jankovics shaved .71 off of the previous national record of 4:02.72, set back in 2003 by Brian Johns.

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Gabe Mastromatteo Bounces Back From Bad COVID Bout to Win U Sports Athlete of the Year

The Varsity Blues’ breaststroker is the first swimmer to win the award since 2020 and the first male swimmer since 2002. 

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Finlay Knox Obliterates 200 IM Canadian Record In 1:53.67

Knox broke his old mark by almost a second and a half to finish fourth in the ISL’s second semi-final.

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Kelsey Wog Named 2020 USports Female Athlete of the Year

Kelsey Wog of the University of Manitoba Bisons swim team has been named the winner of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award.

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Epic Swims: Michael Phelps Wins Gold, Breaks WR in 200 IM at 2007 Worlds

Among a career of dominant swims and a dominant 2008 Olympic Games performance, a year prior, in 2007, Phelps was possibly at his most dominant.

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Finlay Knox, Sydney Pickrem Break Canadian Records in Back-to-Back Races

Sydney Pickrem (above) broke both the Canadian and Commonwealth Records in the women’s 200 IM, while Knox go the Canadian Record in the men’s 200 IM.

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Brian Johns Named Head Coach Of Vancouver Pacific Swim Club

Former Canadian Olympian Brian Johns was named the head coach and director of swimming for the Vancouver Pacific Swim Club

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Brittany Maclean of Etobicoke will look to make the Olympic team for the second straight time tonight in the 400 free after dominating the prelims.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Men’s IM Events Led By White, Reilly

Evan White is the only man in the 200 IM field who has broken two minutes in his career.

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Hillary Metcalfe Commits to the University of British Columbia

The Langley Olympians Swim Club’s Hillary Metcalfe has committed to the UBC Thunderbirds for the 2016-17 season…

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UBC Sports Hall of Fame To Honour The Decade Of Dominance

The University of British Columbia will be honouring their top swimmers and coaches that competed from 1998-2007, giving recognition for the 10 men’s championships and 10 women’s championships won during those years.

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