Canadian National Team Member Markus Thormeyer To Join High Performance Centre – Vancouver
Markus Thormeyer will be joining the High Performance Centre – Vancouver this September to train under top Canadian coach (and Swimswam’s 2014 Canadian coach of the year) Tom Johnson.
Kierra Smith to swim 200 breast, not 100, at Pan Am Games for Team Canada
After a tumultuous Canadian National meet, Kierra Smith will get to contest her signature event in front of the home crowd at this summer’s Pan American Games.
Canadian Trials – Day One Finals Live Recap With Streaming Video
Canadian Trials – Day One Finals Live streaming can be found here. Live results can be found here Prelims each day…
2015 NCAA B1G Roundup: Kierra Smith’s 200 Breast Victory With a Two-Footed Start (in an Era of Wedges)
2015 NCAA B1G Roundup: Kierra Smith’s 200 Breast Victory With a Two-Footed Start (in an Era of Wedges) WHAT YOU…
Canada’s Amber Lefler Verbally Commits to Oakland University
Canada’s Amber Lefler Verbally Commits to Oakland University
Russell Wood Not Swimming Varsity This Year; Leaves Huge Gap In Backstroke Events At CIS Championships
University of Calgary’s Russell Wood will not be swimming varsity this year, meaning that he will not be competing at any University swimming competitions with the Dinos.
Brent Hayden Announces Candidacy For Vancouver Parks Board Commissioner Position
Canadian sprint freestyle icon Brent Hayden sent out a tweet today that he had a big announcement which had Canadian…
First annual Pan American Sports Festival scheduled for late September in Mexico City
Canada will be in attendance, and Brazil has the event listed on its official federation calendar, though the U.S. has said it will not field a team for the event.
White Breaks Second Canadian Record In As Many Days
White swam a fast 2:10.72 in the short course meter
breaststroke to beat out his closest competitor Yannick Lindenburg
who touched just behind White in 2:10.83.
Canada’s Youth Look To Be The Key For Canadian National Team
“I want to see me dropping a couple seconds, going maybe 2:07 or 2:06,” Thomas said about tonight’s final…
Synchro Canada Seeks Next Chief Executive Officer
Synchronized swimming is one of Canada’s most successful amateur sports, having medalled in most senior world championships and most Olympic Games since 1984. Overall, Synchro is the third best performing sport in Canada according to Sport Canada.
Canadian Breaststroker Martha McCabe Discusses Joining RBC Olympians Program
Canadian breaststroker Martha McCabe took a huge step forward in her career last week, being selected as an RBC Olympian. RBC Olympians have featured multi-time Paralympic medalist Benoît Huot as well as Canadian record holder in the men’s 100m breaststroke: Scott Dickens.
Strike Leaves Windsor Essex Swim Team Without Their Pool
Swimmers are again without a pool in Ontario as the University of Windsor pool: the St. Denis Centre has been closed due to the CUPE 1393 strike.
Swimming Canada’s 104th AGM
This weekend Ottawa’s playing host to Swimming Canada’s 104th AGM (annual general meeting)…
Medal Count: U.S. Takes Early Lead with Four Day One Medals
Connor Jaeger was one of two individual medal winners for the United States on night one in Barcelona. Team USA also won two relay medals. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
