2023 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Carl Simonson
Simonson coached the likes of Lorne Wigginton, Laon Kim, Paul Dardis and several other age groupers to standout years in the pool at UCSC.
Canadian Swimmers Hope Open Water World Cup Serves As Olympic Tuneup
Hau-Li Fan, Eric Hedlin and Laila Oravsky will compete at the Open Water Swimming World Cup in Funchal, Portugal, on Saturday.
Canada Names 26 Swimmers to Roster for 2024 World Champs; No McIntosh or MacNeil
After missing this year’s World Championship team with an injury, Taylor Ruck is scheduled to race for Canada in Doha in 2024.
Fan, Oravsky Qualify For 2024 World Championships At Canadian Open Water Festival
Barrie Trojans’ Laila Oravsky, 16, dominated the women’s 10 km event to book her ticket to the 2024 World Championships in Doha.
Ilya Kharun Headlines Canadian Open Water Trials In Grand Cayman
Although he’s already qualified to represent Canada in the pool, Ilya Kharun will be vying for a spot in open water at this summer’s World Championships.
Coach Scott Talbot Tackles “Exciting” Challenge As HPC-Vancouver Doubles In Size
Pan Am medalist Danielle Hanus is among the 11 swimmers currently training out of HPC–Vancouver under new coach Scott Talbot.
Sydney Pickrem, Patrick Waters to Lead Canada High Performance Athlete Council
Two-time Canadian Olympian Sydney Pickrem will co-chair the 10-member council along with 2019 Parapan American Games medalist Patrick Waters.
Swimming Canada Releases Roster for 2022 Worlds and Commonwealth Games
A total of 32 swimmers were selected to represent Team Canada at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest this summer.
2022 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Prelims Scratch Report
Next up, Mabel Zavaros, the #5 seed in the women’s 1500 free coming into the meet, will not be racing the event today.
Swimming Canada Names Martyn Wilby Interim Head Coach At HPC-Vancouver
Wilby takes over in the interim in place of former head coach Brad Dingey.
Young Talent To Join Oleksiak, Masse & McIntosh At Canada’s HPCs
Tennessee commit Regan Rathwell and USC commit Ashley McMillan will join a talented group of veterans at the High Performance Centre – Ontario in Toronto.
Canada Cancels 2022 Open Water Swimming Trials
Swimming Canada has announced that it has canceled the open water qualifiers for the FINA World Championships next year.
FINA Releases List of 50 Confirmed Open Water Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
The top 10 men’s and women’s finishers from the 2019 World Championships earned spots, while the other 15 were selected from last weekend’s race in Portugal.
Swimming Canada Announces 26-Member Olympic Roster
Brent Hayden will make his fourth Olympic appearance in Tokyo after winning the men’s 50 freestyle at the Canadian Trials in Toronto.
Swimming Canada Names 4 Swimmers for Tokyo 2020 Open Water Qualifier
With no formal qualifier event, Canada established a selection committee to choose the country’s entrants for the last-chance Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier in the open water 10km race. (Above, Eric Hedlin).