Hilary Caldwell

2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

World Championship bronze medalist Emily Overholt will swim her first race of the trials this morning in the women’s 400 IM prelims.

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WATCH: Hilary Caldwell Ready To Bring The Heat At Trials

World Championship bronze medallist Hilary Caldwell will be swimming the 100m backstroke this morning in hopes of making the championship final and qualifying for the Olympic team. More known as a 200 backstroker, Caldwell knows that the 100 might pose a threat.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Caldwell, Masse Look To Lead Backstroke

The women’s backstroke scene arguably displays the most overall depth in Canadian swimming. In both events there are at least two athletes entering with seeds under the FINA ‘A’ time meaning it’s likely Canada will be able to send two athletes in each stroke discipline. With young talent mixing with more seasoned swimmers, the backstroke races will be some of the fastest races at trials.

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Bagshaw Collects More Gold While Smith Continues Record Breaking Pace

Jeremy Bagshaw of Island Swimming picked up his third gold at the 2016 Speedo Western Canadian Open…

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Smith and Bagshaw Pick Up Wins in Winnipeg at Western Canadian Open

World Championship teammates Kierra Smith of Kelowna and Jeremy Bagshaw of Victoria both came away with wins on the first night of the Western Canadian Open in Winnipeg…

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2016 Speedo Western Canadian Open Preview

Six athletes who competed for Canada at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan will be competing at the Speedo Western Canadian Open…

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Danielle Hanus To Train At HPC – Victoria Next Season

World Junior Championship medallist Danielle Hanus will be moving across Canada next season to train at the High Performance Centre – Victoria with Ryan Mallette.

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Watch Emily Seebohm win 200 Back – 2015 World Championships Race Video

2015 World Championships Race Video: Seebohm ran down Missy Franklin on the final 50 to touch first, breaking the Australian record with her time of 2:05.81.

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Canada Falls Short Of Expectations; Will Come Back Stronger In Rio

Canadian Santo Condorelli has emerged as the star of Canadian swimming

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Katinka Hosszu Scratches From 100m Backstroke Semi-Final

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has scratched out of the 100 backstroke semi-finals, despite being the top qualifier. This moves Kathleen Baker and Hilary Caldwell into the top 16.

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Top 5 Reasons Why These Were The Best Pan Am Games Ever

After an extremely eventful week in Toronto, we at Swimswam compiled a list explaining just why these Pan American Games were the best ever.

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2015 Toronto Pan Am Games: Day Four Prelims Preview

Canadians Caldwell and Bouchard (above) will try to set themselves up for another 1-2 finish in the 100 back; they are the top two seeds going into prelims tomorrow morning.

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2015 Pan Am Games Day 2 Medal Count: Updated with Relay Appeal

The Canadians continue to stay atop the competition to rack up more gold on day 2.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day Two Finals Live Recap

Day two finals of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games have the potential for plenty of excitement and a whole lot of upsets.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

In the women’s 200m freestyle American Allison Schmitt looks like a definite lock for gold. She’s been under the Pan Am Games record multiple times this year and has the experience to be much faster than any one else in the field.

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