John Atkinson

Canada Looks To Expand Medal Potential With Distance Coach Mark Perry

Open water/distance coach Mark Perry’s addition to Swimming Canada is part of John Atkinson’s plan to expand Canada’s medal potential.

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Swimming Canada Launching Initiative To Improve Men’s Team

Swimming Canada has put forth a strategy to improve the men’s team after the recent success of the women.

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Olympic and College Swimming Star Brittany MacLean Retires

Canada’s top female distance swimmer is calling it a career. Brittany MacLean spanned two generations of Canadian swimming and earned…

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Swimming Canada Issues 2020 Olympic Cycle “World Class On Track Times”

Coming on the heels of their monstrous performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Swimming Canada has released their “On Track Times” to identify up-and-coming talent for 2020.

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Canadian Women Poised to End Twenty Year Olympic Medal Drought

Brittany MacLean leads a group that can change it all

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Swimming Canada Sets Up Training Base In Japan

Swimming Canada announced today that they would be establishing a training base in the Wakayama Prefecture in Japan.

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Swimming Canada Q&A with High Performance Director John Atkinson

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson recently attended the Canadian Swimming Congress where he had a chance to share his vision with coaches from across the country.

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Commonwealth Games will be the backbone of Canadian teams for 6 years says Atkinson

“This team is having great exposure and opportunity at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, and will be the backbone of Canadian teams for the next six years,” said John Atkinson, Swimming Canada high performance director.

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Swimming Canada launches Distance Swim Program To Develop 2020 Olympic Hopefuls

Swimming Canada has launched its Female Endurance/Distance Swimming Program with the objective to develop contenders in the longer distance pool events for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Swimming Canada Seeks applications for 2014-2015 Select Coaches Group program

‘’The talent in our Canadian swimming coaches ranks is critical to our continued success on the international stage and developing our talented Canadian athletes,’’ said Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson.

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Canadian Male Junior Relay Initative: The Key To Canadian Relay Success

Swimming Canada has recently established a program to target future success in their international relays by putting together the “Male…

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Canadian Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games Teams Announced

At the conclusion of the 2014 Canadian Swimming Trials Swimming Canada announced both the Pan Pacific Championships and Commonwealth Games Teams…

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Heading Into Trials Atkinson Discusses His First Year On The Job

It has now been just over a year since John Atkinson was hired as Swimming Canada’s High Performance Director…

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Swimming Canada Publishes Selection Criteria For Major Competitions

Swimming Canada has published selection criteria for 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and…

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