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Six Athletes Earn Olympic Nomination On Night 3 Of Canadian Trials

After barely missing out on earning a spot on the Olympic team early in the meet, both Katerine Savard and Kennedy Goss made the criteria to gain Olympic nomination for the Rio Games this summer.

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Five Big Things From Day Three Of The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials

MacLean threw down a 1:56.94 to break Genevieve Saumur’s Canadian record of 1:56.97 from the 2009 World Championships in Rome. MacLean’s performance makes her the only Canadian swimmer to dip under 1:57 following the end of the tech-suit era.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

15 year-old Taylor Ruck will look to make the Olympic team tonight in the 200 free as she comes in as the top seed from the prelims.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Canadian record holder Ryan Cochrane will compete in the men’s 400m free on day 3 at the Canadian Olympic Trials.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Smith And McCabe Set Up For Breaststroke

The Canadian women’s team is looking to be well rounded with the potential to send a swimmer into the Olympic final in almost every stroke discipline. While women’s backstroke has the most depth in Canadian swimming, women’s breaststroke isn’t far behind. With plenty of top competitors like Rachel Nicol, Kierra Smith, and Martha McCabe, Canada has the potential to send a very solid breaststroke group to Rio.

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2016 W. NCAA Picks: King the Favorite, 200 Breaststroke Will Be Close

Indiana’s Lilly King has had a breakout freshman year, leading a field of veterans in the 200 breaststroke.

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Smith Finishes With Eight Wins at the Speedo Western Canadian Open

15 year old Rebecca Smith picked up wins in the 50 freestyle and 200 IM bringing her win total to eight…

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Smith Collects Two More Wins at Western Canadian Open

15 year old Rebecca Smith from Red Deer won the women’s 15 & under 50 backstroke and 100 freestyle on the second night of competition in Winnipeg…

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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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Canadian Olympic Trials Tickets Now On Sale

Santo Condorelli is among the swimmers competing at Canadian Olympic and Para-Swimming Trials April 5-10. Tickets are now on sale.

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“Dreams of Rio”: Minnesota In-Focus (VIDEO)

2015 NCAA Champion Kierra Smith is one of three Golden Gophers featured in the latest episode of Minnesota in Focus

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2015 Swammy Awards: Emily Overholt, Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year

Just 17 at the time, Overholt earned three Pan Ams medals, tied for the most among Canadian women and second on the entire Canadian team behind Santo Condorelli.

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Race Video: Watch Lily King Break the 17-18 NAG in 200m Breast at Nats

Watch Lily King break the National Age Group Record in the women’s 200 breast at Winter Nationals.

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2015 Winter Nationals: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the second day of the 2015 AT&T US Winter National Championships in Federal Way, Washington.

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