Mackenzie Padington

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Mel Zajac Meet Preview – Shaping up to be Canada vs. USA showdown

Nationality:	Canada
Status:	Active

High School (Claremont Secondary) Coming out of secondary school, Padington had earned first place at the 2017 Canadian World Trials in the 400 free and 800 free and been a 2017 Senior National Champion with Island Swimming. She had also earned the title of National Open Water champion in 2014, and graduated with honors. College (Minnesota) 2017-2018 Padington made an immediate impact as a freshman. At the Big Ten Championships, she was part of the 800 free relay that set a school record, and individually placed 15th in the 200 free (1:47.50) and 16th in the 500 free (4:45.61). At NCAA's, Padington was again part of the 800 free relay team which set a school record, finishing 8th overall. Individually, she finished 12th in the 200 free (1:44.37) to earn honorable mention All-America honors. 2018-2019 Padington built off of her freshman success during her 2nd year as a gopher. At Big Ten's, she was runner-up in the 500 free (4:37.27) and 800 free relay, finished 5th in the 400 free relay, 7th in the 1650 free (16:10.54), and 18th in the 200 free (1:47.69). At the NCAA Championships, Padington finished 3rd in the 500 free (4:35.21) and 1650 free (15:47.16) and was part of Minnesota's 800 free relay team …

Mel Zajac Meet Preview – Shaping up to be Canada vs. USA showdown

UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia May 26th-28th, 2017 Meet site (with past results) Psych sheets Live results Last week…

Canada To Send 26 Pool, 6 Open Water Swimmers To World Championships

Canada announced a roster of 26 pool and 6 open water swimmers for the upcoming 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Sydney Pickrem comes in as the top seed in the women’s 200 IM, an event in which she holds the Canadian Record.

Canadian Worlds Team Tracker: Padington Books Ticket In 400 Free

Mackenzie Padington added her name to Canada’s World Championship roster with a big win in the women’s 400 freestyle.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Penny Oleksiak will look to add the 100 fly to her World Championship schedule tonight.

2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Olympic bronze medalist Hilary Caldwell will swim her signautre event, the 200 back, today at Canadian World Trials in Victoria.

2017 Canadian Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Katerine Savard carries the top seed in the women’s 200 free into day one of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, BC.

2016 Ontario Junior International: Day Two Finals Recap

It took a senior Canadian national record for 17-year-old Mary-Sophie Harvey to win the women’s 400m freestyle, dropping a total of 13-seconds off her entry time.

Minnesota Gets Commitment from In-State Freestyler, Kasey Milstroh

Kasey Milstroh of St Cloud YMCA Swim Club and Foley High School has made a verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota.

2016 Canadian Swimming Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Genevieve Cantin comes into tonight’s final as the top seed in the women’s 200 back.

Canada’s Mackenzie Padington is 1st Verbal for Minnesota Class of ’21

Mackenzie Padington, who attends Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, British Columbia, and swims for Island Swimming, has made a verbal commitment to swim for Minnesota beginning in the 2017-18 season.

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…