2020 U SPORTS Wrap Up: UBC Sweeps Titles For Fourth Straight Year
The University of British Columbia rolled to a fourth straight sweep of the titles at the 2020 U SPORTS Swimming Championships in Victoria.
2020 U Sports Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Kelsey Wog (above), Markus Thormeyer, and Emily Overholt will all be chasing at their 4th individual wins on Saturday.
Canadian Brent Hayden Makes Comeback With 49.91 100 Free
Canadian Olympian Brent Hayden made his long-awaited comeback at the 2020 Cascade Trans Mountain Festival in Calgary, Alberta.
Wog, Overholt & Thormeyer Cruise To Top Seeds At Day 3 U SPORTS Prelims
Emily Overholt has won five gold medals through two days of the U SPORTS Championships and is position to add to her haul on the final night.
2020 U SPORTS Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
After winning two individual gold medals on day one, Victoria’s Danielle Hanus enters day two finals with the top seed in two more events.
Thormeyer Hits 51.5 100 Back For Meet Record At Day 2 U SPORTS Prelims
Markus Thormeyer registered a personal best and new U SPORTS Championship Record in the men’s SCM 100 back at Day 2 prelims in Victoria, clocking 51.57.
2020 U SPORTS Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
UBC’s Emily Overholt will be looking to defend her titles in both the women’s 200 free and 400 IM on the first night of finals at the U SPORTS Championships.
Wog Sets 100 Breast Meet Record To Open U SPORTS Championships
Kelsey Wog took down an 11-year-old suited U SPORTS meet record during Day 1 prelims in Victoria, posting a time of 1:05.05 in the SCM 100 breaststroke.
UBC Men & Women Seek Four-Peat At Upcoming U SPORTS Championships
Alexander Pratt will be one of the keys for the UBC men if they want to hold off Calgary and win a fourth straight U SPORTS championship.
2020 FINA Champions Series – Shenzhen: Day 2 Live Recap
After a narrow victory over Sun Yang on Day 1 in the 200 free, Lithuanian Danas Rapsys will rematch the crowd favorite on Day 2 in Shenzhen in the 400.
2020 FINA Champions Series – Shenzhen: Day 1 Live Recap
Katinka Hosszu will be a busy woman throughout the FINA Champions Series, kicking things off with the 200 back and 100 fly on Day 1 in Shenzhen.
SwimSwam’s Official 2019 Swammy Awards Index
Keep track of all of our Swammy Award winners here, with links out to full Swammy Award stories and honorable mentions for all categories.
2019 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year, Tom Johnson
This year’s Swammy Award for Canadian Coach of the Year goes to Tom Johnson of the High Performance Centre, Vancouver.
2019 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year — Markus Thormeyer
Markus Thormeyer wins Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year for the second straight time after a stellar 2019 that included National Records and a Worlds final.
Cole Pratt Takes Down Markus Thormeyer’s 200 Backstroke Canadian Record
Cole Pratt broke Markus Thormeyer’s Canadian record in the 200 back (short course meters) at the 2019 Ontario Junior International.