Markus Thormeyer

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Pratt’s Canadian Record, Richards’ 46.8 100 Free Highlight Final Night Of OJI

16-year-old Matt Richards from Great Britain broke the men’s 100 free meet record twice on Sunday, getting down to 46.84 in the final.

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