Rachel Nicol

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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Bagshaw Collects More Gold While Smith Continues Record Breaking Pace

Jeremy Bagshaw of Island Swimming picked up his third gold at the 2016 Speedo Western Canadian Open…

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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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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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Arena Pro Series Swim at Austin: Day 3 Prelims Recap

Final day of the Arena Pro Series Swim at Austin, prelims recap.

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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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SMU Women to Open 2015-16 Season At UNT Relays

Coming off a championship finish at the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship, the Mustangs return a pair of All-America selections in Tara-Lynn Nicholas and Marne Erasmus.

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Overholt Bags Two More Gold on the Final Night of the Mel Zajac Jr International

Emily Overholt added two more gold to her collection on the final night of the Mel Zajac Jr International being held at the University of British Columbia…

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Nicol Comes Away With an Impressive Win at the Mel Zajac Jr International

Rachel Nicol was one of five members of the Canadian Pan American Games team to take home gold on the first night of the Mel Zajac Jr. International…

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Psych Sheets Released For The Mel Zejac International – Kevin Cordes And Noemie Thomas Set Up For Sweeps

Cordes is entered in the three breaststroke events and is the top seed in all of them. He’s favoured to win at the meet, and will have the chance to down some of the meet records. All three breaststroke records are held by Canadian Olympian Scott Dickens.

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The Most Canadian Interview – Rachel Nicol Quotes Wayne Gretzky At Canadian Trials

Rachel Nicol of the Lethbridge Aquatic Club took the event in a time of 1:08.15 which beats her lifetime best of 1:08.79, but is off the top 16 standard of 1:07.97.

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2015 Canadian Trials: Day Two Finals Recap

Michelle Williams, Chantal VanLandeghem and Sandrine Mainville all finished under the top 16 standard in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Texas Women Hold Slim Leads Over ‘Zona and SMU; Longhorn Men Dominating After Day One of Double Dual

Sam Lewis kicked off the day for the Texas men with a dominant win in the 1000 free.

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MEET NOTES: SMU Swimming and Diving take on Texas A&M and Tennessee Jan 8th

The Mustangs return to the pool on Thursday as they take on Texas A&M and Tennessee on the campus of A&M in College Station.

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LSU beats Louisville for 2014 SMU Classic women’s title

The ladies of Louisiana State University held on to win the SMU Classic by 18 points over the Louisville Cardinals, keyed by a big win from its medley relay team.

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