Richie Stokes

UBC Women, Calgary Men Defend Canada West Titles

Calgary’s Stephen Calkins (pictured) won three individual events and added a pair of relay titles at the 2023 Canada West Championships.

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U SPORTS Early Season Check In: UBC Women, McGill Men Hold Top Rankings

McGill’s Hazem Issa has helped propel the team to the top ranking on the men’s side through the first two months of the U SPORTS season.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

There are only three sessions left at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto, but there’s still lots of fast swimming on the horizon.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session only includes the 200 back and 400 IM, along with the para 150 IM and 200 IM. 

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UBC Men, Toronto Women Successfully Defend Canadian U Sports Titles

The Toronto Varsity Blues women (above) and UBC men both defended their Canadian collegiate U Sports titles on Saturday.

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Gabe Mastromatteo Sets U SPORTS Record On Opening Night of 2023 Championships

Mastromatteo obliterated the U SPORTS Record by nearly a full second in 27.53 as he neared the Canadian Record of 27.53 that has been on the books since 2009.

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2023 U SPORTS Swimming Championships Preview: Rivalries Run Deep, Banners Up For Grabs

The Calgary Dinos men’s team pose after winning their 21st Can West conference title earlier this season.

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Toronto Sweeps Calgary In Rare Cross-Country Dual; First-Year Nina Mollin Triples

Toronto first-year Nina Mollin rolled to three wins as the Varsity Blues swept U SPORTS rival Calgary on Saturday in the Ontario capital.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Ryan Mallette

Mallette guided some of Canada’s top performers this summer, and then led names such as Javier Acevedo and Ella Jansen to breakouts later in the year.

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Ingrid Wilm, Rebecca Smith Highlight 2022 UCSC Fall Start Up

Wilm was one of three Calgary-based swimmers on the Canadian SC Worlds roster getting in a tuneup before the FINA World Cup in Toronto later this month.

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Ilya Kharun Among 17-Member Canadian Team Announced For Short Course Worlds

Kharun was removed from the U.S. Junior Pan Pacific Championship team after USA Swimming learned that he was not an American citizen.

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Ingrid Wilm Leads Strong 100 Back Field Through Day 2 Prelims In Montreal

Wilm put up a time of 1:01.03 in the prelims, leading a women’s 100 back field that features three others with best times sub-1:00.5.

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Canadian Championships Day 1 Finals: Will Browne Posts 2:05 200 Meter IM

15-year-old Will Browne was one of a few young stars during the first finals session of the meet. He dropped four seconds in the 200 IM to win the event.

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Maxine Clark Nears Oleksiak’s 100 Fly 13-14 NAG To Open Canadian Championships

Clark produced a time of 1:00.18, dropping her previous best by nearly a second while moving into #2 all-time in the Canadian 13-14 age group rankings.

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Swimming Canada Releases Roster for 2022 Worlds and Commonwealth Games

A total of 32 swimmers were selected to represent Team Canada at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest this summer.

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