Scott Talbot

Swimming Canada Announces 2026 High Performance Centre Scholarship Recipients

Selected athletes may receive up to $5,000 annually for up to two years to visit and engage with either the High-Performance Centre – Vancouver or Ontario.

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2025 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Scott Talbot

Talbot coached Blake Tierney to a breakout 2025, becoming the first Canadian man sub-53 in the 100 back while narrowly missing a Worlds medal in the 200 back.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2025 Swammy Awards Index

In a post-Olympic year that saw several records fall across the board, see who gets honored with our 2025 Swammy Awards.

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Swimming Canada Names 28 To 2025 World Championship Team

Kylie Masse will represent Canada at the World Aquatics Championships for the fifth time, aiming to keep her streak of winning at least one medal alive.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Greg Arkhurst (CAMO)

Mary-Sophie Harvey was one of three swimmers CAMO head coach Greg Arkhurst put on the Canadian Olympic team, and Harvey followed up with a stunning SC Worlds.

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How The 2024 Canadian Olympic Team Came Together

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson gives an analytical look at the path Canadians took en route to qualifying for the Paris Olympics.

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Five Storylines To Watch At The 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials – Men’s Edition

Fresh off an incredible NCAA Championship performance, Josh Liendo headlines the men’s field at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto.

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Swimming Canada Enhancing Scholarship Program To Bring Athletes To High Performance Centres

Brock Niagara’s Madison Kryger has found benefits of splitting her training between HPC – Ontario and her home club in the nw scholarship structure.

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The Hits And Misses Of The 2024 Doha World Championships

With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, we break down some of our biggest takeaways from the Doha 2024 World Championships.

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Finlay Knox Cracks Canadian Record To Win Upset World Title In 200 IM

Knox roared home in 27.79 to run down Carson Foster and claim gold in the men’s 200 IM, lowering the Canadian Record for a fifth time in 1:56.64.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Carl Simonson

Simonson coached the likes of Lorne Wigginton, Laon Kim, Paul Dardis and several other age groupers to standout years in the pool at UCSC.

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Once A Hotbed, Canada’s Top Swimmers Have Made A Mass Exodus Out of the Country

Ever since Ben Titley was let go by Swimming Canada in early 2022, the country’s top swimmers have fled elsewhere after previously remaining in-house.

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Swimming Canada Announces “Canadian Way” Plan For 2025-28 Quad, Including Later Trials

The annual Canadian Trials meets will run five weeks out from the major international meet of the summer for the upcoming Olympic quad from 2025-2028.

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Swimming Canada Names 31 to World Championships Roster, Including Ruck & Oleksiak

Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak were both granted discretionary reprieves for the World Championships after skipping this weeks Canadian Swimming Trials.

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Coach Scott Talbot Tackles “Exciting” Challenge As HPC-Vancouver Doubles In Size

Pan Am medalist Danielle Hanus is among the 11 swimmers currently training out of HPC–Vancouver under new coach Scott Talbot.

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