2017 Canadian World Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Olympic bronze medalist Hilary Caldwell will swim her signautre event, the 200 back, today at Canadian World Trials in Victoria.
2017 Canadian Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
Katerine Savard carries the top seed in the women’s 200 free into day one of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, BC.
Canada, New Zealand Fail To Improve 800 Free Relay Rankings On Night 5
Jeremy Bagshaw and the Canadian men tried to improve their 800 free relay ranking at the end of day 5 finals at the Canadian Olympic Trials.
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.
Kevin Cordes To Highlight Star-Studded Field At The Mel Zajac International In Vancouver
Kevin Cordes is the biggest name heading to the meet and likely the top seed in the breaststroke events. With the psych sheets not yet released, Cordes’ exact schedule isn’t available, however, he’s likely swimming the three breaststroke events.
Canada West Championships: UBC Men And Women Repeat As Champions
The UBC men cleaned up the men’s 100m freestyle final with a 1-2-3 podium sweep led by up-and-coming sprinter Yuri Kisil. Kisil rocketed to a 48.73 to win the event followed by Stefan Milosevic who touched in at 49.58. Luke Peddie came in fast as well throwing down a 49.94. The three leaders were the only ones under the 50 second barrier, pointing the UBC 4x100m freestyle relay in a very good direction.
UBC Thunderbirds Hold Off Calgary Dinos To Secure Home Pool Win
The Thunderbirds beat the UofC Dinos by 516 points, putting forth a great effort and producing a grand total of 1674 points to take the win. Calgary finished second with 1158 points over the Lower Mainland High School All-Stars – a group of stellar high school swimmers – who finished third with 1124 points.
Jeremy Bagshaw And Alec Page Take Home Wins On Night Two Of Canadian Nationals
Alec Page, who recently was removed from the Canadian Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac roster due to a doping violation, was able to shed some light in what must’ve been a tough turn of events for him with a win in the 400m IM here in Saskatoon. Page was a 4:20.11 here, slower than he was at trials.
Canadian National Championships – Day Two Prelims
Irish National Team member Fiona Doyle of the University of Calgary Swim Club qualified with the top time in the women’s 100 breaststroke…
Noemie Thomas Rocks A 26.23 To Win 50m Fly At Canadian Nationals On Day One
The women’s 50m fly displayed one of Canada’s top swimmers over the last few years: flyer Noemie Thomas. Thomas came into the meet as the top seed and the fastest Canadian swimmer in this event after posting a 26.33 at Mare Nostrum. The future Golden Bear swam a time of 26.23 tonight to better that time and move her up in the world rankings from 15th to 13th.
Canadian National Championships – Day One Prelims
Noemie Thomas qualified with the fastest time in the 50 butterfly and will have with a shot at a Canadian record this evening…
Canadian Male Junior Relay Initative: The Key To Canadian Relay Success
Swimming Canada has recently established a program to target future success in their international relays by putting together the “Male…
Missy Franklin Wins Three On Final Night Of Mel Zajac International
Missy Franklin kicked off the final night of competition at the Mel Zajac International with a win in the 100m…
Missy Franklin And Noemie Thomas Go In As Top Seeeds After Prelims Of Mel Zajac International
Missy Franklin has been nothing but spectacular this weekend at the Mel Zajac International and she continued to impress by…
Brittany MacLean Tops Missy Franklin On Night Three Of Mel Zajac International
Noemie Thomas kicked off night three of the Mel Zajac International with a vengeance, winning the 100m fly over rivals…
