Austin Sectionals Day 4: Pickrem Picks up 200 IM, Trostok 50 Free
Crushing the field by nearly seven second, Pickrem pulled away from the field after the fly to easily out-split the field on the latter three legs of the medley. Coming in second was Dakota Luther of local Austin Swim Club with a time of 2:21.34.
Pickrem, Castillo Pick Up Wins on Night 3 of Austin Sectionals
Mauro Castillo, a swimmer for the Texas A&M men’s squad, swam the 100 breast/100 fly double tonight. He won the 100 breast with a 1:03.39 over Tristen Disibio (1:04.46), giving him a successful sweep of the breaststroke events after his 200 breast win last night.
Sydney Pickrem Doubles Up on Night 2 of Austin Sectionals
Rising Texas A&M sophomore Sydney Pickrem went 2-for-2 tonight at the Southern Sectional meet in Austin, posting wins in the 200 breaststroke and 400 IM.
Canada Announces Team For Hosted 2016 World Short Course Championships
Three-time NCAA Champion Brittany MacLean will lead a roster of 37 Canadians to their home Short Course World Championships in December.
Canadians in the NCAA: Was Redshirting Worth It at Trials?
Kierra Smith won both breaststroke races and punched her ticket to Rio after taking the year off from the University of Minnesota to pursue her Olympic dreams.
Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #7 Anders Holm Reads Our Magazine
#10 82 days until trials begins and a lot is going on. There are currently 1667 qualified for a great…
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Six More Athletes Gain Olympic Nominations
On the fourth day of competition four more athletes qualified for nomination for the 2106 Olympic Games bringing the total to 19 athletes who have met Swimming Canada’s selection criteria.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Sydney Pickrem will look to qualify in her second event tonight in the women’s 200 IM.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Santo Condorelli will finally get in on the action at trials this morning in the 100m free prelims.
WATCH: Sydney Pickrem Can’t Believe She’s Going To The Olympic Games
Last night Sydney Pickrem won one of the closest head-to-head matchups at these Trials, taking down Canadian record holder Emily Overholt in the 400m IM to secure her spot on the Canadian squad for this year’s Olympic Games.
3 Big Things From Day Two of Canadian Olympic Trials
More favourites tonight went down as two new faces will be representing Canada in Rio…
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Five New Olympic Qualifiers After Day Two
Five new swimmers met the qualification criteria to be selected for the 2016 Canadian Olympic team Wednesday night, as they all punched in their tickets for Rio.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap
Kylie Masse will look to make her first Olympic team tonight after setting the national record in the women’s 100 backstroke this morning.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
World Championship bronze medalist Emily Overholt will swim her first race of the trials this morning in the women’s 400 IM prelims.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Overholt And Pickrem Medley Masters In The Making
Youth seems to be the name of the game in the women’s Canadian medley scene as both Emily Overholt and Sydney Pickrem look to make their first Olympic team. While the two stand out above the rest of the athletes, there’s likely a chance for Canada to send two swimmers in each event, meaning that if Overholt and Pickrem are on their game it will be an absolute dog fight for those two spots.
