Where Were Recent Canadian Olympians Seeded Heading Into Trials?
After an injury-plagued 2015 season, Brittany MacLean entered the 2016 Trials ranked 10th in the women’s 200 free before winning in a new national record.
Sean Baker Hired As New Coach of Markham Aquatic Club
Baker spent the last 10 years as the head coach of the Oakville Aquatic Club, which placed 5th as a team at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships.
USA Swimmer Records A Double, 15 Year Old Wins 10K In Barbados
Hours of heavy rainfall did not dampen the spirits of more than 425 swimmers who swam in the first day of the 5th Barbados Open Water Festival (BOWF) in Carlisle Bay this past weekend.
Breaststroke Guru Nagy Will Coach Gyurta, Talks Hand Positioning
Legendary breaststroke coach Jozsef Nagy has returned to Hungary and will coach Daniel Gyurta and contributes an article on hand positioning for breaststroke
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap
Sprint star Chantal van Landeghem will finally hit the water at these trials in the women’s 100 free heats.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
15 year-old Taylor Ruck will look to make the Olympic team tonight in the 200 free as she comes in as the top seed from the prelims.
2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Canadian record holder Ryan Cochrane will compete in the men’s 400m free on day 3 at the Canadian Olympic Trials.
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.
CIS Championships Day One Prelims: Kylie Masse Narrowly Misses Record
Kylie Masse is the clear favourite in the 50m backstroke after her performance this morning. Masse was just seven one-hundredths off her Canadian record of 26.65, going a 26.72 to take the top seed by over a second.
UBC Takes Both Women’s and Men’s Canada West Titles
The University of British Columbia won both the women’s and men’s titles at the Canada West University Championships…
Calgary Leads Men While UBC Leads Women After First Day of Can West
After the first day of the Canada West Swimming Championships in Vancouver the University of Calgary leads the men’s points standings while UBC leads the women’s…
Michael Andrew Scratches 200 Breast On 2nd Day Of Minneapolis Pro Swim
After tying in the 100 butterfly yesterday morning, Michael Andrew will be right next to Michael Phelps in the 100 backstroke. Phelps is entered with a 53.76 and Andrew is entered with a 54.74.
8 Top 24 Scratches Mix Up First Session Of Minneapolis Pro Swim
The biggest stars of the meet are all still swimming, but there are a handful of big names not in this morning’s heat sheet
McCabe Puts Up Top Time in the 200 Breaststroke at Colleges’ Cup
Martha McCabe posted a 2:21.84 in the women’s 200 breaststroke to tie Jenna Laukkanen for the top spot in the world rankings…
The Breaststroke Turn from Coach Jozsef Nagy
Foreword Legendary coach Jozsef Nagy is widely credited with inventing the modern “wave” breaststroke and has produced such elite-level swimmers…
