Yuri Kisil

2015 Canadian Trials: Day Two Finals Recap

Michelle Williams, Chantal VanLandeghem and Sandrine Mainville all finished under the top 16 standard in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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2015 Canadian Trials: Day Two Finals Preview – Kierra Smith Eyeing Breaststroke Redemption

Kierra Smith will have a chance at redemption in the 100m breaststroke after her disqualification in the 200 last night despite touching the wall first. She was a 1:09.02 in prelims. If Smith wants to make the team, she’ll need to go a 1:07.97 tonight.

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2015 Canadian Trials – Day 2 Prelims Recap

Michelle Williams of NYAC started off the morning as the top qualifier in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Video Interview: 50 Free Co-Champion Yuri Kisil Swears His Hips Don’t Lie

Yuri Kisil is one of the best sprinters in the nation, but up until this point there was no clear evidence that his hips didn’t lie. Now, standing beside 50 freestyle co-champion Alex Loginov who can testify as a witness, there is finally proof….

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2015 CIS Championships: Day Two Finals – Real-Time Recaps

2015 CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS February 19-21 Victoria, British Columbia Prelims 10 a.m Pacific time Finals 6 p.m Pacific time Schedule Psych…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Canadian Swimmer Of The Year Ryan Cochrane

The last 100 is where Cochrane turned on the jets and rocked a wicked 55.5 last 100 to pass McKeon, come fist, and set a new Canadian record of 3:43.46.

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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.

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CIS Previews: University Of Toronto Men To Face Tough Battle With UBC If They Want To Threepeat

The University of Toronto men’s team has have won the CIS Championships for the last two years, but with some…

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CIS Championship Previews: UBC To Possibly Win Men’s Title, Repeat As Women’s Champions

The 2014 UBC women after winning the CIS Championships; they’re favoured to repeat as champions this year.

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Commonwealth Games Day 6 Finals – Live recaps of the final swimming session

Scotland’s Hannah Miley has been busy for the home country, and will compete in her 7th final of the Commonwealth Games tonight with the 400 free.

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Men’s 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle – Commonwealth Games Preview – Australian Sprinters Unbeatable?

There’s been no denying that Australian sprinting is well on the rise and the Australians contain some of the fastest swimmers in the world on their roster. Five swimmers have been under 22 seconds this year in the 50m freestyle according to the TYR world rankings; all but one have been Australian.

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National Champs Kisil, Zanatta Among Strong UBC Recruiting Class

Yuri Kisil will finish representing Canada this summer, and then turn his attention to representing UBC’s collegiate program.

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3 Canadians to Watch This Summer

The Canadian Senior National Team are going to be plenty busy this summer. Here are three Canadians to keep an eye on.

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Rising Swim Star Yuri Kisil joins High Performance Centre

“I really like the swim team at the Vancouver Centre and UBC,’’ said the 6’7” Kisil. “I thought about going to the U.S. but in the end it was important for me to stay in Canada and be close to home.”

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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…

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