Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Men’s 100 Free & The Chase For A 46
With the defending Olympic Champion, 2015 World Champion, and current fastest man of 2016 all throwing their hats into the ring in the men’s 100 freestyle, we could see them push the boundaries of the 47-barrier.
2016 Canadian Championships Preview
Mary-Sophie Harvey will be one of Canada’s top junior aged swimmers contending for gold at the upcoming Canadian Championships…
What Time are Prelims and Finals for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
2016 Rio Olympic Games August 6th-13th, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil “What time does swimming start at the Olympics where…
Markham Dominates Women’s Events at Canadian Age Group Champs
The Markham Aquatic Club (MAC) dominated the women’s events at the Canadian Age Group Championships in Calgary taking the team title..
Mastromatteo and Daley Set New National Records at Age Group Champs
Gabe Mastromatteo of the Kenora Swimming Sharks and Elan Daley of the Markham Aquatic Club both took down long standing Canadian age group records on Friday night at the Canadian Age Group Championships…
Pratt Dominates Canadian Age Groups for the Second Straight Night
13 year old Cole Pratt won two events and set two Alberta provincial records for the second night in a row…
Josh Young To Join NextGen Program In Victoria This Fall
He’s currently competing at the 2016 Canadian Age Group Championships. Thus far he’s finished with one individual gold medal, claiming victory in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 29.27. Young has several events to go this week.
WATCH: Penny Oleksiak Getting Primed For First Olympics
Young-gun Penny Oleksiak is just days out from her first Olympic Games at 16-years-old where she’s the youngest member of the Canadian squad and will be competing in the most amount of events.
Video: Kierra Smith Ready To Make An Olympic Final
Canadian Olympian Kierra Smith is currently in Toronto gearing up for the 2016 Olympic Games where she’ll be competing in the 100 and 200m breaststroke with high hopes of making the final in the latter of the two events.
Pratt Sets Two Provincial Records at Canadian Age Group Champs
13 year old Cole Pratt of the Cascade Swim Club set two Alberta Provincial records in the first two events of the first night of the Canadian Age Group Championships…
Video: Emily Overholt Overcomes Injury On Road To Rio
Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt was forced to overcome a hamstring injury that occurred right after she qualified for the Olympic team in the 400m IM as she trained for the upcoming Games.
Video: Ben Titley Says Canadian Team Is Looking Fabulous
Canadian Olympic head coach Ben Titley discussed the state of the Canadian team with SwimSwam as they prepare for the Rio Olympic Games.
Video: Santo Condorelli Keeping Things Light Heading Into Rio
Condorelli is currently at the Canadian team’s staging camp in Toronto where the team is coming together for the first time before flying out to Rio on Friday. Condorelli just returned from a training camp with coach Sergio Lopez in Paraguay.
Cochrane Feels Clean Russian Athletes Should Compete in Rio
“I don’t think it’s fair that an entire country can’t go, because there are clean athletes in Russia.”
Rio 2016 Olympic Preview: Campbells Look To Go 1-2 In Women’s 100 Free
Newly-minted World Record Holder Cate Campbell of Australia is the one to beat in the women’s 100m freestyle event at the 2016 Olympic Games.