Victoria, BC – In addition to the announcement of the senior national team for the FINA World Championships Sunday, Swimming Canada also announced national teams for two other important development meets. A total of 24 swimmers (10 men, 14 women) will represent Canada at the FISU Universiade in Taipei. Many top athletes have competed at…
The summer is over and Canadian swimmers are already looking ahead to the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. But before completely turning the page on 2015, here is one final look at some numbers that stood out at the FINA World Junior Championships. “Finishing fourth on the overall Championships points trophy shows our depth…
KAZAN, Russia – Canada doubled its medal total as both Ryan Cochrane and Emily Overholt captured bronze to wrap up FINA World Championships Sunday in Kazan, Russia. Ryan Cochrane earned Canada’s third bronze medal of the championships thanks to a time of 14:51.08 in the men’s 1,500-m freestyle. Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri won in a European…
KAZAN, Russia – Canada’s most decorated swimmer of all time added a new medal to his collection Sunday at FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Ryan Cochrane of the Swimming Canada High Performance Centre – Victoria took bronze in the men’s 400-m freestyle in a time of 3:44.59. It marks his seventh medal all-time at…
MADRID – Canadian champion Celina Toth of St.Thomas, Ont., won the bronze medal on women’s 10-metre tower on Sunday to conclude the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. It was the second time this weekend that a Canadian diver earned a first career medal on the circuit. On Friday Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu of…