2016 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials - (Tag)

The first day of prelims at the 2016 Canadian Trials is complete. The top 10 Canadian swimmers will advance to the A finals.  Up to four non-Canadian swimmers can swim in the B finals. Olympic Trials: Josh Prenot of the U.S., put up the top time in the men's 400-meter IM with a 4:18.92.  That's well...

By Rick Madge We might as well make a recording of this and play it at every big Canadian meet. Audrey Lacroix wins the 200 Fly! Yes, Audrey won the Trials 200 Fly here with a 2:08.58, easily beating the Olympic Qualifying time, and one of the few Canadian events where only 1 women made the time. To...

Commentary by Rick Madge I think it's now official. The Canadian women are on fire. 5 Canadian women went under the 1:58.96 Olympic qualifying time for the 200 Free, and while only 2 of them can swim the 200 event, the four fastest qualified their relay for the Olympics. In fact, the 4 women qualifi...

With the 2016 Olympic Games on the horizon, swimmers across the globe are gearing up to compete against the rest of their country for limited spots on their respective national teams. Though every country uses a slightly different selection process, most countries hold an Olympic Trials in April to ...

by Rick Madge Ryan Murphy of the US is just off an incredible NCAA Div I championship held just a few weeks ago, where he dominated the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events, with NCAA records in both. But that meet is held in a 25 yard pool, and that's a huge difference from a 50 metre pool. Especiall...

By Rick Madge Javier Acevedo of the Markham Aquatic Club had just finished becoming the first Canadian male to beat the Olympic Qualifying time at these trials (100 Back). And while he was celebrating, you could also tell in the post-race interviews that he was having trouble keeping the emotion out...

By Rick Madge In a special time trial at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials, Canada's Men's 4 x 100 Medley Relay tried to improve their chances of getting into the Olympics with a 3:34.55. The relay team consisting of Javier Acevedo, Jason Block, Santo Condorelli and Yuri Kisil maintained Canada's...

Commentary by Rick Madge. It's evident from just a few days of these Olympic Trials that something's up with Canadian para-swimmers. In 10 para events over 2 days we've already seen 4 top times in the world this year, as well as a 2nd and two 3rds. These athletes are on fire. I asked James Hood, Sen...

by Rick Madge One of rarest of rare events happened tonight at the Canadian Olympic Trials All 4 members of an Olympic relay team train in the same place. And while they come from different clubs, they all train now at the High Performance Centre - Ontario located in Toronto. The four women represen...

Everything you need to follow along with finals of day six of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage. Brittany MacLean Interview: MacLean, who won a trio of freestyle swims this week, was interviewed prior to the start of the final evening. http...

Brittany MacLean unleashed a Canadian record time in the women's 200-meter free by winning in 1:56.94 at the 2016 Canadian Trials. That swim clipped Genevieve Saumur's 2009 national record of 1:56.97, and clinched MacLean another spot on the Olympic roster. MacLean has been on fire since having an u...

By Nathan Sager (@naitSAYger) Ryan Cochrane threw down a personal challenge, a host of women made the Rio 2016 marks, and Ashton Baumann made it 'legacy night' at the Canadian Olympic & Para-swimming Trials on Wednesday. Brittany MacLean led the way by setting a national record as Canada qualified a...

Everything you need to follow along with prelims of day six of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage. Women's 100 free PARA Aurelie Rivard clocked the top time of the morning with a 1:02.59 from the S10 division.  That's a few seconds off her w...

Everything you need to follow along with finals of day three of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage. Women's 200 IM PARA Aurelie Rivard won the event in the SM10 division with a time of 2:35.99.  Meanwhile, Katarina Roxon took second in a 2:4...

Everything you need to follow along with finals of day five of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage. Women's 100 back PARA Aurelie Rivard paced the finale with a time of 1:11.72 in the S10 division.  Justine Morrier finished second in 1:17.60 ...

Commentary by Rick Madge. Every meet has its own rhythm and energy. And for Olympic Trials, it's all about contained energy and tension.  Years have been dedicated to this moment, and months spent in restless anticipation.  And right with the whistle for that first heat, reality sets in. It's all bu...

Everything you need to follow along with finals of day two of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Today's final events include: Women's 100 Breast PARA Men's 100 Breast PARA Men's 200 Fly Women's 100 Back Men's 100 Back Women's 400 IM Women's 50 Breast PARA Men's 50 Breast PARA...

Ryan Murphy uncorked the second-fastest men's 200-meter back in the world during the B final at the 2016 Canadian Trials. Competing in the consolation heat as part of the meet's open international setting, Murphy sizzled with a 1:54.94 for the B final win.  That's just behind Xu Jiayu's 1:54.79 to s...

Everything you need to follow along with prelims of day three of the 2016 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials. Hit refresh for the latest coverage. Women's 200 IM PARA Aurelie Rivard led the way with a 2:37.95 in the SM10 division.  She has some serious time to drop to challenge Sophie P...

Hilary Caldwell uncorked a 2:08.43 this morning to vault to fifth in the world rankings in the women's 200-meter backstroke at the 2016 Canadian Trials. Caldwell was joined under the FINA A cut with a 2:09.63 by Dominique Bouchard as the Canadians are looking for another 2-person event at the Olympi...