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Swimming Canada on Thursday announced the final four swimmers nominated to its delegation for the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Nicholas Bennett, Matthew Cabraja, Tammy Cunnington and Angel Marina will fill the final four spots on Canada’s roster. “Nicholas, Matthew, Tammy and Angela along with th...

Swimming Canada on Friday postponed the Canadian Olympic Trials to late May over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. It also provisionally named six swimmers to the Olympic squad. The six are: Kylie Masse, 100 and 200 backstroke Maggie MacNeil, 100 butterfly Penny Oleksiak, 200 freestyle Sydney Pi...

Canada Nominates 20 Swimmers to 2024 Paralympics Canada on Sunday announced its list of 20 nominations for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. The swimmers qualified in part thanks to their performances at the 2024 Canadian Trials in Toronto this week. Swimming in Paris will begin Aug. 29. All nomination...

Katarina Roxon Named One of Canada’s Paralympic Flagbearers Swimmer Katarina Roxon was named one of Canada’s flagbearers for the Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. Roxon, 31, is a native of Kippens, Newfoundland. She is appearing in her fifth Paralympic Games, the first Canadian...

The fourth evening of swimming at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games on Tuesday (11 August) saw swimmers from seven different countries win gold. Katarina Roxon (1:22.18) gave Canada the first gold of the day, winning in the women's 100m breaststroke SB8. The USA’s Anna Johannes (1:29.30) took ...

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 27. TEAM Australia dominated the fourth night of action at the Commonwealth Games with medal after medal going into the nation's medal tally. Meanwhile, England's Fran Halsall collected her second sprint title of the meet, and South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh put up a siz...

By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern.  The 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials entered its fourth day of competition on Saturday, but the times showed no signs of fatigue. The country's top swimmers showcased their talents in a broad array of events, ranging from mid-distance free and butter...