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Now On Road to Paris Games, Swimming Canada Riding Massive Wave of Momentum<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Atkinson\u2019s<\/strong> message of uncertainty was, in its paradoxical way, consistent.<\/p>\n

Swimming Canada\u2019s High Performance Director was unsure what the Tokyo Olympics<\/a> would bring. As one of the last major swimming nations to return to normal training schedules, the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was significant. A thrice-postponed Olympic Trials, held in late June with a diminished field at close to the last possible minute, didn\u2019t offer much clarity. Atkinson\u2019s comments before departing for Tokyo were rooted in trust of his athletes, but he stopped short of setting concrete targets, tempering expectations with the reality they faced.<\/p>\n

If uncertainty was the correct term before the Olympics began, surprise wasn\u2019t quite the right one by the end of the week at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.<\/p>\n

In most every department, Canadian swimmers exceeded expectations at the Tokyo Games, adjusted down for COVID-19 or not. The Canadians left with six medals, all on the women\u2019s side, including a gold for Maggie MacNeil<\/strong> in the 100 butterfly<\/a>. They tallied four fourth-place finishes, all in Canadian-record times, which Atkinson views as tantamount to a medal. And the Canadian delegation showed that the future is as bright as the present, with prolific young talents on both sides of the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just do what they need to do to regroup and refocus,\u201d Atkinson said. \u201cAnd the resilience they\u2019ve shown over the last 17 months of the pandemic is extraordinary and something I would commend everybody for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The iconic shock and elation in MacNeil\u2019s face at seeing the board after the 100 fly, having bested a field that included world record holder Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> and eventual seven-time medalist Emma McKeon<\/strong>, perfectly encapsulates the Canadians\u2019 Olympics. It was a performance that MacNeil knew she could do, from her dominance in college at the University of Michigan to her 2019 world championship. But after having to abruptly switch training bases during the pandemic, there were still understandable reservations until that final stroke that she would be able to deliver her best at the pivotal moment.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Grace Hollars\/USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n

Every swimmer experienced their moments of adversity before the Games. Penny Oleksiak<\/strong> was out of the water for two extended stretches due to persistent back pain. Kylie Masse<\/strong> had to move cross-province to train at the High Performance Centre in Toronto when other pools were unavailable. Sydney Pickrem\u2019s<\/strong> move to HPC Toronto involved a hasty decamping from her base in College Station, Texas, before the border closed.<\/p>\n

Yet with those toils endured, the medals flowed to the Canadian women. Masse \u2013 a leader in and out of the pool and, according to coach Ben Titley, \u201cpossibly the greatest human being I\u2019ve ever coached\u201d \u2013 briefly held the Olympic record in the 100 backstroke and set national records in both backstroke events on the way to a pair of silver medals. Oleksiak delivered a gutsy performance in the 200 free to rally in the final 50 for bronze and set a Canadian record in fourth place in the 100. That training group in Toronto proved to be the physical and emotional core of the team, hastening the camaraderie that most nations struggle to assemble in the few weeks before the Games.<\/p>\n

In the relays, the Canadians tossed down a marker in the 400 freestyle by beating the Americans to silver, thanks in large part to Oleksiak\u2019s outstanding anchor leg of 52.26 seconds. (In another continental measuring stick, MacNeil\u2019s 55.59 in the 100 fly was the only Americas record set by a woman at the Games.) After finishing just off the podium in the 800 free relay in another Canadian record, Oleksiak added medal No. 7 of her career with bronze in the 400 medley relay to become Canada\u2019s most decorated Olympian \u2013 man or woman, Summer or Winter \u2013 of all time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just shows that she can step up when the pressure is at its greatest,\u201d MacNeil said of her teammate. \u201cThat\u2019s when it matters most, when it comes down to who\u2019s the best on the day, and that usually is Penny.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadian men didn\u2019t carry the same pedigree to Tokyo, but they delivered what is likely Canada\u2019s swim of the meet (outside of MacNeil\u2019s gold) in the 400 free relay. Little was expected from a foursome that needed a late-May time trial to solidify its Tokyo spot and entered with the ninth seed.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Scott Grant<\/p><\/div>\n

But the team of Brent Hayden<\/strong>, Joshua Liendo<\/strong>, Yuri Kisil<\/strong> and Markus Thormeyer<\/strong> ended up fourth, just sixth tenths off the podium. They were third at the final handoff, though Thormeyer was no match for Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> in the Australians\u2019 march up from sixth place to the bronze medal. Regardless of the placement, the time of 3:10.82 chopped nearly 1.5 seconds off the national record that had stood since the super-suited Beijing Olympics, a squad Hayden also led off. The 37-year-old, who unretired in 2019, was the lightning rod for progress in a young core. He tied for ninth in the 50 free, earning a semifinal swim, and his leadoff swim of 47.99 in the relay would\u2019ve finished 10th in the 100 free. Both times, when you account for tech suits, are comparable to what he was capable of his mid-20s.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means that I made the right decision to come back,\u201d Hayden said. \u201cAfter being out of the sport for seven years, less than two years of training and I throw down a sub-48 100 meter freestyle \u2013 I\u2019m not swimming it individually so I\u2019m counting that as my time at the Olympics. I don\u2019t regret my decision in London; I think at the time it was right. But I\u2019m really thankful that I had the support from the people around me to come back to the sport and fall in love with it all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s relative youth makes its progress so encouraging. Its principal embodiment rests at the other end of the age spectrum from Hayden: Summer McIntosh<\/strong>, who finished fourth in the 400 free in a Canadian record of 4:02.42 at age 14. She led off the 800 free relay among a four-swim program where she rarely looked years younger than her fellow competitors, finishing ninth in the 200 free and 11th in the 800.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to forget, given her heaving trophy case, that Oleksiak is only 21 years old. MacNeil is a first-time Olympian. Kayla Sanchez<\/strong>, in her first Games at 20, looked an unflappable relay cog on the way to two medals. Though she struggled individually, 21-year-old Taylor Ruck<\/strong> rebounded for solid relay swims as the Games wore on. With two Olympics under their belts, neither Masse (25) nor Pickrem (24) is at the end of the road. The most impressive swimmer on the men\u2019s side was the 19-year-old Liendo, finishing 11th in the 100 fly and 14th in the 100 free.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a lot to be proud of in Tokyo, but it\u2019s also a lot to build on in the abbreviated preparations for Paris in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we\u2019re unstoppable,\u201d Pickrem said. \u201cI think we grew so much as a federation in general and we\u2019ve carried momentum in ways that I didn\u2019t think was even possible. I think that\u2019s really cool that there\u2019s just so much more to give. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes Ky (Masse) and I feel old, and we\u2019re not old. And that\u2019s how crazy it is, how young our team is and the fact that we just have so much to give going into the next cycles and the Olympics to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those expectations are ones Atkinson might not mind touting this far from Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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