Markus Thormeyer’s deck pass collection is about to get larger. The 6-foot-6, 198-pound swimmer will add to his assemblage at the Tokyo Olympics, having been pre-selected to compete this summer in the men’s 200m backstroke…
It was a sense of familiarity that drew Luke Benoit to the University of Tampa.
Everybody on the Canadian national swim team wants to take a trip through the Tunnel of Love. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain a team atmosphere in a sport that is individual by its nature, by recognizing successes as a group and keeping squad morale high in the process.
It has been a relatively dry year for Canadian Paralympic swimmers, and Wayne Lomas believes his athletes have lost more time than most.
John Atkinson typically spends 200-250 days a year on the road, accustomed to frequent travel and large social gatherings.