Time heals all for 100m butterfly winner
Time as they say is relative and for Noemie Thomas the difference of a year can be measured in 1/100th of a second. In one of the most exciting races of the 2015 Canadian trials,…
2015 Team Canada Trials
Cochrane wins gold, Bagshaw keeps pace in 400m freestyle
Ryan Cochrane won gold and Jeremy Bagshaw posted his personal best time to take silver in the men’s 400 metre freestyle at the Canadian Swimming Trials on Friday in Toronto. Bagshaw’s 3:49.76 kept pace with…
Emily Overholt smashes PB to take 2nd gold at national trials
In shattering her personal best time by 2.78 seconds, Emily Overholt won gold in the Women’s 400 Freestyle at the 2015 Canadian Swimming Trials on Friday evening. The West Vancouver Otter led out of the gate…
Bouchard wins 200 metre backstroke at Canadian Trials
Dominique Bouchard took a step forward, but there’s still room to go further. The University of Missouri senior won the women’s 200 metre backstroke with a time of 2.09.05 at the 2015 Team Canada Trials…
Personal best propels Sydney Pickrem on to Team Canada
Sydney Pickrem qualified for both the 2015 Pan Am Games and the World Championships on Thursday night at the 2015 Team Canada Swim Trials.
The gold medalist finished the 400 metre individual medley with a winning time of 4:39.26, six seconds off her morning preliminary time and five seconds off her personal best time.
“I’m very excited,” Pickrem said. “I haven’t been under 4:40 before, a five-second personal best is good enough for me.”
Swimmer Assaad finds experience and hard work lead to next level
Gamal Assaad has always been one to embrace competition and learn from experience. The Western University sophomore has already begun making his mark on the national swimming scene, having competed for Canada at last year’s…
Paige Miller wins 50 metre backstroke at swim trials
Paige Miller grabbed the gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke on Thursday at the national swim trials in Toronto. The Texas A&M senior used the victory to gain confidence in a shot at the…
Nicol’s fast time in gold medal performance surprised her
Rachel Nicol is the new women’s 100 metre breaststroke champion in a time of 1:08.15 on day two of the 2015 Team Canada Swim Trials. With that time the Lethbridge, Alta., native qualified for the Pan…
Russell Wood sets Canadian record in 50m backstroke
Russell Wood is now a double national champion and a Canadian record holder.
The Calgary, Alta. native swam a 25.13 to capture his second gold medal on Thursday at the 2015 Team Canada Trials and set a new national record in the men’s 50 metre backstroke. Pascal Wollach’s previous record of 25.23 set at the World Championships in Rome had held up since 2009.
Reilly’s strong season continues with Trials victory
Luke Reilly continued his strong form this season, winning the men’s 400 metre individual medley at the Team Canada swim trials in Toronto on Thursday night. Swimming to a national title with a time of…