Paige Schultz setting her sights on Olympic glory
Paige Schultz sat down with coach Byron MacDonald a year ago and made a decision. The University of Toronto swimmer would focus on one event for a shot at the 2016 Olympic Games — 100…
Paige Schultz sat down with coach Byron MacDonald a year ago and made a decision. The University of Toronto swimmer would focus on one event for a shot at the 2016 Olympic Games — 100…
The choice between swimming and gymnastics was a painful one for a young Paige Schultz. “I was around 11 years old and I had hurt my knee bad,” the now 22-year-old University of Toronto student said. A repetitive strain injury ultimately led her to make a tough decision, but one she said was good for her.
Paige Schultz had been anticipating this moment for the last four years. “It’s crazy how fast it’s come,” the 20-year-old East York swimmer said in a March 9 interview before this year’s Olympic trials in Montreal. “2008 feels like yesterday.”
With trials set to get underway in just over two weeks, Paige Schultz is hoping to become one of Canada’s youngest representatives at the 2012 London Olympics in swimming