PREVIEW: Final day of swimming competition in Tokyo
On the final day of competition in the pool Canada looks to add to their medal count, with eight swimmers in action.
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PREVIEW: Nine swimmers in action for Canada on Tuesday
With four days of swimming competition left, Canada has nine swimmers competing on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Toronto’s Van Wyck-Smart claims 2nd silver at world paras as Team Canada bonds
LONDON — Aly Van Wyck-Smart continued her world para swim debut with a bronze medal Friday at the London Aquatics Centre. And it was another record-breaking performance. After setting an Americas and Canadian record earlier…
BREAKING: Canada’s Shelby Newkirk captures silver in 100M Back at world paras
LONDON – Shelby Newkirk swam to a second-place finish, in her first event of the London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships The Saskatchewan native posted a time of 1:21.58, securing Canada’s seventh medal of the…
Saskatoon’s Newkirk wins silver for Canada in world para-swim debut
LONDON — Shelby Newkirk will be bringing a lot of lessons home from her first World Para Swimming Championship appearance. Not to mention a silver medal. Newkirk added to Canada’s medal count on Thursday, one…
Canada’s Elliot fights back to bronze at World Para Swim Championships
LONDON — Alec Elliot came from behind to grab bronze in the men’s S10 400-metre freestyle on Wednesday night at the World Para Swimming Championships. In his last event of the world meet, the Canadian…
Canada’s Shelby Newkirk sets world record, then wins gold in the para backstroke
After setting the world record Wednesday morning, Shelby Newkirk didn’t think the day would get better.