CURRENT WORLD CHAMPS ROSTER GOING INTO DAY FOUR PRELIMS
- Dominique Bouchard -100, 200 back
- Martha McCabe -200 breast
- Jeremy Bagshaw -200 free
- Russell Wood -100 back
- Hilary Caldwell – 100, 200 back
- Michelle Williams – 100 free
- Chantal VanLandeghem – 100 free
- Sydney Pickrem – 400 IM
- Emily Overholt -400 IM
- Ryan Cochrane – 400 free
- Noemie Thomas – 100 Fly
- Katerine Savard – 100 Fly
After three days of competition 12 swimmers have met the criteria under ‘priority one’ on the Swimming Canada selection process to be named to the World Championship team.
Prior to tonight, only nine swimmers had met the criteria, but now Ryan Cochrane, Noemie Thomas, and Katerine Savard have joined their ranks on the road to Kazan.
Ryan Cochrane won the 400m freestyle tonight in a time of 3:47.50 easily dipping under the ‘top 16’ standard put in place by Swimming Canada. He was also under the standard in the heats. Cochrane will be swimming the 1500 tomorrow with hopes of grabbing a second event heading into worlds.
Noemie Thomas and Katerine Savard faced off in the 100m fly, and although Thomas was named the national champion they were both winners in the sense that they both punched a ticket to Kazan. Thomas dipped under the ‘top 16’ mark this morning with a 58.08.
Tonight, she was all over that mark, clocking in at 58.17 to once again go below that standard and take the gold medal. She beat Katerine Savard by just one one-hundredth of a second to also secure her spot on the roster.
To see the selection criteria click here.
I see these standards as short-sighted. Canada and GB don’t seem to have any interest in investing in the next generation of swimmers by giving those athletes with promise and perhaps just outside these crazy Q times the experience in meets at this level. Even Taylor Ruck said she’s gaining experience at Canada’s trials. This is a kid that Canada should be fawning over because she could be a medal contender in two to four years, yet this NGB seems stuck with a philosophy of rigid time standards as the answer. The only way you create experienced athletes is by giving them experiences. Not having relays at world championships for Canada’s men just broadcasts one thing to the rest of… Read more »
Mr. Berkofff, it’s is an honour to be responding to your response.
I am Canadian, and agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment. But…for the executives at Natation Swimming Canada in particular, however, and Canadian swimming in general, this debate is now decades old.
From the mid 1990s and into the mid 2000s, Canada Swimming instituted quite brutal international standards designed to help the nation regain a competitive edge on the world stage. In some instances standards were set at times based on the world top 12, beyond the reach of most of our (or most countries) established talents, let alone the promising ones. I remember sitting at La Piscine Olympique in May 2004, and watching with agony as two… Read more »
AllI see is a bunch of countries saving money on airfare! I don’t see how these crazy standards are improving their chances at Worlds/Olympics!
I just can’t get past this: if the FINA A standard is the standard for every other country, why should it be different for Canada?! There should be nothing subjective about the selection process. If you come in 1st or 2nd and you’re under the FINA time, you go to Kazan, end of story. I think this whole Top 16 thing is ridiculous! This Atkinson guy is going to say, “Look, almost all the Canadian swimmers at Worlds made it to semi’s! I’ve improved Canada’s swimmers!” Of course they will, you’re only sending those with semi times! OK, rant over.
There are “FINA F” times appearing on Australian trials live results. They are the times required to final in Barcelona.
I am trying to find out if those times are the times required for selection. If so, Canadian swimmers should count themselves lucky they are not australians who have to beat Barcelona’s finals times.
And yes, from the selection criteria http://www.swimming.org.au/visageimages/1_SAL/HPU_Selection_Criteria/2015%20World%20Champs%20-%20Selection%20Criteria%20-%20Athlete%20-%20FINAL%20200215.pdf
It does look like they have to.
This is soooo soooo stupid, and detrimental for the development.
2015 World Championships Qualifying Times… Read more »
SELECTION EVENTS MEN WOMEN
50m Freestyle 00:21.74 00:24.91
100m Freestyle 00:48.46 00:54.09
200m Freestyle 01:47.31 01:56.76
400m Freestyle 03:47.86 04:06.02
800m Freestyle 08:27.41
if you think the australian have it hard : the british time cut are even harder .
the link to the british selection criteria http://www.swimming.org/britishswimming/swimming/selection-policies/
SELECTION EVENTS MEN WOMEN
50m free 21.25 /24.35
100 free 48.13/53.43
200 free 1.45.63/1.55.93
400 free 3.44.58/4.04.47
800 free women only 8.21.22
1500 free men only 14.51.06
100 m back 53.12/59.59
200 m back 1.55.30/2.08.55
100 m breast 59.58/1.06.51
200 m breast 2.08.34/2.23.05
100 m fly 51.69/57.43
200 m fly 1.55.29/2.06.81
200m medley 1.57.83/2.10.20
400 m medley 4.10.49/4.33.01
4×100 free relay 3.12.63/3.34.40
4×200 free relay 7.04.40/7.45.58
4×100 medley relay 3.31.89/3.55.60
The Brits have gone completely bonkers!
Even their top swimmers will have to be at around their PBs to qualify!
If Canada used those standards we wouldn’t send anyone!
21.65, thankfully not 21.25!!
Even so – insane times to qualify
What are the chances of any more guys qualifying tomorrow? 3 guys so far is pretty dismal.
I’d say there’s a fair chance in the 50 free with Kisil and Condorelli. The 200 IM could also see someone like Evan White dip below the ‘top 16’ standard.
I don’t see any male hitting the top-16 standard in the 50 free, but in addition to Condorelli and Kisil, Karl Krug has a shot.
Evan White has the potential to drop below the time in the 200 IM, but coming off NCAAs, he hasn’t been putting up outstanding times so far.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see someone pace off of Ryan Cochrane to try and drop below a 15:05.16 in the 1500. We saw Cochrane pace his teammates Will Brothers and Eric Hedlin to a 15:02 and 15:03 at the trials in 2013. Maybe it can happen again. Kier Maitland is having a good meet, with a best time in the 400 and 800, so he… Read more »
This selection process is so messed up. What about Santo Condorelli? He won two relay events. Is Canada planning on taking relays?
Realistically speaking, and I want Canadian swimmers to do well as much as anybody, but the men stand 0 chance in either freestyle relay of even making finals. They might have a chance in the medley relay though, so I hope they send: Wood, Funk, Condorelli and Kisil. 🙂