Ryan Cochrane Wins Canadian Swimmer of the Year for 7th-Straight Year
Distance swimmer Ryan Cochrane has been Canada’s best male swimmer for more than half-a-decade.
B.C. Para-swimmer wins first Big Splash Award
Swimming Canada’s Big Splash Awards Week is underway as Nathan Stein of Maple Ridge, B.C., was named the Team Aquatic Supplies Male Para-swimmer of the Year today.
Canada West Championships: UBC Men And Women Repeat As Champions
The UBC men cleaned up the men’s 100m freestyle final with a 1-2-3 podium sweep led by up-and-coming sprinter Yuri Kisil. Kisil rocketed to a 48.73 to win the event followed by Stefan Milosevic who touched in at 49.58. Luke Peddie came in fast as well throwing down a 49.94. The three leaders were the only ones under the 50 second barrier, pointing the UBC 4x100m freestyle relay in a very good direction.
Canada West Championships: UBC Takes Lead After Day Two
After two days of competition, UBC led in both the men’s and women’s categories.
Canada West Championships: Coaches Comments And What To Expect
Tera Van Beilen will use this meet as her final prep competition going into SC World Champs. If everyone swims up to their capabilities we feel we will be in good shape heading into the new year.
Canadian National Team Member Will Brothers To Join UBC For Winter Semester
“I am super excited to come represent UBC both on the varsity stage and hopefully internationally”
UBC Picks Up First Commitment With Canadian Jr National Team Member Heather Lam
Canadian Jr national team member Heather Lam of the Vancouver Pacific Swim Club gave her commitment to swim for the…
Video: Exclusive Look Inside The New Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre
On Thursday October 30, Swimswam got an exclusive tour of the new Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre courtesy of high…
Jaring Timmerman, The Oldest Masters Swimmer, Passes Away At 105
Jaring Timmerman, the worlds oldest masters swimmer, passed away Wednesday night in his hometown of Winnipeg at the age of 105.
Canadian Jr Pan Pac Team Member James Guest Verbally Commits To Georgia
James Guest, one of the top breaststroke recruits out of Canada, gave his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Georgia Bulldogs starting next fall where he’ll fit in with their 2014-2015 freshman class which is full of breaststroke and IM swimmers.
UBC Thunderbirds Hold Off Calgary Dinos To Secure Home Pool Win
The Thunderbirds beat the UofC Dinos by 516 points, putting forth a great effort and producing a grand total of 1674 points to take the win. Calgary finished second with 1158 points over the Lower Mainland High School All-Stars – a group of stellar high school swimmers – who finished third with 1124 points.
Florida Gulf Coast gets verbal from Canada’s Yvonne Kang
Canadian butterflier/IMer Yvonne Kang has made a verbal commitment to the FGCU Eagles for 2015-16.
University of Toronto Men And Women Take Down University of Montreal Carabins In Montreal
The Unievrsity of Montreal hosted the University of Toronto on Oct. 31 in a dual meet between two of the CIS’ most dominant teams. Ultimately it was the Varsity Blues who took home the men’s win 117-50 as expected, and the women were also able to cause an upset, taking down the top-ranked Carabins 91-78.
Le Clos Approaches World Records; Felicia Lee Moves to #2 All-Time in US on Day 1 in Singapore
Saturday in Singapore marked the beginning of the two-day final stop of the 2014 FINA World Cup Series. While times…
Canadian Backstroker Hannah Burgess Verbally Commits to Oakland University
Canada’s Hannah Burgess has made a verbal commitment to join the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies beginning in 2015-16.