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Going For Gold Could Get You A Green: Visa Options for Swimmers Considering Retirement

Success in Paris could pave a path to a U.S. green card through the EB1 visa category, designed for individuals of extraordinary ability.

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University of Victoria Coach Peter Vizsolyi Announces Retirement After 41 Years Leading Vikes

Ryan Clouston, who has spent the last 14 seasons as the assistant coach alongside Vizsolyi, has been appointed the program’s new head coach.

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Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun Win Final Olympic Tune-Ups On Day 3 of Mel Zajac Jr. International

Liendo triumphed in the 100 free with a time of 48.62, about a second off his personal-best 47.55 that he equaled at Canadian Olympic Trials last month.

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Rio 2016 Champion Penny Oleksiak Misses Olympic Cut in 100 Free at Sette Colli Trophy

2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak will not contest the 100 free individually in Paris after falling just short of the qualifying standard this weekend.

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2024 Sette Colli Trophy, Day 3 Prelims Recap: Hosszu Hunts Final Qualification Attempt

35-year-old Olympic medalist Katinka Hosszu of Hungary will have one more attempt to qualify for Paris as she made the women’s 200m IM final.

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Ilya Kharun Clocks Lifetime Best in 100 Fly to Beat Josh Liendo at Mel Zajac Jr. Meet

Kharun shaved .07 seconds off his previous-best 51.09 from his runner-up finish at Trials, where Liendo blasted a world-leading time of 50.06 for the win.

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2024 Sette Colli Trophy, Day 2 Prelims Recap: Hosszu Hunting 6th Olympic Games

Check out the action during day 2 prelims of the 2024 Sette Colli Trophy, including Hungarian national record holder Katinka Hosszu.

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Still Seeking Individual Qualification, Oleksiak Notches 55.18 100 Free Heat At Sette Colli

2016 Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak is racing at the 2024 Sette Colli in an attempt to capture an individual Olympic berth in the 100m free.

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Ilia Sibirtsev Qualifies for Paris Olympics in 800 Free (7:50.05) at Mel Zajac Jr. Meet

Sibirtsev is from Russia, but he will represent Uzbekistan in Paris next month after having his sporting nationality switch approved by World Aquatics.

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2024 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Prelims Recap Featuring Ceccon, Wiffen, Sjostrom

The 2024 Sette Colli Trophy kicked off today from Rome with the 3-day competition representing a last-chance opportunity to qualify for Paris 2024.

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Canadian Olympians Heading to Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet for Final Tune-Up

This meet is Maggie MacNeil’s final tune-up before she aims to become the first woman ever to repeat as Olympic champion in the 100 butterfly next month.

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Two Para Swimmers Added To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team

Para swimmers Hannah Ouellette and Clémence Paré have been nominated to the Paris 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team.

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Calgary Water Restrictions To Extend As More Problems Found With Broken Main

City officials said Friday that five additional locations require repairs along a main feeder main that supplies over half of Calgary’s drinking water.

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How The 2024 Canadian Olympic Team Came Together

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson gives an analytical look at the path Canadians took en route to qualifying for the Paris Olympics.

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Canadian Junior Olympic Trials Qualifier Alex Pilieci Signed to Le Moyne College (2024)

2024 Canadian Junior Olympic Trials qualifier Alex Pilieci, who specializes in fly and IM, will be heading to swim at Le Moyne College in the fall.

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