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Why The Canadian Olympic Trials Will Be A Timed Final Invitational

Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson shed some light on the decision to drastically change the format of the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year, Tom Johnson

For the second year in a row, the Swammy Award for Canadian Coach of the Year goes to Tom Johnson of the High Performance Centre Vancouver, British Columbia.

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SSPC: Mackenzie Padington Explains Her Pre-Olympic Retirement

Padington explains her reasons for leaving the sport she’s been in since age 4, including injury and being unhappy with her current training environment

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer Of The Year – Sydney Pickrem

The 2020 Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award goes to Canadian Olympian and World Championship medalist Sydney Pickrem.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer Of The Year – Finlay Knox

The 2020 Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year Swammy award goes to Canadian national teamer and member of the Toronto Titans.

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SSPC: Sydney Pickrem Gives Opinion on New Canadian Olympic Trials Format

She gave us her perspective on ISL Season 2, making the move to Toronto, and the new Canadian Olympic Trial format that was released last week.

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Canadian Olympic Medalist Michelle Toro Announces Birth Of Jacob Murray Toro

Now-retired Canadian Olympic medalist Michelle Toro and husband Guillermo Toro announced the birth of their son Jacob Murray Toro.

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Cascade’s Liam Weaver Signs Letter of Intent With Toronto Varsity Blues

Weaver’s long course best time of 23.94 in the 50 freestyle ranked him third in Canada among 15-16s in 2019-20.

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Where Were Recent Canadian Olympians Seeded Heading Into Trials?

After an injury-plagued 2015 season, Brittany MacLean entered the 2016 Trials ranked 10th in the women’s 200 free before winning in a new national record.

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2021 Canadian Olympic Trials Will Be Timed Finals, Only 20 Swimmers Per Event

Swimming Canada has made a major shift in format for next year’s Olympic Trials due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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NCAA and Pan Pacific Medalist Mackenzie Padington Announces Retirement

Canadian national teamer and former Minnesota Gopher Mackenzie Padington has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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Spike In COVID-19 Cases In Atlantic Canada Yields Cancellation Of AUS Season

The Atlantic University Sports (AUS) conference of Canada has announced the cancellation of the remainder of their 2020 / 2021 sporting season.

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SSPC: Maggie Macneil on Converting Short Course Success to a LCM World Title

Macneil walks through managing nerves, observing her role models, and how she converted her short course success into the 50m pool.

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Memory Lane: Photos & Articles From NCAA Swimmers Now In ISL

What a difference several years and thousands of laps can make as we compare present-day ISL swimmers to their younger selves.

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Sydney Pickrem Joining HPC – Ontario In Run Up To 2021 Olympic Trials

Coming off a standout ISL season, Pickrem heads to Toronto to join the elite training group that includes Olympic medalists Penny Oleksiak and Taylor Ruck.

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