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Canada’s Richard Weinberger wins silver at open water swimming World Cup

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
VIEDMA, Argentina â€“ Richard Weinberger of Victoria assured himself a spot at the Olympic qualifying event later this spring winning the silver medal in the men’s 10 kilometre event at a marathon swimming World Cup competition on Saturday.
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Ryan Cochrane launches 2012 with golden performance at U.S., Grand Prix

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
AUSTIN, Texas - Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria won the gold medal in the men’s 400-metre freestyle on Friday top open the U.S., Grand Prix swimming competition.
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Brittany MacLean wins second medal at U.S. Winter Nationals

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
ATLANTA â€“ Brittany MacLean of Etobicoke, Ont., won her second medal in two days at the U.S., Winter Nationals swimming competition on Friday placing third in the women’s 200-metre freestyle.
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A night to remember: 2011 Big Splash honours great moments in swimming

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
TORONTO â€“ “Truly a magical evening†was the comment made by a one of many young swimmers walking out of the John Bassett theatre Monday night after attending the 2011 Big Splash Gala presented by CN and Vézina.
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Impressive double victory for Tobias Oriwol at Canada Cup

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
ETOBICOKE, Ont.–Tobias Oriwol of Toronto and Sinead Russell of Oakville, Ont., were the big stars this weekend at the Canada Cup swimming competition which concluded on Sunday.
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Micah Mykitiuk leads Canadian swimmers with fourth place finishes at Parapan American Games

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
GUADALAJARA â€“ Micah Mykitiuk of Toronto added to an already impressive list of achievements for a 13-year-old on Tuesday with a fourth place finish in the men’s 50 freestyle and helping Canada to fourth in the relay in swimming action at the Parapan Am Games.
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Swimming Canada Focuses on 20-20 Vision to Develop More International Medal Winners

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
TORONTO—The pool is about to get a whole lot deeper for Canada’s swimming athletes – the talent pool that is – thanks to an aggressive, multi-pronged strategy launched by Swimming Canada to put more athletes on the international podium at all levels.
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Successful World Cup tour concludes for Canadians

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
BERLIN â€“ Erica Morningstar of Calgary and Brent Hayden of Vancouver didn’t reach the podium on Sunday to conclude a three-stop World Cup tour but that won’t dampen what has been a highly successful start to their Olympic season.
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More international gold for Canadian swimmer Richard Weinberger at Pan Am Games

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico  â€“ Richard Weinberger of Victoria earned his second major international victory this season on Saturday as he won the men’s 10-kilometre open water swimming event at the Pan American Games.
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Canadian swimmers end Pan Am Games with silver in women’s medley relay

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Ashley McGregor of Pointe-Claire, Que., collected her fourth swimming medal at the Pan American Games on Friday as she helped Canada to the silver in the women’s 4X100 medley relay.
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CANSwim Movement launches exciting Donor program

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
Donate to a movement aimed to significantly reducing incidents of child drowning in Canada

OTTAWA - Today, CANSwim Chairman Richard Pound announced the launch of a donation program to raise money for Swimming Canada’s Movement to teach every child in Canada how to swim.  
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Three fifth place finishes for Canadian swimmers at Pan Am Games

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
GUADALAJARA â€“ Jennifer Beckberger of Ajax, Ont., Lyam Dias of Pointe-Claire, Que., and Erin Miller of Calgary all posted fifth place finishes on Wednesday in swimming action at the 2011 Pan American Games.
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Canadians cap Global Games with silver

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
LOANO, Italy â€“ Adam Rahier of Nanaimo, B.C., Michael Heath of Woodstock, Ont., Mike Qing of Regina and Maxime Rouselle of St. Alexandre, Que., combined forces to win the silver medal in the men’s 4X100 medley relay to conclude swimming action at the Global Games.
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Canadian Para-swimmers get a taste for London 2012 at INAS Global Games in Italy

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
GENOA, ITA â€“ Canadian Para-swimmer Justine Morrier of Haute Richelieu, QC, led the Canadian squad as flag bearer for the opening ceremonies of the 3rd INAS Global Games in Genoa Italy, home of Christopher Columbus. 
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Swimmers get ready for the 2011 Terry Fox Run Challenge

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
OTTAWA - We challenge every club, swimmers, coaches and families to support and participate in the Terry Fox Run this Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Alex Baumann Steps Down as CEO of Own the Podium

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
OTTAWA (Own the Podium) - Alex Baumann StepsDown as Chief Executive Officer of Own the Podium —Baumann moves closer to family, pursues new opportunity
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Calgary’s Chad Bobrosky wins gold medal at world junior swimming championships

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
LIMA, Peru â€“ Chad Bobrosky of Calgary won the gold medal in the men’s 200-metre freestyle on Wednesday at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
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VIDEO: Silver medal for van Beilen at Summer Universiade

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
SHENZHEN, China (CIS) – Canada earned its first medal of the 26th Summer Universiade at the swimming pool on Wednesday night at the Natatorium of Universiade Sports Center.Tera van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., swam to a second-place finish in the women’s 50m breaststroke in a time of 31.45 seconds.
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Strong showing for Canadian relay at Summer Universiade

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
SHENZHEN, China (CIS) – Despite qualifying for only one final, the Canadian team had a number of good performances Monday on Day 2 of the swimming competition at the 26th Summer Universiade.
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Canadians win five gold medals at Para Pan Pac swimming championships

Swimming Canada - 47 min 57 sec ago
EDMONTON â€“ Benoit Huot of Montreal won the gold medal and came within 0.07 seconds of his world record in the men’s 200-metre individual medley on Saturday to highlight another productive day for Canada at the Para Pan Pac swimming championships.
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