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Big pre-Olympic test for Canadian swimmers

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
South Korean Park Tae-Hwan and Australians Leisel Jones, Stephanie Rice Kenrick Monk amongst Top International contingent 
VANCOUVER â€“ Ten members of Canada’s Olympic swimming team, including Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., will face a strong international field at the Mel Zajac Jr. International meet, part of Swimming Canada’s Canada Cup series, set for May 25-27 at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre in Vancouver.
 
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Morning Swim Show Highlights Canadian Olympic Trials Buzz

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
PHEONIX - Several storylines emerged from the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials, and the Morning Swim Show talks about some of the swimmers that had people buzzing. 
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Open water swimmers Nadine Williams and Xavier Desharnais qualify for Olympic Trials

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
CANCUN, Mexico â€“ Nadine Williams of Sherwood Park, Alta., and Xavier Desharnais of LaSalle, Que., earned berths for the Olympic qualifying event in 10 kilometre open water swimming after posting the top Canadian performances Tuesday at a FINA World Cup race.
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Tera Van Beilen and Martha McCabe near world’s best time at Olympic trials

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL â€“ Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., and Martha McCabe of Toronto swam the second and third fastest times in the world this year to land the two Olympic nomination spots in the women’s 200 breaststroke before a sell out crowd at the Olympic trials presented by RBC.
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Fast start to Olympic trials for Brent Hayden

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL â€“ Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., showed why he is pre-qualified for the Games with a super sharp performance in the 100-metre freestyle preliminary race on Friday morning at the Olympic swimming trials presented by RBC.
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Six more swimmers earn nomination at Olympic trials

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL â€“ Jillian Tyler of Calgary and Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., landed the two available spots in the highly-anticipated women’s 100-metre breaststroke final on Thursday night at the Olympic swimming trials presented by RBC.
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Katarina Roxon kicks off busy Paralympic trials with win

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL- Katarina Roxon of Stephenville, N.L., made the necessary adjustments from her morning swim and came back in Tuesday night’s final to win the gold medal in the women’s 100 butterfly at the Paralympic swimming trials presented by RBC.
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Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials: on deck for day one

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL â€“ Jordan Hartney of White Rock, B.C.,  Scott Dickens of Burlington, Ont., Stefan Hirniak of Victoria, Alexa Komarnycky of Etobicoke, Ont., and Katerine Savard of Quebec City are the top seeds for Tuesday’s opening races at the Olympic swimming trials presented by RBC.
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Historical Partnership on first ever Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL, QC  – With less than a month to the London 2012 selection trials in Montreal, Swimming Canada is pleased to announce a historical partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) bringing the first ever Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials to life. 
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CIS Championships: UBC dominates opening day, three records fall

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
MONTREAL (CIS) â€“ The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds hold solid leads in both the women’s and men’s team standings after Day 1 of the 2012 CIS swimming championships, an opening day that saw three meet records fall at the University of Montreal’s CEPSUM Pool.
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Unique Event Sponsorships now available for Swimming Trials

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
Swimming fans, swim clubs, community groups, parents and alumni can participate in the Olympic Swimming Trials through a unique event sponsorship program released today.  For $500, your name will be associated with that event in the heat sheet and the souvenir program, along with a chance to participate in the medal ceremony for that event.  Event sponsors will also receive two VIP tickets for the day of their sponsored event.
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Local swimmers shine at Speedo Canadian Western Championships

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
WINNIPEG â€“ Local swimmers won two of the four distance freestyle races on Thursday to open the Speedo Canadian Western Championships swimming competition.
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Toronto’s Zsofi Balazs keeps options open to swim in pool at Olympic Games

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
GATINEAU, Que. – Zsofi Balazs of Toronto is firmly established as one of Canada’s top female open water swimmers but she showed she’s talented in the pool as well after winning the women’s 1,500-metre freestyle on Thursday to open the Speedo Eastern Canadian Championships.
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Hometown Olympic Hopeful to Race at Speedo Western Championships in Winnipeg

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
WINNIPEG â€“ Local hometown swim star Chantal van Landeghem will be the main attraction this weekend at the Speedo Western Championships held at the Pan Am pool in from February 16-19.
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Canada’s Richard Weinberger wins silver at open water swimming World Cup

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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

Thu, 17/05/2012 - 23:57
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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