This week's competition features more than 620 athletes from 148 clubs across Canada; it marks the beginning of the Olympics.
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Top swimmers from Canada have gathered once more at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre for the national trials. Swimming Canada’s premier competition is scheduled to take place from March 28 to April 2, 2023. At 9:30, the preliminary round will start. Every day, with finals at 6:00 p.m. More than 2,000 tickets have already been sold for the six-day competition starting on Tuesday, which will be open to fans for the first time since 2019. And will be used to select teams for the Pan Am Games. The World Para Swimming Championships, the World Junior Swimming Championships, and the World Aquatics Championships.
This week’s competition features more than 620 athletes from 148 clubs across Canada. It marks the beginning of the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris in 2024. As of right now, the Canadian swimming program boasts depth and talent that are unmatched. Last summer’s world championships in Budapest saw the team win an unprecedented 14 medals. The men’s program is gaining ground and getting ready to compete with the best in the world, while the women’s program is still thriving.
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The majority of Canada’s biggest stars, including Summer McIntosh, Kylie Masse, Josh Liendo, Maggie MacNeil, Taylor Ruck, and Finlay Knox, whereas many others, will be present at the meet. Swimmers will need to swim under the FINA A cut in their event and finish in the top two positions to automatically qualify for Fukuoka 2023. They can still be chosen but will receive a lower priority. If they place in the top two but don’t reach FINA A. Men’s and women’s third and fourth-place finishers in the 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle events for each gender will also be eligible.
Summer McIntosh, the 16-year-old swimming prodigy who regularly sets records, will be the center of attention. At just 14 years old, McIntosh made her Olympic debut and is already a two-time world champion. Last year, she won six medals at the Commonwealth Games. There is momentum and confidence in the pool, according to high-performance director John Atkinson. John Atkinson continued, “I think it’s here and it’s now. Swimming in Canada is in its heyday. Everything that people say about it is correct.”
This week two names are conspicuously missing from the competition list. Penny Oleksiak, who has won the most medals for Canada in the Olympics. Won’t be swimming at trials. She is still recovering from knee surgery, whereas Sunday night, it was revealed that Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck. Who has competed in swimming at the last two Olympics. He will take a brief break from the sport to rest her body and mind.
Preliminaries and finals of the entire meet will be broadcast live on CBC. Digital CBC Sports platforms. Live streams can be viewed on cbcsports.Ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. And the free CBC Gem streaming service.
March 28, 2023- The morning session of day 1 will start at 9:30 am with para women’s 50m breast and it will end with men’s 400m free. Whereas the evening session will start at 18:00 with para women’s 50m breast final and the day will end with men’s 400m free A final.
March 29, 2023- The morning session of day 2 will kick off at 9:30 am with Para women’s 50m back and it will end with men’s 800m Free (SH). Whereas the evening session will start from 18:00 with Para women’s 50m back final and the day will end with para men’s 200m free final.
March 30, 2023- The morning session of day 3 will start at 9:30 am with Para women’s 50m fly and it will end with para men’s 100m Free. Whereas the evening session will start at 18:00 with Para women’s 50m fly final and the day will end with para men’s 100m free final.
March 31, 2023- The morning session of day 4 will kick off at 9:30 am with Para women’s 100m fly and it will end with para men’s 50m free. Whereas the evening session will start from 18:00 with Para women’s 100m fly final and the day will end with para men’s 50m free final.
April 1, 2023- The morning session of day 5 will start at 9:30 am with women’s 200m back and it will end with para men’s 200m (IM). Whereas the evening session will start from 18:00 with women’s 200m back junior and the day will end with para men’s 200m final(IM).
April 2, 2023- The morning session of day 6 will kick off at 9:30 am with para women’s 100m back and it will end with men’s 1500m free(SH). Whereas the evening session will start at 18:00 with Para women’s 100m back final and the day will end with men’s 1500m free A final.
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