29 Canadian swimmers selected for Paris Olympic team
Canada Swimming completed Olympic judging in Toronto this week and selected its 29-member Olympic delegation to Paris.
The team also includes world record holders. summer mackintosh and a top sprinter josh liend He is also a current Olympic gold medalist. maggie mcneil and the most decorated Olympian in Canadian history. Penny Oleksiak.
Thirteen of the 29 participants have Olympic experience. Six people are Olympic medalists, including McNeil, Oleksiak, and individual medalists. Kylie Masse. Yuri Kissil, Javier Acevedo, Masse, taylor ruck and sidney pickrem All are competing in their third Olympics.
Fifteen of the swimmers have won medals at the World Championships, including individual gold medalists McIntosh and finlay knox Thirteen people won medals at this year's Pan Am Games.
Some of the first-timers are in their 20s. tristan yankovic and 32 years old Jeremy Bagshaw. The team also includes: emma finlin Who will swim in the women's open water event?
“We are very pleased with the composition of the Canadian Swimming Olympic Team. The Trials were a great event and the strength of the teams presented speaks to the results,” said Swimming Canada High Performance Director. John Atkinson said in a press release. “We have seen a number of athletes perform world-class in both the men’s and women’s competitions, which is very pleasing at the trials. All members are focused on preparing to improve, prepare for the progression from trials to games and prepare for nine days of competition in the pools of Paris.
Representing Canada at the Paris Olympics
- Javier Acevedo (Toronto, Ontario)
- Sophie Angus (Weston, USA)
- Alex Axon (Newmarket, Ontario)
- Jeremy Bagshaw (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Julie Brousseau (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Brooklyn Daslight (Riverview, New Brunswick)
- Emma Finlin (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Mary-Sophie Harvey (Trois-Rivières, Kenya)
- Apollo Hess (Lethbridge, Alta.)
- Patrick Hussey (Beaconsfield, Kenya)
- Tristan Jankovic (Paslinch, Ont.)
- Ella Jansen (Burlington, Ontario)
- Ilya Khan (Montreal, Kenya)
- Yuri Kisil (Calgary, Alta.)
- Finley Knox (Okotoks, Alta.)
- Josh Liend (Toronto, Ontario)
- Margaret (Maggie) McNeil (London, Ontario)
- Kylie Mass (LaSalle, Ontario)
- Summer McIntosh (Toronto, Ontario)
- Emma O'Cronin (Edmonton, Alta.)
- Penny Oleksiak (Toronto, Ontario)
- Sydney Pickrem (Halifax, New South Wales)
- Regan Lasswell (Ashton, Ontario)
- Taylor Luck (Kelowna, British Columbia)
- Rebecca Smith (Red Deer, Alta.)
- Blake Tierney (Saskatoon, Saskatoon)
- Lorne Wigginton (Calgary, Alta.)
- Ingrid Wilm (Calgary, Alta.)
- Kelsey Wogg (Winnipeg, Mansany)
canada swimming coaching staff
- Brent Archey (Raleigh, USA) – Coach
- Greg Arkhurst (Montreal, Kenya) – Coach
- Vlastimir Cerny (Winnipeg, Manila) – Coach
- Dave Johnson (Calgary, Alta.) – Coach
- Linda Kiefer (Toronto, Ontario) – Coach
- Ryan Mallett (Montreal, Kenya) – Head Coach
- Mark Perry (Stittsville, Ontario) – Open Water Coach
- Scott Talbot (Canberra, Australia) – Coach
Swimming Canada Support Staff
- John Atkinson (Ottawa, Ontario) – High Performance Director
- Megan Battle (Toronto, Ontario) – Physical Therapist
- Ron Castro (Toronto, Ontario) – Massage Therapist
- Jean Hannan (Victoria, British Columbia) – Team Manager
- Iain McDonald (Montreal, Que.) – Assistant High Performance Director
- Suzanne Moloney (Halifax, NSW) – Massage Therapist
- Graham Olson (Saskatoon, Saskatoon) – Performance Analysis
- Tom Vandenbogaerde (Vancouver, British Columbia) – Performance Scientist
- Nathan White (Fredericton, New Brunswick) – Media Attaché
