2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials
Ilya Khan This season, she achieved the world's third best time in the 200m butterfly with a time of 1:54.41, earning her the right to compete in her first Olympics this summer. After winning the Canadian Trials, the confident 19-year-old NCAA champion set her sights on Paris.
“I'm aiming for top three and beyond,” Khan told CBC reporter Devon Heroes. “To defeat Leon Marchand. i'm coming. “
Khan's winning time on Friday night was within a second of last summer's Canadian record of 1:53.82, when she tied for fourth at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He beat his Olympic qualifying time of 155.78 seconds by more than a second and reached the wall more than four seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. kevin chan (1:59.14).
Khan would have won a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with Friday night's time. This season, he is ranked 3rd in the world. Tomoru Honda (1:53.15) and Temple gate Genki (1:54.07). The dual citizen had a successful freshman campaign at Arizona State University, where he and Marchand led the Sun Devils to their first-ever national title in March.
Curran was one of four Canadians who booked a spot to swim for the individual competition in Paris on Friday night. blake tierney He won the 200 backstroke with a new Canadian record time of 1:56.74. sidney pickrem (2:23.79) And Kelsey Wogg (2:23.80) sailed through the Olympic “A” cut (2:23.91) in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Canada's most decorated Olympian, Rio 2016 Champion Penny Oleksiakwon the 100 free in 53.66 seconds, missing the Olympic qualifying time by just 0.05 seconds. But she still punched her ticket to Paris as a member of Canada's 4×100 free relay team. mary sophie harvey (53.71), Brooklyn Daslight (54.33), and taylor ruck (54.47).
Here's how the 2024 Canadian Olympic team was selected.
Canada's Olympic selection priorities:
Note: Click the Selection Criteria link above for a detailed description of each priority category. (Updated on April 15, 2024)
- Priority 1: 1st and 2nd place athletes who achieved Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in the “A” final
- Priority 2 – Relay Recommendation: Total relay times for the top four athletes in the 100 and 200 freestyle. For medley relays, the relay total will be the time of the top qualifier among the back 100, breast 100, fly 100, and free 100. If an athlete earns his 100 seconds multiple times, his second place athlete's time in those events will be considered.
- Priority 3: If no athletes earn an OQT at the 2024 Canadian Trials, or if only one athlete earns an OQT, then the athletes who achieve the OQT within the qualifying period and place in the top two at the Trials. will be nominated.
- Priority 4: In events where there is no nomination by Priority 1-3, the event winner who achieves an Olympic consideration time and swims within 1% of the fastest time during the Trials qualifying window will be provisionally named. World Swimming has issued a memo stating that Olympic “B” cut swimmers may not be eligible to compete due to athlete quotas. However, even if an athlete earns a 'B' cut here, they will not be subject to World Swimming restrictions if they have earned an 'A' cut at another Olympic qualifying event during the qualifying period.
- Priority 5: The Selection Committee has the discretion to nominate eligible swimmers to improve the relay, following the advice of the High Performance Director.
Editor's note: Swimming Canada updated its selection criteria on April 15. The priorities below reflect the updated criteria.
Priority 1 swims through day 5 (Olympic A cut, top 2):
Priority 2 swims through Day 5 (top 4 seconds free relay and top 1 second medley relay):
Priority 3 swims through Day 5: (Olympic “A” cut at other events + top 2 at Trials):
Priority 4 swims through day 5: (Olympic “B” time + event winner – unlikely to be invited):
Priority 5 swims through Day 5 (additional relay swimmers):
Swimmers who did not rank high enough in the Olympic A/B cut:
Cut A as follows.
- Rebecca Smith – Women’s 100 Fly (57.89) (3rd place)
- taylor ruck — Women's 100 Backstroke (59.78) (3rd place)
B cut:
- Julie Bourseau — Women's 400 Freestyle (4:08.12) (Win A cut)
- Lorne Wigginton — Men’s 400 IM (4:13.60) (Win A cut)
- Aiden Norman — Men’s 100 Backstroke (53.99) (3rd place)
- Kelsey Wogg — Women's 100 Breaststroke (1:07.00) (Winner has an A cut/selected for relay, Wogg does not have an A cut during qualifying period)
- Regan Lasswell — Women's 100 Backstroke (1:00.23) (4th place)
