2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials
Previous Olympic Champion maggie mcneil They asked Swimming Canada to allow her coach to join the Canadian staff in Paris, despite going against current restrictions.
McNeil, 24, is coached by LSU. rick bishopare American and Canadian Swimming Regulations require coaches to reside and work in Canada in order to be appointed to the national coaching staff.
last year, summer mackintoshcoach, American brent archeyhas been named to the Canadian staff for the 2023 World Championships as a “personal support professional” and is expected to rejoin McIntosh, perhaps the country's biggest star (of any sport) heading to Paris.
Archie's addition to the staff last year was a move outside the norm, and now McNeil is exploring a similar exception being made for Bishop.
star of toronto Wednesday's report said McNeil's main hope for Bishop in Paris was to be added to the coaching staff of the Hong Kong team, which he coached and represented at the Tokyo Olympics. Siobhan Hoey.
However, McNeil posted a tweet Thursday suggesting Bishop would not be in Paris for Hong Kong, placing the onus on Swimming Canada to support Bishop in his bid to successfully defend his Olympic title.
As a defending Olympic pool gold medalist for Canada, I now know that American coaches will not be coaching any other countries in Paris. Swim She believes Canada understands this urgency and will support my coaches to support me as well. ☺️ https://t.co/KK3Fl8w1aP
— Maggie McNeil, OLY (@mags_swims26) May 16, 2024
Other Canadian swimmers training abroad, kylie masse (Spain) and sidney pickrem (Texas A&M) is expected to have coaches in Paris as members of the Spanish team (Ben Titley) and Mexican team (Jason Calanog). taylor ruck (Arizona State University) expects that. Harvey Boehm About American staff.
However, with so many top swimmers training abroad, there is growing opinion that the rules should be revised to keep up with the evolution of the sport.
“Brent being with Summer is definitely a great step in the right direction,” Pickrem said. star of toronto. “She's our top athlete, but we've had top athletes before, but they didn't necessarily see it that way.”
Ms. McNeil said she had struggled in the past to appoint Mr. Bishop to Canadian staff.
“I understand where[the rules]come from and that they are rooted in history, but when you change the precedent for one coach, I don't see why you can't change the precedent for everyone else,” McNeil said. Ta. “Things are changing rapidly in the world of swimming, and I don't think it's a bad idea to consider what we can change too.”
Canada Swimming High Performance Director John Atkinson When asked about the changes made to McIntosh last summer, she noted that making exceptions such as allowing Archie to join the staff was unprecedented in the sport.
“Things evolve, but this was the first time we'd done something like that,” Atkinson said. star of toronto. “It doesn't mean it will always be done, and it doesn't mean it won't be done for others in the future.”
“She's trying to do something that not many athletes in the history of this sport have tried to do. We need to do whatever it takes to do that.”
McNeil punched her ticket to her second Olympics on the opening night of competition in the women's 100m fly. She only has one race left on her schedule, the 100m free on Friday.
