2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials
The first night of the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Games has concluded. Already, several swimmers have been seen signing their names on oversized boarding passes on deck, indicating they are eligible to be nominated for Canada's Olympic team. The full roster will be officially announced at the end of the tournament.
Canada's Olympic selection priorities:
Note: Click the Selection Criteria link above for a detailed explanation 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.
- Priority 5: The selection committee has the discretion to nominate eligible swimmers to improve the relay based on the advice of the High Performance Director.
17 years old summer mackintosh She was the first swimmer to be named to the Paris national team. McIntosh, a former world record holder in the 400m freestyle, won in a world-class time of 3:59.06. He told CBC he was “not happy” with his time, but it was more than enough to earn him a spot on his second Olympic team.
In subsequent sessions, maggie mcneil and Mary-Sophie Harvey He qualified for Paris in the 100 butterfly. McNeil improved his qualifying time by three-hundredths and won in 56.61 seconds, tied for eighth in the world this season. Not only did McNeil qualify for his second Olympics, he also secured the chance to defend his Olympic gold medal.
Harvey finished second behind McNeil, achieving a come-from-behind victory. rebecca smith, took the lead at the halfway mark. She swam her lifetime best of 57.32 seconds, extending her season trend of breaking personal bests. The swim was her first sub-58 record, and she improved by 0.73 seconds from her lifetime best of 58.05 seconds, which she swam at the Canadian Open in April.
In a post-race interview, Harvey said in French that it was a “surprise” to qualify for the Olympics in this event. Like McIntosh and McNeil, this will be her second time competing in the Olympics. In Tokyo, she swam in the heated 4×200 freestyle relay. Her nomination in the 100 flyweight division means she has qualified for the Olympics as an individual for the first time.
Smith finished third in 57.89 seconds, falling short of her Olympic qualifying time. Although she did not make the Olympic team in this event, this was her fastest time since the 2019 World Championships, where she swam.
On the male side, finlay knox He is now in a position to be nominated for the men's 4×100 medley relay. Although she missed the Olympic qualifying and judging times in the 100m chest, meaning she cannot swim in the individual competition, Knox won her 100m chest. According to Priority 2 criteria, that means he is likely to be named to the medley relay at the end of the meet. Knox won with the best of his life. He swam 1:00.66, bettering his personal record of 1:00.91, which he swam at the Canadian Open.
