2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials
On the second night of the Olympic and Paralympic trials, three more swimmers earned priority 1 status for qualifying for Canada's Olympic team.
Throughout the first night, the men's side had no preference. finlay knox Her victory in the 100m breaststroke made her the only qualifier to achieve Priority 2 status.But that quickly changed Tristan Yankovics, Blake Tierney, and Javier Acevedo All earned Priority 1 status in the official team announcement 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. 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 based on the advice of the High Performance Director.
Jankovic started the night off strong. The Ohio State University swimmer dropped his time by more than five seconds that day. She won in the final with a time of 4:11.74, which was below her Olympic qualifying time of 4:12.50. With this swim, Jankovic becomes the first athlete to represent Canada at an Olympics in the 400 IM since 2012. He entered the competition with a personal best of 4:17.40, ranking 11th in the world this season and working towards achieving his goal. My first Olympics.
“I mean, it's my childhood dream to go there. I just want to have fun. Do my best and represent this country to the fullest,” Jankovic said after the race.
Jankovic wasn't the only swimmer tonight to qualify for his first Olympics. later, blake tierney He won the close race in the men's 100 backstroke with an Olympic qualifying time of 53.48 seconds, earning him his first Olympic qualification. This swim was also a major personal best for Tierney. He led the OQT in Canada's medley relay in Doha with a score of 53.65, but dropped that time to 53.48 in the final.
Tierney, 22, blocked the charge. Javier Acevedo, finished second under OQT with 53.55. Acevedo is on the Olympic swimming team for the third time, and the best part of all is that this is his best time in the event since the 2017 Canadian Championships.
On the women's side, summer mackintosh and Mary-Sophie Harvey In the 200m freestyle, both athletes fell short of their Olympic qualifying times. McIntosh swam in a time of 1 minute, 53.69 seconds, missing her own Canadian record by just four-hundredths. Although she is not expected to compete individually in the event in Paris, her swim ranks second in the world this season and 12th all-time.
Harvey continued to show he's at his best this season. She raced evenly in the final, setting her personal best of 57.69/57.75 and breaking the Quebec record of 1:55.44. Harvey earned her first individual Olympic berth in her 100 butterfly last night, where she also placed second in another event.
julie brusseau He bounced back by finishing second in the 400m freestyle on the first night, just outside the OQT. She finished third with her personal best of 1:57.60 and qualified for Canada's 4x200m free relay. However, she missed the OQT (1:57.26) again. That means if McIntosh were to sustain an injury, she would likely not be able to compete in the event as an individual. Emma Okronin He finished the relay in fourth place (1:57.86), making his first Olympic team along with Brousseau, Jankovic, and Tierney.
finally, Sophie Angus She won a close race in the women's 100m breaststroke.She touched the wall four hundredths ago Kelsey Wogg, the time was 1:06.96. Although she was unable to compete in the OQT, she has earned priority 3 status as the medley relay requires a breaststroker. She recorded her OQT (1:06.66) at her 2024 World Championships and finished in the top two. This means she can earn her individual spot under Priority 5. But we assigned her there because her priority 3 supersedes her priority 5. .
Priority 1 swims by day 1 (Olympic A cut, top 2):
Priority 2 Swims (Top 4 Free Relays) by Day 2:
- Julie Bourseau — Women's 200m Freestyle (1:57.60) *Also the Olympic “B” cut
- Emma Okronin — Women's 200 Freestyle (1:57.86)
Priority 3 swims through day 2 (medley relay swimmers):
Priority 4 swims until day 2 (additional relay swimmers):
Priority 5 swims through Day 2: (Olympic “A” cut at other events + top 2 at Trials):
Priority 6 swims by Day 2: (Olympic “B” time – unlikely to be invited):
- Kelsey Wogg — Women’s 100 Breaststroke (1:07.00)
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)
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)
