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After all his Olympic medals were destroyed in the Los Angeles fires, swimming great Gary Hall Jr. set an unexpected record replacing them at International Olympic Committee headquarters Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland. ‘We hope to give you a moment of relief and joy,’ says IOC president Thomas BachThe Associated PressContinue Reading

Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 metres to highlight Saturday’s events at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Montrealer sets his 2nd Pro Series Swim record in as many days in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Thomson Reuters · Posted: May 04, 2025 9:29 AMContinue Reading

Montreal’s Ilya Kharun established a new Canadian record in the men’s 50-metre butterfly at the Tyr Pro Meet on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fellow Canadian Summer McIntosh nearly matches personal best in 200m backstrokeCBC Sports · Posted: May 03, 2025 8:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 3 Canada’sContinue Reading

American swimming great Katie Ledecky posted the second-fastest 400-metre freestyle time of her career on Thursday when she outlasted Canadian star Summer McIntosh at the Tyr Pro Meet on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Canada’s McIntosh, 18, finishes just 1.47 seconds behind the American greatField Level Media · Posted: MayContinue Reading

Olympic champion Lukas Martens of Germany has broken the men’s 400-metre freestyle record at the Swim Open Stockholm. German clocks 3:39.96 to break compatriot Paul Biedermann’s mark from 2009The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 13, 2025 9:41 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago Germany’s Lukas Martens, pictured at ParisContinue Reading

Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo won his third career NCAA title in the men’s 100-yard freestyle on Saturday night in Federal Way, Wash. 22-year-old from Toronto claims 2nd victory in as many nights for Florida GatorsCBC Sports · Posted: Mar 30, 2025 2:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Toronto’s JoshContinue Reading

Texas won three of the five individual swimming events Friday night at the NCAA championships in Federal Way, Wash., to stay atop the team standings, and Florida claimed the other two. One of those wins by the Gators was courtesy of Toronto’s Josh Liendo, who defended his title in theContinue Reading

Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has been nominated for Laureus Award in breakthrough category In 2024, she was 1st Canadian athlete to win 3 gold medals at a single Summer GamesCBC Sports · Posted: Mar 03, 2025 5:22 PM EST | Last Updated: March 3 Summer McIntosh is exploring a newContinue Reading

Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has decided to make a coaching change to help in her pursuit of five gold medals at the next Olympics.  In an exclusive interview with CBC Sports, the 18-year-old from Toronto said this will be her last season training at the Sarasota Sharks facility with coachContinue Reading