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Since leaving her “most challenging” Olympics in Paris, Penny Oleksiak has climbed 19,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, done other charity work and attended her first Bills football game in Buffalo. “Trying to have a life outside of swimming is important,” she says. Toronto native ‘excited’ to returnContinue Reading

Summer McIntosh returns to Toronto after a golden OlympicsSummer McIntosh arrived at Pearson airport Tuesday evening, greeted by a crowd of supporters and media. She says her four medals, including three gold, haven’t sunk in yet, but ‘the celebrations will really start’ now that she’s home. 17-year-old arrived at PearsonContinue Reading

When the Canadian swimmers gathered in Caen ahead of the Olympics, they soaked in the history around them in the French port city, and talked about making some history of their own. And leave a mark they did, as Canada finished with eight medals in the pool. It was the bestContinue Reading

Updated Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., has advanced to the women’s semifinals in her first Olympic 50-metre freestyle swimming competition after tying for eighth in qualifying on Saturday in Nanterre, France. The semifinals are scheduled for 2:39 p.m. ET. Canadian women qualify 2nd for Sunday’s medley relay final while menContinue Reading

Minutes after beating American great Katie Ledecky to win her first Olympic medal, a silver in the 400-metre freestyle, Summer McIntosh said she was trying to set a good tone for the Canadian team on Day 1 of the Paris Olympics. “We’re literally just getting started,” McIntosh told CBC Sports’ DevinContinue Reading

Updated Canadian swimmers Summer McIntosh and Sydney Pickrem have advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 200-metre individual medley at the Olympic Games in Paris. Kharun, Liendo, Pickrem also off to semis; Canada in mixed 100m medley relay final The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 6:45 AM EDTContinue Reading

Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., cruised to the Olympic semifinals of the women’s 200-metre backstroke Thursday in Nanterre, France. Fellow Canadian swimmers Josh Liendo and Finlay Knox also advanced, while the women’s relay team will race for gold in the 200 free. Teammate Finlay Knox advances in 200m IM, relayContinue Reading

Katie Ledecky romped to the seventh Olympic gold medal of her brilliant career and 12th medal overall with a runaway victory in the 1,500m freestyle Wednesday at the Paris Games. 27-year-old matches most medals won by female swimmer Paul Newberry · The Associated Press · Posted: Jul 31, 2024 5:29Continue Reading

Updated Canada’s Summer McIntosh, the two-time defending world champion in the women’s 200-metre butterfly, is a step closer to racing for a third swimming medal at the Paris Olympics. 2-time defending world champion clocks 2:07.70 at La Defense Arena in Paris Doug Harrison · CBC Sports · Posted: Jul 31,Continue Reading