Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Aquatics (Page 4)

ROUNDUP Canada’s Finlay Knox captured gold in the men’s 200-metre individual medley on Thursday at the World Aquatics Championships, rallying from behind in the last 50m. Ingrid Wilm swims to 2nd bronze medal of meet in 50-metre backstrokeCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 11:52 AM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

ROUNDUP Canadian divers captured two more medals on Wednesday at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. In the women’s 20-metre high dive final, Montreal’s Molly Carlson claimed the silver medal while teammate Jessica Macaulay, also of Montreal, took the bronze. Canadian women’s water polo team will play Italy in last chance forContinue Reading

ROUNDUP Ingrid Wilm extended Canada’s streak of medal podium finishes to a third straight day with bronze in the women’s 100-metre backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Edges Australian by 0.10 seconds; Toronto’s Sophie Angus 8th in breaststroke finalCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 13, 2024 1:41 PMContinue Reading

ROUNDUP Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem set a personal best on the way to collecting a silver medal Monday, covering the women’s 200-metre medley in two minutes 8.56 seconds at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Canada’s Olympic fate in women’s water polo could be decided Wednesday in QatarCBC Sports · Posted:Continue Reading

ROUNDUP Canada has its first swimming medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, courtesy the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay team. Finlay Knox posts national record in 50m fly; 2 Canadians into women’s 200 IM finalCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 11, 2024 1:30 PM EST | Last Updated: 5Continue Reading

ROUNDUP Canada’s Rylan Wiens surpassed 480 total points in the men’s 10-metre platform diving final on Saturday to clinch Olympic qualification for the second time in three days at the World Aquatics Championships. Places 5th in individual 10m platform; Canada into women’s water polo quarterfinalsCBC Sports · Posted: Feb 10,Continue Reading

New Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh has sent yet another shockwave across the swimming world by defeating American legend Katie Ledecky in the 800 metre freestyle. 17-year-old from Toronto sets Canadian record, touching wall in time of 8:11.39 Devin Heroux · CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 08, 2024 6:41 PMContinue Reading

ROUNDUP Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani of China captured their third straight diving world title in women’s synchronized 3-metre springboard on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar. Chen, Chang favoured to win 3m individual; Canada’s Hedlin 11th in open water raceThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 07, 2024 12:57 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau has ended another long medal drought for Canada at the World Aquatics Championships. Simoneau blew away the competition in the execution element of the women’s solo free routine on Tuesday, scoring 180.9707 — Vasilina Khandoshka of Belarus was her closest competitor nearly seven points behind — to capture her country’sContinue Reading