Nigeria’s top five potential medal winners are women
With a storied Olympic history that began in 1952 in Helsinki, Team Nigeria has a modest medal tally. For the 2024 Olympics, Nigeria is sending a strong contingent of 87 …
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Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris’ Seine River under 2 months before Olympics
Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, …
Penny Oleksiak to make final attempt to qualify for Olympic 100m freestyle event
When Penny Oleksiak missed out on qualifying individually for the Olympics in the 200-metre freestyle event at the Canadian swimming trials last month, she told the media “my story is …
Lamothe helps Canada to 3 medals at artistic swimming World Cup stop
Montreal’s Audrey Lamothe helped Canada win three medals Sunday on the final day of competition at a World Cup artistic swimming event. Lamothe teamed with Jacqueline Simoneau for silver in …
Canada’s Simoneau wins solo technical gold on home soil in World Cup artistic swimming
Jacqueline Simoneau, who calls the Montreal suburb of Chambly home, won the women’s solo technical gold medal at the World Aquatics artistic swimming World Cup in Markham, Ont., on Friday. …
Week of ‘world-class performances’ has Canadian swimmers primed for Paris
Canada’s Olympic swim team is as deep a group going to an Olympic Games as John Atkinson has been around to coach. Summer McIntosh and Penny Oleksiak are among a …
How Canada did at 2 big world championships
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What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports
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Canadian diver Rylan Wiens earns 2nd Olympic spot this week at aquatics worlds
Following a brief illness, Rylan Wiens was beaming on the pool deck after clinching his second spot for the Paris Olympics this summer. The 22-year-old diver from Pike Lake, Sask., scored 75.20 in …
McIntosh dethrones Ledecky in 800m freestyle, snapping American legend’s 13-year win streak
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. McIntosh touched the wall in …