National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh wins her fourth gold
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Summer McIntosh wins gold in 400m IM, becomes only Canadian swimmer with 4 world titles | CBC Sports
Summer McIntosh won her second gold medal and made Canadian history on Sunday at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.The 16-year-old from Toronto captured the world title in the women's 400-metre individual medley final for…
B.C. teen swimmer hauls home 8 medals from North American Indigenous Games | CBC News
B.C. athletes arrived home from the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax last week, and one Victoria-based swimmer had far heavier luggage than when she left.Métis athlete Breanna Aimoe,15, dominated in the under-16 female division at…
Canadian swimmer Katerine Savard is there for her teammates when they need her most | CBC Sports
Most monarch butterflies live somewhere in the neighbourhood of 14 brilliant days. Canadian butterfly swimmer Katerine Savard, who is approaching her seventh World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, has been on the national team for…
N.W.T. swimmer Jacob Mitchener wins bronze in final race at North American Indigenous Games | CBC…
In his final swim competition at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), Jacob Mitchener, Team N.W.T.'s flag bearer, narrowly took third place."I was actually scared and then I looked up at the clock and I was in third," he said. "And…
A Champion Swimmer Returns, Slowly but Determinedly, to Competition
During the eight months Caeleb Dressel spent not swimming, he was surprised by the things he came to miss. Some were simple, like blowing bubbles in the water or the feel of his toes on the grip tape of the starting blocks. But he also…
‘Just another day in the office,’ Canadian swimmer jokes after team wins Special…
Now that his team has won gold for Canada in the pool at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games, Tyler Servant of Swift Current, Sask., says he would like to someday help younger athletes as a coach.Tyler was first off the blocks for the…
Special Olympics | How silver-medal winning swimmer Dinesh Shanmugam found his calling
Dinesh Kumar Shanmugam celebrates after competing in the 50m Breaststroke Competition during day four of Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 on June 20, 2023
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Born with speech impairment, learning…
Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck back to racing after skateboarding accident | CBC Sports
Four-time Olympic swimming medallist Taylor Ruck is prepared to make her return to racing after recovering from a broken hand suffered during a skateboarding accident in April.CBC Sports has learned that Ruck will compete in the 50, 100,…
Canadian artistic swimmer Lamothe sets PB en route to bronze at World Cup Super Final | CBC Sports
Canadian artistic swimmer Audrey Lamothe captured bronze after delivering a personal-best performance on Friday at the World Cup Super Final in Oviedo, Spain.The 18-year-old from Montreal reached the podium in the women's solo technical…