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Jill McIntosh knows the Olympic pressure better than most parents, having also had to navigate the choppy waters of being a teenaged swimmer for Canada. CBC | Sports News
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The lifeguard: Summer McIntosh’s Olympian mom works to smooth waters for star swimmer
Jill McIntosh knows the Olympic pressure better than most parents, having also had to navigate the choppy waters of being a teenaged swimmer for Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The lifeguard: Summer McIntosh’s Olympian mom works to smooth waters for star swimmer
Jill McIntosh knows the Olympic pressure better than most parents, having also had to navigate the choppy waters of being a teenaged swimmer for Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »18 years after her Olympic breakthrough, Klassen is moved by swimmer McIntosh’s pursuit of glory
Olympic champion speedskater Cindy Klassen was dubbed “the woman of the Games” in 2006 by former IOC president Jacques Rogge. Eighteen years later, Canada has another multi-medal talent on its hands in Summer McIntosh, and Klassen is moved by her inspiring ascension in the pool. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian swimmer Ruslan Gaziev suspended for anti-doping violations
Canadian Olympic swimmer Ruslan Gaziev has been suspended 18 months for anti-doping rule violations. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo wins men’s 100-yard butterfly NCAA title
Canada’s Josh Liendo cruised to his second national title at the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships on Friday night in Indianapolis. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘I would be happy if I retired now’: Swimmer Maggie Mac Neil enjoying ride before her last Olympics
The Paris Olympics in July will be the last for Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil, who says she has “accomplished more than I ever wanted in swimming.” She wants to defend 100-metre butterfly gold and lower the world record held by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Swimmer Taylor Ruck anchors Canada to world bronze in women’s 100-metre relay
Canada has its first swimming medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, courtesy the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau wins world gold for Canada in women’s solo free
Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau of Saint Laurent, Que., racked up 264.8207 points win a gold medal Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships. She also collected silver in women’s solo technical on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
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