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FISU Games, World Junior teams announced

VICTORIA – In addition to the announcement of the senior national team for the FINA World Championships Sunday, Swimming Canada also announced national teams for two other important development meets.

A total of 24 swimmers (10 men, 14 women) will represent Canada at the FISU Universiade in Taipei. Many top athletes have competed at these world university games in past years. For example, in 2015 backstroker Kylie Masse emerged with a gold medal at the Universiade, and one year later became an Olympic medallist. The event takes place from Aug. 19-30, with swimming scheduled for Aug. 20-27.

Meanwhile, Canada will be sending a strong contingent to the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Canada’s 14-member team will include quadruple Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak, double Olympic medallist Taylor Ruck, and senior worlds team members Kayla Sanchez and Rebecca Smith. With the championships set for Aug. 23-28, it will be a quick turnaround for the members of the team returning from senior worlds, which end July 30 in Budapest, Hungary.

Canada won 12 medals at the 2015 edition of the world juniors, with Ruck winning gold in the 100-m and 200-m freestyle, while Oleksiak took silver in the 50-m and 100-m butterfly and 100-m freestyle. Oleksiak, Ruck, and Smith were also part of three relay medals, including gold and a world junior record in the mixed 4×100-m free relay.

The full team lists are below:

Taipei 2017 FISU Games (Summer Universiade)

Staff/Personnel

Last Name/

First Name/

 

Nom de famille

Prénom

 

McDonald

Iain

Team Leader/Chef d’équipe

Cerny

Vlastimil

Head Coach

Perry

Mark

Head Coach – Open Water

St-Jean

Claude

Coach

Pelletier

Marc-Andre

Coach

Last Name/

First Name/

Club

Coach

Nom de famille

Prénom

 

 

Andison

Bailey

Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club

Schrader, Brian

Bagshaw

Jeremy

Island Swimming Club – HPC Victoria

Mallette, Ryan

Binnema

Josiah

Edmonton Keyano Swim Club

Schoof, Derrick

Cote

Tristan

Etobicoke Swim Club

Blondal, Mike

Darcel

Sarah

Island Swimming Club – HPC Victoria

Mallette, Ryan

Dusablon

Jade

Club Aquatique Montreal

St-Jean, Claude

Fournier

Sarah

C.N. Région de Québec

Pelletier, Marc-Andre

Glover

Mackenzie

University Of Manitoba Bisons Swimming

Holloway, Braden

Goss

Kennedy

Granite Gators

Westphal, Mike

Guertin

Philippe

Club Aquatique Montreal

St-Jean, Claude

Hanus

Danielle

Island Swimming Club – HPC Victoria

Mallette, Ryan

Hedlin

Eric

Pacific Coast Swimming

Jacks, Ron

Hill

Rob

Chena Swim Club

Blondal, Mike

Keire

Jacqueline

Oakville Aquatic Club

Disalle, Mandy

Loginov

Alex

Toronto Swim Club

MacDonald, Byron

Ludlow

Danica

University Of Calgary Swim Club

Blondal, Mike

Reilly

Luke

UBC Dolphins Swim Club – HPC Vancouver

Johnson, Tom

Savard

Katerine

Club Aquatique Montreal

St-Jean, Claude

Smith

Kierra

Liquid Lightning Swim Club

Kremer, Kelly

Teghtsoonian

Lauren

Manta Swim Club

Hainey, Tom

Thormeyer

Markus

UBC Dolphins Swim Club – HPC Vancouver

Johnson, Tom

Wall

Eli

Toronto Swim Club

Macdonald, Byron

Wog

Kelsey

University Of Manitoba Bisons Swimming

Cerny, Vlastimil

Zevnik

Alexia

Pointe-Claire Swim Club

Holloway, Braden

Indianapolis 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

Team

Last Name, First Name

Club

Coach

1

GAZIEV, Ruslan

Etobicoke Swim Club

Kevin Thorburn

2

HANNAH, Jade

Island Swimming Club/NextGen-VIC

Brad Dingey

3

KNELSON, Faith

Island Swimming Club/NextGen-VIC

Brad Dingey

4

KWAN, Victoria

Markham Aquatic Club

Robert Novak

5

LEFRANC, Jaren

Kisu Swim Club

Tina Hoeben

6

MASTROMATTEO, Gabe

Kenora Swimming

Janet Hyslop

7

OLEKSIAK, Penny

Toronto Swim Club/HPC-ON

Ben Titley

8

PAVICEVIC, Katja

Toronto Swim Club

Bill O’Toole

9

PRATT, Alexander

Cascade Swim Club

Dave Johnson

10

RUCK, Taylor

Unattached Canada

Kevin Zacher

11

SANCHEZ, Kayla Noelle

Ajax Aquatic Club/HPC-ON

Ben Titley

12

SMITH, Rebecca

Scarborough Swim Club/HPC-ON

Ben Titley

13

ZAVAROS, Mabel

Oakville Aquatic Club

Sean Baker

14

ZAVAROS, Rosie

Oakville Aquatic Club

Sean Baker

Coaches

Last Name

Club

1

DINGEY, Brad (Head Coach)

NextGen-VIC

2

HOEBEN, Tina

Kisu Swim Club

3

JOHNSON, Dave

Cascade Swim Club

Staff

Last Name

1

MCKINNON, Ken (Team Leader)