Ken Mikkelsen, a long-time chiropractor with the Canadian national swim team, was a leader in his field who help swimmers both physically and mentally to achieve their goals, say athletes and coaches who worked with him.
Brent Hayden, a former world champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 100-metre freestyle, started working with Mikkelsen when he first began training at the High Performance Centre – Vancouver in 2001.
“Ken had something special,” said Hayden. “He could just look at you, watch how you swim, and he could tell you which muscle was not firing and how you were compensating. He would know exactly how to activate those neurological pathways.”
Veteran coach Dave Johnson remembers when Mikkelsen attended the 1988 Olympic Games as the first chiropractic care person with the Canadian national swim team.
“Chiropractic care inside the framework of the paramedical support systems in Canadian sport was really very much an unknown, certainly in the Olympic sport realm,” said Johnson. “He was a leader in his field and a leader in terms of providing support to the Canadian swimmers over a number of years.”
Mikkelsen died April 1 at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, B.C., after complications from a stroke. He was 73.
According to Mikkelsen’s obituary, the Vancouver native attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, then operated a clinic in Langley, B.C., for 49 years. He began work with Swimming Canada in 1986 and attended seven Olympic Games.
Mikkelsen was also a trainer with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2019 as a member of the 1968 New Westminster Salmonbellies Lacrosse team (trainer).
Hayden said Mikkelsen played a major role in his bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics. In the leadup to the Games, Hayden couldn’t walk for four days because of a nagging back pain.
“Ken was one of the staff members that was working every day to get my body back,” said Hayden.
On the morning of the 100-m final, Hayden woke up feeling pain in his back. He contacted Mikkelsen who said his accreditation would not allow him to enter the athletes village until later in the day.
Instead, Mikkelsen told Hayden to meet him at an exit outside the village.
“He had his table set up on the sidewalk in public,” said Hayden. “He treated me there. He was able to reassure me it was not going to affect my performance so I didn’t need to worry about it.
“Without that, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to get up on the blocks feeling like my body wouldn’t spasm in the race.”
Hayden said athletes from other countries would seek Mikkelsen’s advice.
“You would go see him before a race even if you didn’t feel like anything was wrong,” said Hayden, who attended Mikkelsen’s funeral. “You went to see Ken just to get that final tune up.
“He just knew how to turn things on and make you feel like you were superhuman.”
Mikkelsen was known as a man with a big heart who thought more about others than he did himself.
“He cared so much for the sport and the swimmers involved,” said Johnson, a former national team coach who is now the director of swimming and head coach at the Cascade Swim Club in Calgary.
“We’ve lost a great man.”
Julia Strojnowska’s family immigrated to Canada with the goal of her and her siblings participating in sport to help them grow as individuals and to set and reach their goals.
Last season, Strojnowska, who swims for Langley Olympians Swim Club, represented Canada at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Israel, where she took bronze in the women’s 4×200-metre freestyle relay.
Strojnowska is one of this year’s recipients of a financial award from the Victor Davis Memorial Fund. This year’s recipients were awarded $1,500 each to help offset training costs in the pursuit of excellence.
“I’m very grateful for getting picked as a recipient of the award,” said Strojnowska. “Swimming has always meant everything to me and I always strive to do anything to get better at it. This award will not only help me financially but is also giving me access to more opportunities to further my career in swimming. As a national level swimmer, it is important to have regular access to special treatments, resources, mental wellness and recovery.”
To help alleviate some of the financial strain that comes with participating in swimming, the Victor Davis Memorial Fund was established to allow athletes to focus what they need to do in the pool to reach their goals.
The Memorial Fund was created in memory of Davis and continues to help inspire Canadian swimmers. Davis won four Olympic medals for Canada, including gold in the 200-m breaststroke at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.
A few months after his retirement from competitive swimming, Davis was killed in a hit-and-run incident at the age of 25.
Other swimmers who are recipients of the 2023 fund also include:
Angela Marina – Brantford Aquatic Club
Coach: Paul Armstrong
A Tokyo 2020 Paralympian, Marina has had her fair share of successes and setbacks. With goals to finish in the top eight at the 2023 Para World Swimming Championships in Manchester, Marina didn’t perform has she had hoped finishing ninth in her event. Despite the disappointment of not swimming the way she had hoped, she is committed to push through and swim to her full potential and earn a spot on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Team.
Léa Nugent – Neptune Natation
Coach: Jérémy Dumora
Training with Neptune Natation, 15-year-old Nugent has a strong passion for the sport, which is only fuelled and supported by her mother. The Victor Davis Fund will help Nugent with swim fees, training and travel and she pursues her full potential including her goal of making the Junior Pan Pacific Championships team.
“It means a lot to me to see that Swimming Canada is able to give these honours, to be recognized for my efforts and my work. [This award will help me] work even harder to achieve other goals.”
Madison Kryger, Brock Niagara Aquatics/High Performance Centre – Ontario
Coach: Dave Ling/Ryan Mallette
Commuting between Brock Niagara Aquatics Club and driving to Toronto to train under Ryan Mallette at the High-Performance Centre – Ontario, Kryger wants to continue her training and upward success in the sport after breaking provincial records in the 2022-2023 season.
Chloe Walker – Uxbridge Swim Club
Coach: Sarah Steinke
Walker has demonstrated to herself, her coaches and teammates the level of commitment to swimming. Her coach Sarah Steinke of Uxbridge Swim Club speaks highly of her sportsmanship, respect to those around her and how she encourages a nurturing and fun environment. The Victor Davis Fund will fuel her journey, potential and passion in the sport by offsetting some costs to help her focus on training and racing.
Kelly Choi – Kelowna Aquajets
Coach: Marc Tremblay
Moving to Kelowna with the focus on swimming and pursuing her goals in 2023, Choi hopes to progress through the sport at the highest level with the support of her parents and coach. The Victor Davis Memorial Fund will assist Choi in achieving those goals by alleviating the costs of meets, transportation and swim fees.
Antoine Sauve – CAMO
Coach: Claude St-Jean
Antoine Sauve hopes to continue to compete at a high level. As part of the Canadian contingent at World Junior Championships, Sauve helped both the men’s and mixed 4×100-metre freestyle relays take bronze. As he develops in the sport, Sauve wants to have more international racing opportunities.
Timothé Barbeau – Neptune Natation
Coach: Chrystèle Roy-L’Écuyer
After seeing success at competitions such as Best Fest and Canada Summer Games, Barbeau swam to a national team representing Canada at World Junior Championships. His continued achievements mean consulting the best physios, chiropractors and other therapists to ensure he is on top of his training. The Victor Davis Memorial Fund will help with the fees associated to ensure he continues to race on the national and world stage.
Nicholas Duncan – University of Calgary Swim Club
Coach: Carl Simonson
Swimming out of the University of Calgary Swim Club, Duncan has a drive to compete and train at a high performance level. As he looks ahead to pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Physiology, he knows having experiences at international and national competition will only help. With the Victor Davis Memorial Fund, the costs of physiotherapists, nutrition, travel and training camps will be partially covered by the grant.
The Victor Davis Fund was established in 1990 and relies on donations, large or small, to carry on the legacy of one of Canada’s most cherished swimmers. Members of the swimming community are encouraged to contribute at: https://www.swimming.ca/en/donations/
International swimming will return to Canada in 2026, as Vancouver is set to play host to some of the fastest young swimmers in the world for a high-profile championship meet.
The University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre will be the home of the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships from Aug. 17-20, 2026. The event, held every two years, brings together the best junior swimmers from Charter nations Australia, USA, Canada and Japan. Invitations are also extended to other non-European nations, with regular participants including Singapore and New Zealand.
“This is the first time that Canada will host this event or any high-level international junior pool competition,” said Swimming Canada Associate High Performance Director Iain McDonald. “It’s an excellent opportunity for the best young swimmers in Canada to race at home in one of the premier junior swimming events in the world.”
McDonald, who also serves as the Chairperson of the Pan Pacific Charter Nations, said Vancouver’s reputation as a top-tier international host city was a major factor in the decision. The event will also dovetail nicely with the senior Pan Pacific Championships set for Southern California Aug. 12-16, making it a great preparation opportunity for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
“The Pan Pacific Charter Nations have expressed their excitement at hosting this event in a world class city like Vancouver,” McDonald said. “In addition, with the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships scheduled the week prior in California, each nation will have their current and future international swimmers all racing on the west coast of North America two years ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics.”
The event will be supported by Vancouver Pacific Swim Club, which also organized the 2022 Ken Demchuk International Invitational at UBC in 2022. The pool will then remain set up for the Speedo Canadian Short Course (25m) Championships, hosted by VPSC Aug. 21-24.
“We are excited about hosting the Junior Pan Pacs for the first time coming to Canada,” said Jocelyn Jay, Acting Associate Director, Sport Development. “A big thank you to VPSC and Swim BC for embracing both the Junior Pan Pacs and the Speedo Canadian Short Course Championships. We look forward to continuing to build our hosting relationship with VPSC at UBC.”
Swim BC Executive Director Ken Radford also thanked VPSC and UBC, and hopes the meet will inspire the next generation of swimmers.
“Swim BC is thrilled to support Swimming Canada in the hosting of the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and Speedo Canadian Short Course Championships,” added Swim BC Executive Director Ken Radford.
“We’re excited to showcase one of the premium world-class junior events in B.C. and provide an opportunity for our swimming community to witness firsthand this level of swimming. We’re proud of the commitment VPSC and the UBC Aquatic Centre have made to support these competitions. Without their volunteerism and can-do attitude we’d not be able to benefit from these opportunities”
Swimming Canada and the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association are once again teaming up.
The CSCA Assistant Coach Program offers professional development opportunities for Canadian coaches to develop at the world-class level through hands-on interaction with national teams.
The desired result: better prepared swimmers and coaches.
“As we continue to grow our longstanding partnership with Swimming Canada, we are excited to once again provide funding toward the CSCA Assistant Coach Program,” said CSCA Executive Director Chris Hindmarch-Watson. “Through this program, we are helping to shape the future of Canadian swimming, while also fostering a collaborative environment where aspiring coaching can thrive.
“This initiative embodies our commitment to nurturing talent and enhancing the coaching landscape, ultimately propelling our athletes towards excellence on the international stage.”
The coach or coaches selected for the program will be assigned duties on Swimming Canada teams ranging from monitoring athletes during warm-ups or cool downs, assisting coaches with specific training regimen, as well as assisting in team operations, including the medical and training staff.
CSCA will offer funding towards expenses for these unique opportunities. Based on an application process, Swimming Canada and the CSCA will select the coach(es) to attend the specific initiative. The successful applicant will be expected to report back to the CSCA and its membership about the opportunity in a live video presentation at an agreed upon date and time.
“With this program, CSCA and Swimming Canada will continue to support the development of the coaching community by exposing coaches to international swimming and at the same time using the expertise of the coaches on the team to mentor them,” said Martin Gingras, Swimming Canada national coach (Programming and Coach Development).
“This program aims to develop the next elite coaches in the country.”
The intention is to have participants work with top-flight programs, including both Olympic and Paralympic, and successful candidates will be delegated tasks by either Gingras or National Development Coach Ken McKinnon.
The next opportunity will include attending the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships (as well as the pre-camp) in Canberra, Australia, in August. Applications are due by May 17 and can be found HERE.
“It is very good to work with the CSCA on these opportunities and Swimming Canada provides the mentoring from our technical staff on our teams to make this a very worthwhile experience for the selected coaches,” said Swimming Canada High Performance Director and National Coach John Atkinson.
Paralympian Shelby Newkirk of Saskatoon and national team newcomer Sebastian Massabie of Surrey, B.C., each set a world record to highlight a strong Canadian showing at the fourth leg of the 2024 Citi World Para Swimming World Series in Indianapolis.
In addition to those world marks, the 16-athlete Canadian contingent lowered two more national standards in the capital of Indiana, while also tallying five senior medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze) and eight podium finishes in the youth category (4-1-3).
The reigning two-time world champion in the women’s 100-m backstroke S6, Newkirk clocked 37.40 seconds Saturday morning in the preliminaries of the 50 back to shatter the previous S6 world record of 38.17 set in 2016 by China’s Song Lingling.
Despite dominating the prelims, Newkirk didn’t qualify for the 50 back multi-class final as that event is not part of the Paris 2024 Paralympic program in her sport class. She did, however, claim multi-class gold in the 100 back later on Saturday, as well as bronze in the 50 free on Friday.
“I’m so excited about how my morning swim went. It was definitely a goal for this meet to go for that record,” said the 27-year old from the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club, who still holds the 50 back world standard of 38.00 in her previous class, S7.
“I know that I’ve done it before and to be able to get an all-time personal best at event like this was huge, especially getting to be surrounded by current team members and the next generation. I think it’s a really cool bonding experience to get to share this moment together and to get to celebrate each other’s achievements.”
Massabie, an S4 athlete from the Pacific Sea Wolves Swim Club, entered the World Para Swimming record books on Friday, also in the preliminaries, thanks to a time of 39.51 in the men’s 50 butterfly.
Slovenia’s Darko Duric held the previous world mark of 40.48 since the London 2012 Games.
Massabie went on to capture silver in Friday evening’s multi-class final in 39.85. He also claimed bronze on opening night, Thursday, in the 100 freestyle.
“I’m glad I got a world record and I believe it’s a necessary step for my Paralympic journey,” said the 19-year-old, who was competing in his first international meet since obtaining his international classification last December at the Ken Demchuk International Invitational in Surrey. “I felt great about breaking that world record.”
Also capturing a senior multi-class medal in Indy was Saskatoon’s S5 swimmer Hannah Ouellette, who placed second in the women’s 50 back.
Newkirk and Massabie, along with Riley Martin of Peachland, B.C., and Myriam Soliman of Saint-Hubert, Que., were also part of the 4×50 free 20-point relay that established a Canadian record of 3.00.44 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, in the youth category, Mary Jibb of Bracebridge, Ont., was sensational with a trio of multi-class triumphs, in the women’s 50 free, 200 individual medley and 100 back, as well as bronze in the 100 breaststroke.
On Friday morning, in the prelims of the 50 fly, the 17-year-old from the Muskoka Aquatic Club also set an S9 national record with a time of 32.71, bettering the previous mark of 32.98 owned since 2008 by Canadian legend Stephanie Dixon.
Like Newkirk in the 50 back, Jibb did not qualify for the evening final in that event as it was reserved for S1-S7 athletes.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to swim at my first international event and I’m very pleased with my results,” said Jibb, one of three Canadians who took part in a classification process prior to the three days of racing.
Canada’s other youth gold medal came from Ali Deihl, a 15-year-old S9 swimmer from Prince Albert, Sask., in the women’s 100 breast.
Janet Dunn, Swimming Canada’s Para Swimming Performance Pathway Coach & National Classification Lead, was pleased with the delegation’s overall showing.
“This was one of the best World Para Swimming Series events we’ve been to, certainly post COVID,” said Dunn, the contingent’s team leader and head classification advocate in Indy. “With 200 swimmers from 17 nations attending, we managed to set two world records, Canadian records, multiple personal bests, and achieved several minimum qualifying standards at this event.”
Seven of the season’s nine Citi World Para Swimming World Series events take place between February and June, before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (Aug. 28-Sept. 8). The campaign will then wrap up in November and December with the last two competitions of the calendar.
The Series resumes next month in Singapore.
TORONTO – Summer McIntosh finished the inaugural Speedo Canadian Open Saturday with her fourth win in as many nights.
The 17-year-old Olympian and four-time world champion from Toronto took the women’s 200-m individual medley in 2:08.19. That capped a six-event program at the meet, which serves as a tune-up to next month’s Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell.
“I’m continuing to work on back-to-back races and more races on the sprintier side of things. I’m more of a mid-distance swimmer overall, but kind of developing my speed and finishing off races as well as possible is something that I learned a lot at this meet,” McIntosh said.
Ashley McMillan of the High Performance Centre – Ontario was second in 2:12.85.
On the Para swimming side, Yang Tan of Oakville Aquatic Club swam a Canadian S7 record 32.82 in the 50-m freestyle. That was good enough to win the multi-class race, as she knocked down a more than two-year-old mark by Danielle Dorris. Jessica Tinney of Ajax Aquatic Club added a new national record of her own (SM5) with a 4:30.46 in the 200-m IM.
In other action Saturday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Kelsey Wog of the Manitoba Bisons won the women’s 200-m breaststroke in 2:24.91, just off the time she will need to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at next month’s Trials.
Wog had mixed feelings about her win.
“I’ve done a lot of good training and practice. It’s good to come here to practise racing and refine a few skills leading into Trials,” said the 25-year-old Olympian
With the first ever edition of the four-day long course meet in the books, the focus now turns to the Trials. The dramatic seven-day event, scheduled for May 13-19 at TPASC, serves as Swimming Canada’s selection meet to nominate the teams that will represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“It’s nice that we’re getting to come back here and race in the familiar pool,” Wog said. “I definitely know what I need to do now leading into Trials.”
Trials ticket pre-sales are underway and will go on sale to the general public beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET at https://www.ticketmaster.ca/2024-olympic-and-paralympic-swimming-trials-presented-by-bell-tickets/artist/3089665
“The first Canadian Open has provided exactly what we wanted, a quality racing opportunity in Canada that is part of the national program. There have been some world class performances with great racing that is perfect for this point before trials,” said High Performance Director and National Coach John Atkinson. “Our athletes can all build upon their swims at TPASC, with their coaches, for their final preparation to the trials. The Canadian Open is part of the Swimming Canada ‘Canadian Way’ competition strategy for 2025 to 2028 and can build year on year.”
Full results: https://results.swimontario.com/liveresults/2024/OPEN/#
TORONTO – Summer McIntosh continues to make swimming fans ask, “What can’t she do?”
McIntosh upset Maggie Mac Neil in the 100-m butterfly Friday at the Speedo Canadian Swimming Open, turning in a personal best of 57.19 to out-touch Mac Neil by .05 seconds.
The 17-year-old Olympian and four-time world champion holds the world record in the 400-m individual medley but isn’t swimming that event here. Instead her program includes swimming the 100-m strokes, the four components of 400 IM. While the goal is working towards next month’s Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, and ultimately the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, she ended up scoring a win over the Olympic champion in 100 fly.
“Overall I was pretty happy with that race,” McIntosh said. “I have so much respect for Maggie, knowing her not just in swimming but as a friend as well. It’s so awesome to see how well she’s done. Since getting that gold medal at Tokyo I’ve always been so inspired by her and she’s someone that I’ve always looked up to.
“Going into this meet I wanted to focus on more sprinty events and kind of polish up my details. Overall I’m pretty happy,” she added. “I’m really focused tunnel vision on the main goal which is Paris right now.”
On the Para swimming side, Nick Bennett of Red Deer Catalina Swim Club was the standout once again, setting his second Canadian record of the meet (SB14) with a 29.76 in the 50-m breaststroke
In other action Friday, 17-year-old Ethan Ekk won the men’s 200-m backstroke in 1:59.22. Ekk, a Canadian based in Tallahassee, Fla., is new to the national meet scene.
In the women’s 200, 17-year-old Delia Lloyd out-touched her 15-year-old High Performance Centre – Ontario teammate Madison Kryger by the slimmest of margins, 2:11.95 to 2:11.96.
The four-day meet wraps up Saturday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, with preliminary heats at 9:30 a.m. each day and finals at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.
On Thursday, Canadians got a preview of what relays could look like this summer.
McIntosh won the women’s 100-m freestyle in 53.90 in a race that saw four women go under 55 seconds. Maggie Mac Neil was second in 54.01, followed by Mary-Sophie Harvey (54.27) and Penny Oleksiak (54.43).
“Every time we get to race each other it’s always a great experience,” said McIntosh, 17, who trains with the Sarasota Sharks. “It’s always a lot of fun, they bring the best out of me and we’re just trying to push each other.”
Fellow Torontonian Oleksiak was happy with this step in her comeback from injury, her first meet in Canada in two years.
“I’m having fun and enjoying what I’m doing,” said Oleksiak, Canada’s most decorated Olympian with seven medals. “I’m just trying to get ready for Trials. I’m happy with where I’m at. I’m really blessed to be able to do this for a living and have all these people pulling for me.”
Another event that will have potential relay implications, the women’s 100-m breaststroke, saw relative newcomer Shona Branton of Western University win a close race, with four women under 1:08.
Branton’s time of 1:07.40 out-touched Kelsey Wog of the Manitoba Bisons (1:07.52). World junior champion Alexanne Lepage of University of Calgary was third in 1:07.75, followed by Sophie Angus of the High Performance Centre – Ontario (1:07.82), the breaststroker on two straight world medley relay bronze medals.
“There’s really good rapport among the breaststrokers and everyone just wants the best for each other. That really takes off the pressure,” said Branton, 21.
“I only just broke 1:10 in my 100 breaststroke in 2023 so I’ve come a long way in a year,” said Branton, who credited her progress to coach Paul Midgley. “I just listen to him. I fight back sometimes but it’s awesome, he’s the man behind the scenes.”
On the men’s side, Finlay Knox of HPC-Vancouver, world champion in the 200-m individual medley, showed off his breaststroke prowess, winning in 1:00.91.
Full results: https://results.swimontario.com/liveresults/2024/OPEN/#
TORONTO – Nicholas Bennett toppled a national record as the first-ever Speedo Canadian Swimming Open got underway Wednesday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
The pool saw several other fast swims on the first night of the four-day meet, including world’s fastest 200-m women’s freestyle so far this year by Summer McIntosh.
Bennett started the night off with an S14 Canadian record 1:54.20 in the Para 200-m freestyle multi-class. Angela Marina of Brantford Aquatic Club took the women’s multi-class 200 free in 2:18.
“That felt about 10 times easier than this morning, even with the two-and-a-half second drop,” Bennett said.
He credited his sister and coach at Red Deer Catalina Swim Club, Haley Bennett-Osborne, for the race strategy.
“I think I just listened to my coach a little bit more. We held back on the first 150 then came in with the legs. I was able to use my reserves and finally break that,” said the world champion, who held the previous record of 1:54.41. “If we can get a best time untapered, unrested, I think we’re gearing up for something even better in the following months.”
McIntosh followed with a 1:54 of her own in the women’s 200 free, 1:54.21 to be exact, the fastest time in the world in 2024.
“Overall I was really happy with that. I felt quite strong,” said McIntosh, who also finished second in the 100 back (59.96). “To get a result like that in the training that I’m in is pretty good. I’m overall happy with it. I don’t have any crazy expectations for this meet or anything like that but anytime I get to come back to Toronto I’m always happy. It’s such an amazing pool and the crowd’s always awesome.”
Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., who swims for Montreal’s CAMO club, swam a personal best 1:56.76 for second place.
Penny Oleksiak continued her comeback from injury with a fifth-place finish. Her time of 1:59.48 was her first under two minutes since the World Aquatics Championships in June 2022.
“I feel good because right now my front end is feeling really strong and I feel really confident about that,” Oleksiak said. “Now I’ve got to work on my back end and that comes with training and time and learning from meets like this.”
Other winners included:
Finlay Knox (High Performance Centre – Vancouver), men’s 200 free (1:48.39)
Jaime Cosgriffe (Oakville), Para women’s 100 back multi-class (1:09.29)
Maggie Mac Neil (London Aquatic Club), women’s 100 back (59.93)
Raben Dommann (HPC-Vancouver), men’s 100 back (55.16)
Mabel Zavaros (Markham Aquatic Club), women’s 200 butterfly (2:11.88)
Kevin Zhang (Waterloo), men’s 200 butterfly (2:00.18)
Jordan Tucker (Royal City Aquatics), Para women’s 50 butterfly (54.78)
Laila Oravsky (Barrie Trojans), women’s 1,500 freestyle (17:10.36)
Timothe Barbeau (Neptune Natation), men’s 800 freestyle (8:06.73)
The meet continues through Saturday, with preliminary heats at 9:30 a.m. each day and finals at 6 p.m. Single day tickets and full event passes for all sessions can be purchased here.
Full results: https://results.swimontario.com/liveresults/2024/OPEN/
TORONTO – Ticket pre-sales for the relocated Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell, will begin Friday.
The dramatic seven-day event, scheduled for May 13-19 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, serves as Swimming Canada’s selection meet to nominate the teams that will represent Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Existing ticket holders for the event, previously planned for Montreal, will have the first opportunity to secure tickets in Toronto. As the venues have different seating layouts, all prior tickets purchased for Montreal will be fully refunded. The Ticketmaster refund process may take up to thirty days.
Pre-sale windows will open in order of priority, based on the ticket type originally purchased.
Customers will receive an email from Ticketmaster with instructions and an access code that must be used for the below exclusive windows:
Full Event Passes ($208 plus taxes and fees) and Weekend Passes ($104 for the final three days) will be on-sale Friday 10 a.m. ET until Sunday at 9 a.m. ET
Single Day Passes ($42 for Monday to Thursday sessions, $52 for Friday to Sunday) will be on-sale Monday at 10 a.m. ET until Wednesday April 17 at 9 a.m. ET.
Club Seats ($16 per ticket for clubs purchasing minimum of 10) will be on-sale Monday April 15 at 10 a.m. ET until Wednesday April 17 at 9 a.m. ET.
Tickets for all remaining seats and ticket types will be open to the general public beginning Wednesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. ET.
Questions regarding tickets can be directed to [email protected]
Swimming Canada is also setting up an assistance program for participants seeking accommodations in the Toronto area and/or facing additional costs due to travel changes.
Following the announcement of venue change for the upcoming Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell, Air Canada has offered to waive any change fees and fare differences incurred by those with flights already booked to Montreal.
-If you booked your flight(s) on aircanada.com, please complete this form before Monday, April 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Air Canada will be sending your revised itinerary before Monday, April 22, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Best efforts will be made to accommodate your original arrival time at destination.
-If you booked your flight(s) via a travel agency, please complete this form, adding your travel agency name, before Monday, April 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Should you have not received your revised itinerary from your travel agency before April 22, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., please contact your travel agent.
Those affected can complete either the form above for Air Canada ticket holders, or this form for travel booked via another airline/travel method.
Swimming Canada thanks its community for their patience as the process has been finalized.
For further information, contact [email protected].