After more than a year of delay, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials, presented by Bell, finally took place. The best swimmers in Canada have become the nominated team that will represent the country in Tokyo. Here are some numbers from the long-awaited Trials:

30/03/2020 – Original start date

3 – Times the Trials were postponed

19/06/2021 – Actual start date

445 – Days between the original start date and actual start date

3 – Canadian Records broken: men’s 100-m butterfly (Josh Liendo, 51.40), women’s 100-m backstroke (Kylie Masse, 57.70), men’s 200-m individual medley (Finlay Knox, 1:58.07).n n

10 – Number of returning Olympic team members nominated

16 – First-time Olympic team members (including two open water swimmers)

20 – Junior athletes that made event finals

37 – Age of Brent Hayden, oldest team member

4 – Olympic teams Hayden has been named to

1,900 – Days since Hayden last made an Olympic team

14 – Age of Summer McIntosh, youngest team member

3 – Number of medals Hayden won at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, the year McIntosh was born

5 – McIntosh’s age when Hayden won 100-m freestyle bronze at the London 2012 Olympics

762 – Competitors at the Rio 2016 Olympic Trials

184 – Competitors at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials

0 – In-person fans watching the Trials

26 – Families connected through the Bell Fam Cam and Bell First Call promotions

2230 – Cheers submitted through Cheer On campaign

46 – Club banners hung from the stands

340 – Speedo physical distancing signs placed in the stands

838 – Grab and go meals for staff

2163 – Number of daily antigen tests administered to participants

1,000,001 – Sanitizing wipes purchased

25 – Days until Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games