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Updated: 14 min 38 sec ago

Two silver medals for Canada at Junior Pan Pacs

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KIHEI, Hawaii – Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., won the silver medal in the women’s 100 breaststroke and Canada was also second in the women’s 4X200 freestyle relay on Friday night at the Junior Pan Pacific swimming championships.

Victoria’s Richard Weinberger wins open water bronze at Pan Pacific swimming championships

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IRVINE, California – Richard Weinberger of Victoria took another giant step in his open water swimming career on Sunday winning the bronze medal in the men’s open water 10 kilometre race to conclude the Pan Pacific swimming championships.

Record Breaking Morning for Wilkinson at Pan Pacific Championships

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IRVINE, California – It was a record breaking morning for Canadian swimmer Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, during the preliminary rounds of day two of competition at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.

Canada’s Lauren Earp wins bronze in swimming at Youth Olympics

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SINGAPORE – Lauren Earp of Toronto won Canada’s third swimming medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday finishing third in the women’s 100-metre freestyle in comeback style.

Victories for Simon Tobin et Heidi George at 4th Traversée internationale du lac Mégantic

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LAC-MÉGANTIC, QC – Simon Tobin of Quebec City and Heidi George of the U.S., were the winners today at the 4th Traversée internationale du Mégantic. Both victors were in control of their races by the halfway point.

Olympic Swimmer Mike Brown returns to the pool

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CALGARY – Two-time Olympic swimmer Mike Brown of Perth, ON announced that he will be coming back to competitive swimming with the intent to compete for Canada at the London 2012 Games.

Pan Pacific Championships Team en route to Irvine

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LOS ANGELES – It was in Victoria at the 2010 Summer National Championships where Swimming Canada finalised the selection for its 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships team. With fifty-six swimmers selected to the team, one of the biggest Canada has ever had, fun things are bound to happen around pool deck.

Simon Tobin wins silver medal at Traversee du Lac-St- Jean

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ROBERVAL, Que. – Simon Tobin of Quebec City completed a memorable month of July on Saturday with a stunning second place finish at the world famous 32-kilometre Traversee du Lac-St-Jean open water swimming competition.

Ryan Cochrane shows toughness at Summer Nationals

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VICTORIA – Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria feels he is on track to make another international impact next month at the Pan Pacific Championships after his victory in the men’s 400-metre freestyle Friday ay the Summer Nationals swimming competition.

The Pierse family reunion in Victoria

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VICTORIA – World Record Holder Annamay Pierse is in Victoria this week to compete at the 2010 Summer National Championships, but for the first time, she will have her four sisters, Hanna, Grainne, Fionnuala and Patricia competing by her side at the national level.

Olympian Swimmer Brittany Reimer Honoured

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VICTORIA – Swimming Canada honoured Olympian Brittany Reimer of Victoria and three time Olympian Rick Say of Salmon Arm and in front of their peers tonight during the 2010 Summer National Championships in Victoria.

Record Coverage of IPC Swimming World Championships

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Bonn, Germany (IPC) - The 2010 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, will be seeing more coverage than any previous IPC Swimming World Championships.

Gold, silver and bronze for Canadians at L.A. Grand Prix

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LOS ANGELES – Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, Brian Johns of Vancouver and Alexa Komarnycky of Victoria won gold, silver and bronze respectively on Saturday at the L.A. Grand Prix swimming competition.

Canadian Swimmers gear up for stiff competition at the Canada Cup

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MONTREAL – As the country celebrates Canada Day, some of Canada’s best Olympic level swimmers will be gearing up for some exciting racing at Montreal’s Olympic Park pool during the second stop of the Canada Cup series.

Amid a Historic Year, Canada Celebrates Olympic Day

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TORONTO – In the midst of a historic year for the Olympic Movement in Canada, which featured the vastly successful Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, an Olympic athlete parade in Montreal in front of tens of thousands of supporters as well as the upcoming inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee today recognizes International Olympic Day.

Grandfather of Canadian swimming George Gate to receive Order of Canada

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OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, June 18, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on one Companion, 12 Officers and 32 Members.

More medals for Canadian swimmers at Mare Nostrum meet

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MONACO - Brent Hayden and Martha McCabe, both of Vancouver, and Sinead Russell of Oakville, Ont., all produced medal performances on Sunday to conclude the first stop on the Mare Nostrum swimming circuit.

Canada Cup: Meet record for Pierse, three wins for Wilkinson

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VANCOUVER – World record holder Annamay Pierse lowered her meet mark in the 200 breaststroke and Julia Wilkinson collected three victories on Saturday at the Canada Cup Mel Zajac Jr., International swimming competition.

Chevrolet Announces 2010 High Performance and Community Club Coach Grant Recipients

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Today, ten Canadian high performance coaches and their Olympic hopeful athletes were each awarded a $10,000 grant for coach development through Chevrolet’s Making Dreams Possible Program. In addition, 51 community clubs from across Canada each received a grant of $2,000 for coach training and development activities.

SwimCAN WebTV: Summer Swimming Action delivered to your computer!

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OTTAWA – SwimCAN web TV is thrilled to announce its webcast schedule for the summer.  With over 35 hours of live webcast of Canadian swimming featuring Canada’s shining stars, fans across the nation will be able to witness the excitement via their computer by simply login on to www.swimming.ca/SwimCANWebTV.