18 years after her Olympic breakthrough, Klassen is moved by swimmer McIntosh's pursuit of glory
Cindy Klassen's voice shakes when she talks about watching Summer McIntosh swim in the Olympic Games.
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Australia's Titmus fired up for Paris pool after 'best-ever' preparations
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus says she is mentally stronger three years on from her golden double at the Tokyo Olympics and will defend her 200 and 400 metres freestyle titles at Paris after her best ever preparations.
Here's how many medals Canada might win at the Olympics
Competition at the Paris Olympic Games begins exactly three weeks from today. It's kind of a soft launch, as we say in the media business, with a handful of preliminary-stage men's soccer and men's rugby sevens games kicking things off on Wednesday, July 24, followed by women's soccer (including Canada vs. New Zealand), archery, handball and more men's rugby sevens the next day. The opening ceremony is on Friday, July 26. Then it's off to the races, literally, as swimming highlights the first full day of competition on Saturday.
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'Greatest Olympic swimming team in Canadian history' heading to Paris Games, says longtime analyst
As longtime veteran NBC swimming analyst and Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines waxes poetic about the rivalry between the USA and Australia in the pool and the unparalleled depth of talent in the sport, he's quick to include Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh.
Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky is an ‘incredible leader for Team USA,’ swim legend Missy Franklin says
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Titmus and McKeown send Olympic warnings with blazing trial times
MELBOURNE :Ariarne Titmus threatened her own 400 metres freestyle world record on the opening night of Australia's Olympic trials in Brisbane as she booked her ticket to the Paris Games with a blazing swim on Monday.
Titmus cruises into 400m freestyle final at Australia's Olympic trials
MELBOURNE : World record holder Ariarne Titmus eased into the 400m freestyle final at Australia's Olympic swimming trials in Brisbane on Monday, with Elijah Winnington qualifying top in the men's 400 heats.