Who to watch at the Canadian swimming trials

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The Canadian swimming trials got underway this morning in Toronto. This meet will help decide who gets to compete for Canada at this summer's world championships, this fall's Pan Am Games and other international competitions as swimmers ramp up for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

Some storylines to follow at the trials:

Two big names are missing.

Penny Oleksiak bowed out earlier this month, saying she's still "not quite ready to race my best" after surgery last August to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee. Oleksiak's rehab has been complicated by issues with her other knee and a shoulder, and there's no timeline for her return to competition. Her absence from the trials doesn't necessarily mean Penny won't compete at the world championships in Japan in late July, but the winner of a Canadian-record seven Olympic medals is focused on peaking for Paris next year.

Taylor Ruck was a late withdrawal, announcing Sunday that she needs a break from swimming after repeating as the NCAA women's 200-yard freestyle champion and helping her Stanford teams to three relay silvers at the U.S. collegiate championships. The four-time Olympic relay medallist plans to return for a Canadian training camp in May, but it's unclear whether she'll swim at the world championships.

It's Summer time.

Life comes at you fast in this sport, where even the brightest stars face constant challenges from the next wave of hungry young athletes. At just 22 years old, Penny Oleksiak might already be passing the torch to Summer McIntosh, the 16-year-old phenom who's coming off a