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CBC
10-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Watch the Day 4 preliminary round of the Canadian swim trials in Victoria
Click on the video above at 12:30 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of the Day 4 preliminaries at the Canadian swim trials in Victoria. The day features a red-hot Summer racing in the women's 200-metre butterfly, an event she captured a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The women's 100m freestyle event features seven-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak. In the men's 100m freestyle, Josh Liendo and Yuri Kisil will do battle, while on the Para front, six-time Paralympic champion Aurelie Rivard, competes in the women's 50m freestyle. McIntosh continues to etch her name in history during Canadian swimming trials at the Saanich Commonwealth Place pool. The 18-year-old shattered the world record in the women's 200-metre individual medley on Monday, touching the wall in 2 minutes, 5.7 seconds. "I'm really just trying to take it one race at a time and really kind of cruising the heats, kind of stretching it out and then coming into every final session super, super locked in and focused," the Toronto native told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. "[I'm] really just motivated to put some really good times down, and overall I'm really happy with tonight," she added. WATCH | McIntosh wins 200m IM, setting 2nd world record at Canadian trials: McIntosh sets world record in the 200-metre individual medley at Canadian Swimming Trials 13 hours ago Duration 3:35 18-year-old Summer McIntosh from Toronto set the new world record time of 2:05.70 in the 200-metre individual medley Monday night in Victoria. She becomes the first woman ever to finish under 2:06 in the event, eclipsing the previous world mark set by Katinka Hosszú of Hungary, set in 2015. On Saturday, McIntosh broke the women's 400m freestyle world record previously held by Australian superstar Ariarne Titmus. "I knew going into trials I could do something special in every single event and I'm really excited for [the] 200 fly tomorrow and then 400 IM," McIntosh said. "There's definitely a lot more that I can do and achieve here, so just kind of celebrating tonight but then really just trying to calm myself down and get pumped up for tomorrow." This latest distinction gives McIntosh the third long course world record of her burgeoning career, as she also lays claim to the women's 400m individual medley mark — an event she'll compete in on Wednesday at national trials. McIntosh's latest historic feat impressively comes one day after setting the Canadian record in the 800m freestyle final. Her time of 8:05.07 was the third-best result in the event in women's history, but was no hindrance to her performance on Monday. "I didn't have the best sleep last night, but I was able to get a really good nap in [and] I'm a really good napper at this point," McIntosh joked. "Always learning how to recover between races is really important for me if I want to continue to be a multi-event swimmer, so that's definitely been my focus this trials."
Hamilton Spectator
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard to skip para world championship to focus on studies
VICTORIA - Canada's Aurelie Rivard has withdrawn from selection for the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in order to focus on her studies. The 29-year-old native of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., said she remains passionate about the sport but wants to focus on earning her law degree at Laval University. 'I've always put swimming first,' Rivard said Sunday in a statement. 'I took sabbatical sessions and built my life around this sport.' 'But at this point, with just under a year to go in law school and the goal of graduating in April 2026, I didn't want to put off again.' Rivard has won six gold medals at the Paralympics since making her debut in 2012. 'I'm still training and I'm still enjoying the process,' Rivard said. 'LA 2028 is still in the back of my mind. This is my fifth cycle, and I want to approach it slowly and thoughtfully, without burning out. I was excited about the worlds, but this time it didn't fit into my schedule.' Rivard was scheduled to compete at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria on Monday and Tuesday. Singapore will host the Sept. 21-27 world championship. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard to skip para world championship to focus on studies
VICTORIA – Canada's Aurelie Rivard has withdrawn from selection for the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships in order to focus on her studies. The 29-year-old native of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., said she remains passionate about the sport but wants to focus on earning her law degree at Laval University. 'I've always put swimming first,' Rivard said Sunday in a statement. 'I took sabbatical sessions and built my life around this sport.' 'But at this point, with just under a year to go in law school and the goal of graduating in April 2026, I didn't want to put off again.' Rivard has won six gold medals at the Paralympics since making her debut in 2012. 'I'm still training and I'm still enjoying the process,' Rivard said. 'LA 2028 is still in the back of my mind. This is my fifth cycle, and I want to approach it slowly and thoughtfully, without burning out. I was excited about the worlds, but this time it didn't fit into my schedule.' Rivard was scheduled to compete at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria on Monday and Tuesday. Singapore will host the Sept. 21-27 world championship. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2025.
