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Provisionally qualified for the 2023 World Aquatic Championships (after Day 4, meeting the FINA A/B standard) Women (13) 50m Freestyle (FINA A- 25.04) Maggie MacNeil- 24.79 100m Freestyle (FINA A- 54.25) Maggie MacNeil- 54.58 400m Freestyle (FINA A- 4:08.81) Summer McIntosh- 3:56.08 Ella Jansen- 4:08.81 1500m Freestyle (FINA A- 16:29.57) Emma Finlin- 16:20.61 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 28.22) Kylie Masse- 27.41 Ingrid Wilm- 27.59 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 1:00.59) Ingrid Wilm- 58.80 Kylie Masse- 59.00 50m Breastroke (FINA A- 30.69) Sophie Angus- 31.13 100m Breastroke (FINA A- 1:07.35) Sophie Angus- 1:07.68 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:25.91) Sydney Pickrem- 2:24.63 Kelsey Wog- 2:25.26 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 58.33) Maggie MacNeil- 56.54 Katerine Savard- 57.81 200m Butterfly (FINA A- 2:09.21) Summer McIntosh- 2:04.70 200m IM (FINA A- 2:12.98) Summer McIntosh- 2:06.89 Sydney Pickrem- 2:08.61 4x100m Freestyle Relay Maggie MacNeil- 54.58 Brooklyn Douthwright- 55.15 Mary-Sophie Harvey- 55.15 Hanna Henderson- 55.20 Men (7) 50m Freestyle (FINA A- 22.12) Josh Liendo- 21.80 100m Freestyle (FINA A- 48.51) Josh Liendo- 47.86 Javier Acevedo- 48.50 800m Freestyle (FINA A- 7:53.11) Eric Brown- 7:56.96 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 25.16) Javier Acevado- 24.90 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 54.03) Javier Acevedo- 53.83 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:10.32) Brayden Taivasaalo- 2:11.28 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 51.96) Josh Liendo- 50.36 Illya Kharun- 51.45 200m Butterfly (FINA A- 1:56.71) Illya Kharun- 1:54.74 200m IM (FINA A- 1:59.53) Finlay Knox- 1:57.26 4x100m Freestyle Relay Josh Liendo- 47.86 Javier Acevedo- 48.50 Edouard Fullom-Hout- 49.43 Finlay Knox- 49.50

Austin Krajicek/Nicolas Mahut will face Êdouard Roger-Vasselin/Santiago Gonzaléz for the 2023 Miami Open (ATP 1000) men‘s doubles title.

[15] Petra Kvitová will face [10] Elena Rybakina for the 2023 Miami Open (WTA 1000) women‘s singles title. Current H2H is 1-1 (Kvitová won the most recent meeting 6-3, 7-5 which was at the Adelaide International 2 back in January)

2023 Women’s World Curling Championships: March 18- March 26, 2023 | Sandviken, Sweden Draw 1 Results 7 - 5 8 - 6 14 - 2 7 - 6 Full Results Here

Here’s my full schedule for this week. Obviously I won’t be able to watch all of them, but I’ll try to catch as many of them as possible. (Yes I know it’s a lot ) NBA (Mainly GSW), NHL (Mainly Canucks), Judo Grand Slam Antalya, Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Canadian Swimming Trials, Men’s Curling World Championships, South African Athletics Championships, BWF Spain Masters, 3x3 Basketball Asia Cup, HSBC Rugby 7s Hong Kong, PanAm Aquatics Waterpolo Championships, Surfing (Mainly the Barbados events happening now, but I may catch other ones), Tennis (Miami Open, Charleston Open, Bogotá Open, Estoril Open, Houston Open, Marrakesh Open), Beach Pro Tour (Coolangatta Beach Futures, Tahiti Futures, Ipanema Challenge) There’s also some events I haven’t come across yet, probably in athletics/swimming mainly, which may get added into my calendar as the week goes on.

United States and Australia qualify for the 2024 Olympics Fight for that fourth and final quota between Ireland, Great Britain and Fiji is going to be exciting. @JoshMartini007 maybe you can help provide a list of scenarios for each of the following (Ireland, Great Britain, Fiji) securing Olympic qualification?

Day 1 of the HSBC Rugby 7s in Hong Kong, China saw some great performance from our men’s/women’s teams. Canada’s women’s team finished the day with a 1-1 record, losing against (7) Great Britain [0-5] and winning against Hong Kong [22-5]. Canada will close out pool play against (1) New Zealand at 7:41 PM PST/10:41 PM EST. Canada’s men’s team finished the day with a 0-1 record, losing against (2) Argentina [5-17]. Canada’s remaining two games are at 8:52 PM PST/11:52 PM EST against (4) Fiji, and at 1:13 AM PST/4:13 AM EST against (6) Samoa.

Dunn/Furlan through to the quarterfinals at the BPT Futures in Coolangatta Beach, Australia. They’ll face the winner of Tilley/MacDonald (NZL) v. Alchin/Mears up next.

Christa Deguchi (-57kg) wins silver on Day 1 of the Judo GP in Antalya, Turkey, losing out in the final to current World Champion Rafaela Silva (BRA) 0-1. Kelly Deguchi (-52kg) doesn’t fare as well as her sister, with a first round defeat to Gultaj Mammadaliyeva (AZE) 0-1.

2023 Portugal Open (50m) Funchal, Portugal March 30- April 2, 2023 Men’s 50m Freestyle Diogo Ribeiro Men’s 100m Freestyle Diogo Ribeiro Men’s 100m Butterfly Diogo Ribeiro

Sara Dosho (wrestling) officially retires. Her biggest successes at the Olympics were a gold medal at Rio 2016 (women’s 69kg), and fifth place at Tokyo 2020 (women’s 68kg). Other career highlights include bronze at the 2013 Worlds (women’s 67kg), silver at the 2014 Worlds (women’s 69kg), bronze at the 2015 Worlds (women’s 69kg) and gold at the 2017 Worlds (women’s 69kg).

Winners on Day 3 of the 2023 Canadian Swim Trials Women’s Para 50m Butterfly- Danielle Dorris S7 (34.38) Men’s Para 50m Butterfly- Tyson Jacob S5 (47.52) Women’s 50m Freestyle- Maggie MacNeil (24.79) Men’s 50m Freestyle- Josh Liendo (21.80) Women’s 100m Breastroke- Sophie Angus (1:07.68) Men’s 100m Breastroke- James Dergousoff (1:00.89) Women’s 200m IM- Summer McIntosh (2:06.89) Men’s 200m IM- Finlay Knox (1:57.26) Women’s Para 100m Freestyle- Aurelie Rivard S10 (1:02.04) Men’s Para 100m Freestyle- Philippe Vachon S8 (1:02.33)

Provisionally qualified for the 2023 World Aquatic Championships (after Day 3, meeting the FINA A/B standard) Women (10) 50m Freestyle (FINA A- 25.04) Maggie MacNeil- 24.79 400m Freestyle (FINA A- 4:08.81) Summer McIntosh- 3:56.08 Ella Jansen- 4:08.81 1500m Freestyle (FINA A- 16:29.57) Emma Finlin- 16:20.61 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 28.22) Kylie Masse- 27.41 Ingrid Wilm- 27.59 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 1:00.59) Ingrid Wilm- 58.80 Kylie Masse- 59.00 100m Breastroke (FINA A- 1:07.35) Sophie Angus- 1:07.68 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:25.91) Sydney Pickrem- 2:24.63 Kelsey Wog- 2:25.26 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 58.33) Maggie MacNeil- 56.54 Katerine Savard- 57.81 200 IM (FINA A- 2:12.98) Summer McIntosh- 2:06.89 Sydney Pickrem- 2:08.61 Men (6) 50m Freestyle (FINA A- 22.12) Josh Liendo- 21.80 800m Freestyle (FINA A- 7:53.11) Eric Brown- 7:56.96 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 25.16) Javier Acevado- 24.90 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 54.03) Javier Acevedo- 53.83 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:10.32) Brayden Taivasaalo- 2:11.28 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 51.96) Josh Liendo- 50.36 Illya Kharun- 51.45 200 IM (FINA A- 1:59.53) Finlay Knox- 1:57.26

Another day, another PB for Summer McIntosh. 2:06.89 200 IM Getting silly at this point Now #4 all-time (Behind Hosszú, Kukors, O’Connor)

Josh Liendo 50.36 100m Fly at the Canadian Trials , bettering the old Canadian Record (Which he set in prelims) by almost half a second. Now #5 all time (Behind Dressel, Milak, Phelps and Čavić)

Winners on Day 2 of the 2023 Canadian Swim Trials Women’s Para 50m Backstroke- Niki Ens S3 (1:10.02) Women’s 50m Backstroke- Kylie Masse (27.41) Men’s 50m Backstroke- Javier Acevedo (24.90) Women’s 100m Butterfly- Maggie MacNeil (56.54) Men’s 100m Butterfly- Josh Liendo (50.36) Women’s 1500m Freestyle- Emma Finlin (16:20.61) Men’s 800m Freestyle- Eric Brown (7:56.96) Women’s Para 400m Freestyle- Aurelie Rivard (4:45.00) Men’s Para 400m Freestyle- Zach Zona (4:47.76) Women’s Para 200m Freestyle- Angela Marina (2:16.57) Men’s Para 200m Freestyle- Nicholas Bennett (1:56.46)

Provisionally qualified for the 2023 World Aquatic Championships (after Day 2, meeting the FINA A/B standard) Women (7) 400m Freestyle (FINA A- 4:08.81) Summer McIntosh- 3:56.08 Ella Jansen- 4:08.81 1500m Freestyle (FINA A- 16:29.57) Emma Finlin- 16:20.61 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 28.22) Kylie Masse- 27.41 Ingrid Wilm- 27.59 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 1:00.59) Ingrid Wilm- 58.80 Kylie Masse- 59.00 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:25.91) Sydney Pickrem- 2:24.63 Kelsey Wog- 2:25.26 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 58.33) Maggie MacNeil- 56.54 Katerine Savard- 57.81 Men (5) 800m Freestyle (FINA A- 7:53.11) Eric Brown- 7:56.96 50m Backstroke (FINA A- 25.16) Javier Acevado- 24.90 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 54.03) Javier Acevedo- 53.83 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:10.32) Brayden Taivasaalo- 2:11.28 100m Butterfly (FINA A- 51.96) Josh Liendo- 50.36 Illya Kharun- 51.45

Andresscu injury update

50.78 100m Fly for Josh Liendo, a new Canadian Record

Provisionally qualified for the 2023 World Aquatic Championships (after Day 1, meeting the FINA A/B standard) Women (6) 400m Freestyle (FINA A-4:08.81) Summer McIntosh- 3:56.08 Ella Jansen- 4:08.81 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 1:00.59) Ingrid Wilm- 58.80 Kylie Masse- 59.00 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:25.91) Sydney Pickrem- 2:24.63 Kelsey Wog- 2:25.26 Men (2) 100m Backstroke (FINA A- 54.03) Javier Acevedo- 53.83 200m Breastroke (FINA A- 2:10.32) Brayden Taivasaalo- 2:11.28

Weather in Verbier, Switzerland would just not cooperate, despite many delays to the schedule, which meant the final stop of the FWT season was cancelled. Congrats to Justine Dufour-Lapointe, who secures her first ever FWT title (In her first ever season! What can’t she do? )

Winners on Day 1 of the 2023 Canadian Swim Trials Women’s Para 50m Breastroke- Niki Ens SB2 (1:43.32) Women’s Para 100m Breastroke- Tess Routliffe SB7 (1:34.68) Men’s Para 100m Breastroke- James Leroux SB9 (1:10.97) Women’s 200m Breastroke - Sydney Pickrem (2:24.63) Men’s 200m Breastroke- Brayden Taivasaalo (2:11.28) Women’s 100m Backstroke- Ingrid Wilm (58.80) Men’s 100m Backstroke- Javier Acevedo (53.83) Women’s 400m Freestyle- Summer McIntosh (3:56.08 // WR) Men’s 400m Freestyle- Eric Brown (3:50.81)

McIntosh 3:56.08 400m Freestyle WR at the 2023 Canadian Swim Trials. Absolutely incredible.

Swimming WRs that I think will be broken in 2023 (LC- Individual Events) Men’s 400m IM- Leon Marchand Women’s 100m Butterfly- Maggie MacNeil Women’s 200m Backstroke- Regan Smith Women’s 400m Freestyle- Ariane Titmus Men’s 100m Freestyle- Caleb Dressel

Varvara Gracheva (Women’s Tennis) is switching* from Russia to France.