Josh

Tokyo Marathon is happening today, and Cam Levins (#4 at the 2022 World Athletic Championships) is our best shot at reaching the Olympic Qualification Standard. He’ll need a 2:08:10 or better in order for Paris 2024 consideration. Men’s Marathon: Saturday at 7:10 EST

Summer McIntosh PBs (As of now): 100m Freestyle- 54.39 (2023) 200m Freestyle- 1:54.13 (#8 All-Time) (2023) 400m Freestyle- 3:59.32 (#4 All-Time) (2022) 800m Freestyle- 8:20.19 (2023) 1500m Freestyle- 16:15.19 (2021) 200m Backstroke- 2:07.15 (2022) 200m Butterfly- 2:05.05 (#11 All-Time) (2023) 200m Individual Medley- 2:08.70 (#18 All-Time (2022) 400m Individual Medley- 4:28.61 (#3 All-Time (2022) Absolutely incredible.

Ryan Murphy 1:56.44 to take the win in the 200m Backstroke. Comfortably under the Olympic Qualification Time.

Summer McIntosh 1:54.13 to take the win in the 200m Freestyle McIntosh moves to #8 all-time, and sets a new Canadian record in the process, eclipsing Taylor Ruck’s time 1:54.44 from 2018. She also lowers her WJ record of 1:54.79 set at the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest. Full Meet Results Here

Men’s Halfpipe Final Results: Gold- Brendan MacKay Silver- Jon Sallinen Bronze- Alex Ferreira Full Results Here

Women’s Halfpipe Final Results: Gold- Hanna Faulhaber Silver- Zoe Atkin Bronze- Rachel Karker Full Results Here

Alysha Newman 4.78m at the 2023 World Indoor Final in Birmingham, England 4cm off her Canadian record!

12 medalsat the 2023 Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix for Team Canada

I’m still unsure as to whether the Ft. Lauderdale TYR Pro Series counts towards the Olympic Qualification Standard (I may be doing all of this for nothing ), but here’s the full list of all athletes who have met the OCT/OQT as of now. For each athlete, I’m taking their best time, and determining whether it’s an OCT or OQT time. Women Achieved OQT (Olympic Qualifying Time) - 2 Entries Summer McIntosh - 2:05.05 - 200m Butterfly Abbey Weitzeil - 53.38 - 100m Freestyle Katie Grimes - 15:56.27 - 1500m Freestyle Leah Smith - 4:06.43 - 400m Freestyle Lily King - 1:06.28 - 100m Breastroke Katie Grimes - 4:05.18 - 400m Freestyle Siobhan Haughey - 4:05.84 - 400m Freestyle Claire Weinstein - 4:06.24 - 400m Freestyle Ella Jansen - 4:07.18 - 400m Freestyle Summer McIntosh - 1:54.13 - 200m Freestyle Katie Ledecky - 1:54.96 - 200m Freestyle Siobhan Haughey - 1:55.53 - 200m Freestyle Katie Ledecky - 4:36.04 - 400m Individual Medley Katie Grimes - 2:09.53 - 200m Backstroke Regan Smith - 2:05.34 - 200m Backstroke Regan Smith - 56.60 - 100m Butterfly Katie Ledecky - 8:14.70 - 800m Freestyle Regan Smith 57.92 - 100m Backstroke Olivia Smoliga 59.71 - 100m Backstroke Lily King 2:23.33 - 200m Breastroke Abbey Weitzeil 24.40 - 50m Freestyle Kasia Wasick 24.65 - 50m Freestyle Summer McIntosh - 2:08.08 - 200m Individual Medley Achieved OQT (Olympic Consideration Time) - 1 Entries Kara Hanlon - 1:06.93 - 100m Breastroke Medi Harris - 1:00.05 - 100m Backstroke Mary Sophie Harvey - 2:11.94 - 200m Individual Medley Erika Pelaez - 1:00.12 - 100m Backstroke Men Achieved OQT (Olympic Qualifying Time) - 2 Entries Ahmed Hafnaoui - 15:00.24 - 1500m Freestyle Dylan Carter - 48.28 - 100m Freestyle Illya Kharun - 1:54.49 - 200m Butterfly Trenton Julian - 1:55.70 - 200m Butterfly Ahmed Hafnaoui - 3:46.02 - 400m Freestyle Ryan Murphy - 1:56.44 - 200m Backstroke Shaine Casas - 50.80 - 100m Butterfly Ahmed Hafnaoui - 7:48.50 - 800m Freestyle Marwan El Kamash - 7:50.38 - 800m Freestyle Hunter Armstrong - 52.95 - 100m Backstroke Ryan Murphy - 53.33 - 100m Backstroke Justin Ress - 53.63 - 100m Backstroke Michael Andrew - 21.87 - 50m Freestyle Illya Kharun - 51.54 - 100m Butterfly Achieved OQT (Olympic Consideration Time) - 1 Entries Marwan El Kamash - 15:01.26 - 1500m Freestyle Bobby Finke - 15:02.54 - 1500m Freestyle Matthew Richards - 48.41 - 100m Freestyle Chase Kalisz - 1:56.03 - 200m Butterfly Marwan El Kamash - 3:47.34 - 400m Freestyle Daniel Jervis - 7:51.93 - 800m Freestyle Ian Yentou Ho - 22:05 - 50m Freestyle Michael Andrew - 51.80 - 100m Butterfly Chase Kalisz - 1:58.32 - 200m Individual Medley Alberto Mestre - 22.04 - 50m Freestyle Michael Andrew - 22.06 - 50m Freestyle Full Meet Results Here

Another notable result, Jessica Schilder finished in 5th (18.29m)

Gold- Auriol Dongmo (19.76m) Silver- Sara Gambetta (18.83m) Bronze- Fanny Roos (18.42m)

2023 Junior World Curling Championships: Feb 25- March 4, 2023 | Füssen, Germany Men’s Semi Finals 9 - 6 1 - 8 Men’s Medal Matches Gold Medal Match- v. Bronze Medal Match- v. Full Results Here

2023 Junior World Curling Championships: Feb 25- March 4, 2023 | Füssen, Germany Women’s Medal Matches Gold Medal Match- v. Bronze Medal Match- v. Full Results Here

Women’s 500m Final Results: Gold- Femke Kok Silver- Vanessa Herzog Bronze- Jutta Leerdam Full Results Here

Men’s 500m Final Results: Gold- Jordan Stolz Silver- Laurent Dubreuil Bronze- Wataru Morishige Full Results Here

Men’s Team Pursuit Final Results: Gold- Patrick Roest, Beau Snellink, Marcel Bosker Silver- Connor Howe, Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu, Hayden Mayeur Bronze- Peder Kongshaug, Allan Dahl Johansson, Svere Lunde Pedersen Full Results Here

Women’s Team Pursuit Final Results: Gold- Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais Silver- Momoka Horikawa, Ayano Sato, Sumire Kikuchi Bronze- Mia Kilburg, Giorgia Birkeland, Brittany Bowe Full Results Here

Ahmed Hafnaoui 3:46.02 to take the win in the 400 Free Marwan El Kamash (3:47.34) wins the silver medal, while Kieran Smith (3:48.02) takes the bronze medal.

Kharun 1:54.49 to take the win in the 200 Fly a new Canadian record by 1.68s previously held by MacKenzie Darragh (1:46.27. Record held since 2018 Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships) Trenton Julian (1:55.70) wins the silver medal, while Chase Kalisz (1:56.03) takes the bronze medal.

Summer McIntosh 2:05.05 to take the win in the 200m Fly New PB by 0.15s, besting her time from the 2022 World Aquatic Championships where she won the gold medal Summer moves from #12 > #11 all-time in the 200m butterfly. Canadian Swim Trials are happening later this month, and she’s looking to be in fine form. Bella Sims (2:09.89) wins the silver medal, while Maria Jose Mata Cocco (2:11.00) takes the bronze medal.

TYR Pro Swim Series- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (50m) | March 1-4, 2023 Summer McIntosh dominating yet again as she drops a 2:08.24 200m fly, qualifying in first by almost four seconds McIntosh didn’t look tired at all. She also swam a 54.39 100m Free earlier on in the session. Absolutely incredible to see how quickly Summer is progressing. Event is being streamed live on USA Swimming’s YouTube channel. Full Results Here

2023 Junior World Curling Championships: Feb 25- March 4, 2023 | Füssen, Germany Women’s Semi Finals v. v. Men’s Semi Finals v. v.

2023 Junior World Curling Championships: Feb 25- March 4, 2023 | Füssen, Germany Men’s Standings After Day 6 Germany 7 W / 2 L (W 1) (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Scotland 7 W / 2 L (W 0) (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) China 6 W / 3 L (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Norway 5 W / 4 L (W 2) (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Italy 5 W / 4 L (W 1) Switzerland 5 W / 4 L (W 0) United States 4 W / 5 L (Regelated to B division) Canada 3 W / 6 L (Regelated to B division) Korea 2 W / 7 L (Regelated to B division) Turkey 1 W / 8 L (Regelated to B division) Women’s Standings After Day 6 Switzerland 8 W / 0 L (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Norway 7 W / 2 L (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Japan 6 W / 3 L (W 1) (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Scotland 6 W / 3 L (W 0) (Through to semi-finals at the 2023 WJCC) Sweden 5 W / 4 L Korea 4 W / 5 L United States 3 W / 6 L (Regelated to B division) Canada 2 W / 7 L (W 1) (Relegated to B division) Germany 2 W / 7 L (W 0)(Relegated to B division) Latvia 1 W / 8 L (Relegated to B division) Final Standings Here

1 - Canada got relegated to the B division in both men’s/women’s competition, as one of the bottom four finishers. A shock mainly for the men’s side, considering we won bronze in 2022. 2 - Canada’s women’s team came through the B division to qualify for this event.

2023 Junior World Curling Championships: Feb 25- March 4, 2023 | Füssen, Germany Men’s Draw 9 Results 4 - 3 3 - 11 3 - 4 5 - 8 5 - 11 men’s team, and men’s team are the third/fourth to qualify for the WJCC 2023 semi-finals! Full Results Here