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What's the story on this one?

Interesting, considering the qualification document says the host quotas would be reallocated at the finak qualification event

Favs for freestyle?

But does Angola meet technical standards?

Ikr. I liked the current system. It seems like they are trying to one up the more popuar field hockey...

Brazil has improved vastly!

Most likely he will get a wildcard.

which Canadian male gymnast would you send to Rio?

Are you in danger!?

Which conspiracy theory?

Just wow!!

Just got word that Darragh and Block have been nominated pending the medley team qualifying. Milosevic and Bagshaw will be added if the 4x200 relay qualify (and will be joined by Kisil and Thormeyer). Ruck was added from her fifth place finish in the 4x200 relay, though she was announced as competing in the 4x100, weird.

27 swimmers will represent Canada (including open water). Most likely that number will rise to 28 with Jason Block being added for the men's 4x100 medley relay (we won't know till June, but Canada is safely in qualification position by more than 3 seconds). Condorelli (butterfly), Acevedo (backstroke) and Kisil (freestyle) will round out the team and are already named to the Olympic team. The men's 4x200m relay is also in qualification position and might decide to use two already qualified athletes (Thormeyer and Cochrane) + 2 additional names to bring the total to 30 swimmers (1 less than in London). The surprise was the addition of Taylor Ruck (15 year old) who won gold medals at the World Juniors last year but struggled here with injuries. She will be an alternate for the relays in Rio (giving Oleksiak much needed rest from the prelims). Hopefully Ruck can be back to her form from last year! For the full roster click here. From following Canadian swimming from Athens (no medals, which was crushing) I can honestly say this is one of the strongest teams I have seen). Medal candidates: Weinberger - open water swim, if he cuts down on his mistakes he should medal Cochrane - going for two medals in the 400 and 1500 (will be tough, but who knows its possible he can pull it off) Condorelli - 100 freestyle Oleksiak - is a threat in almost all her events, hopefully she wins 1! McLean - Produced world class results in the 400 and 800, and hopefully she can pull of a double in Rio. The women's 4x100 medley relay team is just outside a medal, maybe they can rise up to the occasion Caldwell in the women's 200m backstroke should threaten for a medal. Pickerm/Overholt - 1 medal between the two in the individual medleys So the potential is there for 10 medals!!

You got the two weakest teams?

Women's Hammer throw Heather Steacy - 72.07 Women's Shot put Taryn Suttie - 17.88

Big weekend for Canadian summer sport so far. 3 gold medals at the Diving grand prix Tory Nyhaug won gold in the men;s time trial bmx world cup event

Canada's entry

Canada qualification standings:

Pakistan won't accept a slot either.

Only winner qualifies in first series.

That would mean Bedopassa Buassat of Guinea Bissau would get the quota.

Because France has the worst goal differential among all 8 teams who qualified for the next round.

Baumann was injured the last 2 years.

Day 3 of the Canadian trials saw 6 swimmers qualify. Ashton Baumann - Men's 200m breaststroke Ryan Cochrane - Men's 400m freestyle Kennedy Goss/Katerine Savard - Qualified for the women's 4x200m relay (McLean/Oleksiak already qualified swimmers will swim the individual 200 m) Rachel Nicol/Kierra Smith in the 100m breaststroke. So far 13 swimmers have qualified.

Athletics: 5 Swimming: 2 Canoeing: 1 Rowing: 1 Cycling: 2 Wrestling/Judo : 2 Diving: 2 Rugby: 1 Basketball: 1 Gymnastics: 1 18 total