Canada's Penny Oleksiak, seen at the 2022 world championship in Budapest, returned to competition Wednesday at the annual Mare Nostrum event in Barcelona. Oleksiak spent nine months away from competition while rehabbing from a knee surgery in August.
The place dubbed the fastest pool in Canada because of the number of records broken in it will now play host to the 2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials.Canada's Penny Oleksiak, seen at the 2022 world championship in Budapest, is among the big names looking to secure their spot in the Paris Games during the upcoming national swimming trials.
Since then, Swimming Canada has scrambled to find a new location. Hundreds of flights and accommodations for swimmers, coaches and officials are now having to be rebooked. The event runs May 13-20. At this point there are no details about the total cost to move the event, but a long list of key stakeholders and partners of swimming Canada were consulted before confirming the venue change.
"There have been multiple issues to consider in making this decision, and everything has been very carefully considered. Representing Team Canada at the Olympics and Paralympics is the pinnacle of our sport. We had to minimize compromise for our athletes in order for them, along with their coaches, to maximize their performance," said high performance director and national coach John Atkinson.
This has been called the golden generation for Canadian swimming with unparalleled depth and talent. Canada has won six medals in the pool at the Olympics the previous two Games and expectations are high for Paris.
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