Among those who qualified for the Olympics were Island swimmers Jeremy Bagshaw and Nicholas Bennett, along with stars such as Summer McIntosh and Penny Oleksiak.
They certainly got the props right at the Canadian swimming trials for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics that concluded Sunday in Toronto.
That’s because it has been a long-time coming for the 32-year-old who will make his Olympic debut after so many close calls in previous trials. The St. Michaels University School graduate will finally make his Olympic debut this summer at age 32 before embarking on a career as a doctor after he finishes his residency, having graduated from the University of Limerick medical school in Ireland.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Bagshaw, in a statement during the meet. “I’ve always had a dream of going to the Olympics. I’ve had some rough patches in my swimming career but still believed I could do it. To finally be able to put it together and get my hand on the wall, even if it was by a couple hundredths, I’ve been on the opposite side of that before. To finally be on the good side of it makes me very happy. I just kept persevering and didn’t give up on my dream.
Bennett began swimming with the Ravensong Aquatic Club in Qualicum Beach, and set a world record at the trials in the men’s SM-14 200-metre individual medley and also qualified for the Paris Paralympics in the S14 200-metre freestyle and SB14 100-metre breaststroke.
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