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Joshua Liendo. Joshua Liendo Edwards (born August 20, 2002) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who is an Olympic silver medalist. [ 1] He is the first Black Canadian swimmer to win an individual medal at a major international championship. [ 2][ 3] At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Liendo won a silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly. [ 4]
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
Canada women's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the finals of the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Carson, California. [88] The team went onto win the gold medal, marking the first women's team sport gold medal earned by the country ever, and the first overall since 1908 .
Hannah Margaret McNair "Maggie" Mac Neil [note 1] OLY, MSc (born 26 February 2000) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. [2] [1] A 100 metre butterfly event specialist, she is the 2020 Olympic champion, 2019 World (LC) champion, two-time World (SC) champion (2021, 2022), 2022 Commonwealth champion, and 2023 Pan American champion.
Summer Ann McIntosh (born August 18, 2006) is a Canadian competitive swimmer. [ 1] She is a three-time Olympic champion, four-time World Aquatics champion, and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Noted for her strength in medley and butterfly events, she is the current world record holder in the 400 metre individual medley, [ 2] and ...
In the freestyle, swimmers originally dove from the pool walls, but diving blocks were first incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The flip-turn was developed by the 1950s. Swimming goggles were first allowed in 1976 . The butterfly stroke events were not held until 1956. Previous rules permitted the butterfly stroke in breaststroke races.
Canada 10 August 2008: Olympic Games: Beijing, China: 400m freestyle : 3:43.46 Ryan Cochrane Canada 24 July 2014: Commonwealth Games: Glasgow, United Kingdom [3] 800m freestyle : 7:41.86 Ryan Cochrane Canada 27 July 2011: World Championships: Shanghai, China [4] 1500m freestyle : 14:39.63 Ryan Cochrane Canada 4 August 2012: Olympic Games ...
In 2004, Canada failed to win a medal of any colour in swimming for the first time in 40 years. At the Tokyo Olympics, Penny Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all time, winning a total of 7 medals. At the Paris Olympics in 2024, Summer McIntosh became Canada's first three time Olympic gold medalist in swimming.