Three of his siblings competed at the Olympic Games: George (1968), Becky (two bronze medals at 1976) and Susan (1972). Smith is credited to be the first Canadian swimmer to have a maple leaf tattoo.

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From the MAC to the ACC to the Olympics, Alysha Newman has been on the rise in track and field. The pole vaulter made a splash in college, first with Eastern Michigan University and then Miami (Fla.), ...

New Canada women's coach Casey Stoney has vivid memories of facing Canada on the football pitch. At the 2012 London Olympics, ...

and me being the first Black Canadian (swimmer) to medal at an Olympics, I feel like it is just motivation for the rest of the country and people coming up,” Liendo told Swimming Canada upon ...

Additionally, at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Swimming trials, she shattered the 400m individual medley record. Her extraordinary accomplishments on the global stage earned widespread recognition ...

As wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, Olympic champion swimmer Gary ... came so quickly that he had to leave all his swimming memorabilia behind as he evacuated.

Gary Hall Jr., a U.S. swimmer who won 10 Olympic medals including five golds, lost them all in the Los Angeles-area wildfires.

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Although better known for the Summer Games because of mild-by-Canadian weather standards ... in the Summer Olympics, includes mixed relays in swimming, track, triathlon and mixed events in ...

But just watching the Olympics and knowing that I get to help continue that legacy is just really special." Canadian speed skater Weidemann wins bronze at Beijing World Cup Following in the ...

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