St. Catharine’s, ON – Swimmers continue to improve during the third day of competition at the at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in the pool tonight!
Top swims tonight included Julie Nolan-McCarthy in the women’s 200m Breaststroke with a fourth-place finish with a time of 3:39.49, Canadian Special Olympian Landon Arbeau who made the A finals in the 100m Backstroke where he finished fourth with a lifetime best time of 1:19.41. The women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay finished sixth with a time of 4:03.39; relay members included Rachael Blackmore, Julie Nolan-McCarthy, Cassidy Karrel and Éadoin McGrath.
Head Coach, Lance Cansdale was pleased with the results from the third day of competition with improved performances. “With each session, our athletes are showing more maturity and confidence in their racing.”
The Nova Scotia swim team is comprised of 23 able bodied swimmers (11 male and 12 female), and four Canadian Special Olympians.
| Top Results from Day Three: | ||
| Swimmer | Distance/Stroke | Place/Time |
| Julie Nolan-McCarthy | 200m Breaststroke | 4th/3:39.49 |
| Nelson Daniels | 200m Breaststroke | 13th/2:36.25 |
| Keilen Bellis | 200m Breaststroke | 9th/2:29.46 |
| 50m Butterfly | 16th/28.61 | |
| Landon Arbeau | 100m Backstroke CSO | 4th/1:19.41 |
| Éadaoin McGrath | 400m Freestyle | 10th/4:35.90 |
| Niara Smith | 50m Butterfly | 10th/29.35 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 50m Butterfly | 12th/29.88 |
| Hasan Hosny | 400m Freestyle | 14th/4:24.44 |
| Aliyah Bloom | 100m Backstroke | 10th/1:09.25 |
| Ella Brocklehurst | 100m Backstroke | 11th/1:09.73 |
| Owen Nicholson | 400m Freestyle | 13th/4:18.54 |
| Isobel McBride | 400m Freestyle | 11th/4:41.23 |
| Ian Stewart | 100m Backstroke | 12th/1:04.25 |
| Rachael Blackmore, Julie Nolan-McCarthy, Cassidy Karrel, Éadaoin McGrath | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 6th/4:03.39 |
For more information on Team Nova Scotia swimming, visit the following url: https://www.swimnovascotia.com/news/2022-canada-games-swimmers-are-off-the-blocks
Unofficial live results will be available at the following url: https://results.swimming.ca/2022_Canada_Summer_Games/
Watch live swimming on Canada Games TV at the following url: https://niagara2022games.ca
For more information contact:
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Bette El-Hawary
Executive Director| Swim Nova Scotia
5516 Spring Garden Rd. 4th Floor, Halifax N.S. B3J 1G6
902.425.5454 ext. 314 (o)|902.497.2088 (cell)|902.425.5606 (fax)
Email| swimming@sportnovascotia.ca
Web-page| www.swimnovascotia.com