Swimming Canada’s selection committee has now officially ratified Eric Brown and Emma Finlin’s selections to the national team for this summer’s World Aquatics Championships.
Brown finished 10th in the men’s 10-km and Finlin ninth in the women’s race at the recent USA Swimming Open Water National Championships in Sarasota, Fla. In addition to their qualifying 1,500-m pool times, both achieved the criteria to represent Canada at the world championships in Singapore.
Distance/Open Water Coach Mark Perry has also officially been named Open Water Head Coach for the worlds.
“I am really excited to work with two athletes that I have worked with before and we now look ahead to the world championships and will work with them and their coaches to have the best preparation we can have in place’
Finlin, 19, who developed at Edmonton Keyano Swim Club, was Canada’s lone open water representative at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Brown, 22, a Pointe-Claire Swim Club product, represented Canada in open water and pool competition at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Associate High Performance Director Iain McDonald will serve as Team Leader.
“The strategy for the team is to travel directly to Singapore to acclimatize in an outdoor facility to give the athletes the best preparation conditions we can give them,” McDonald said.
Team Manager Erin Alizadeh, Massage Therapist Ron Castro and Media Manager Nathan White will round out the staff.
Open water competition at worlds is scheduled for July 14-19, followed by pool action July 26-Aug. 3.