Paris 2024 - Keyano's Olympic Update
What an amazing Olympics so far with the breakout performances of Summer McIntosh and our other medalists Josh Liendo, Ilya Kharun, and Kylie Masse. Fans of the sport can't help appreciating the multi-gold feat of Leon Marchand of France on the men's side, and countless other story lines. Swimming captivates the world for 1 week every Olympics and reminds us just how popular and amazing our sport is.
But the Paris Games are still just getting started!
Keyano has 2 swimmers competing in Paris 2024, Emma Finlin in the Swimming Marathon event and Reid Maxwell in the Paralympic events.
Emma Finlin - Marathon Swimming
Emma has spent her final week of preparation at a staging camp in Spain with Keyano head coach Paul, while the Olympic Games got underway. Emma was the first Canadian swimmer to qualify for Paris and will be the last one to compete - the women's 10km Marathon Swim takes place at 7:30am Paris Time on Thu Aug 8; that's 11:30pm in Edmonton on Wed Aug 7. Catch Emma on CBC Gem or wherever you stream your Olympic & Paralympic broadcasts --- Go Emma!!
Reid Maxwell - Paralympic Swimming
Reid has already had an amazing season - he received his international para classification early in the year, and then in his first international season climbed the national ranks to make the Paris 2024 Paralympics. He is in the final phase of preparation here in Edmonton with national para-coach Haley and another of Canada's top para-swimmers from Red Deer, Nick Bennett. The Paralympic Open Ceremonies take place August 28 and Para Swimming events run August 29th through September 7th. Catch Reid in his multi-event schedule on CBC Gem or wherever you stream your Olympic & Paralympic broadcasts --- Go Reid!!
Wish our Bears the best of luck and tune in to watch them race live in Paris!
Go Bears!!