Cannings Competes in Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials

Monday, May 13

Toronto, Ontario

9:30 AM ET

Liberty University

Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials

Cannings Competes in Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials

5/19/2024 12:24:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Liberty freshman Kamryn Cannings earned an A Final appearance at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials, which wrapped up on Sunday at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Cannings' Results

100-meter butterfly (t-7^th place in 1:00.05 in A Final; qualified in 59.62)
200-meter freestyle (27^th place in prelims in 2:04.20)
00-meter freestyle (25^th place in prelims in 56.68)
50-meter freestyle (29^th place in prelims in 26.45)

Notable

Cannings was competing among Canada's finest athletes, aiming for a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The top two swimmers in each event punched their tickets to this summer's Olympics.
Cannings made the 100-meter butterfly A Final in Monday, qualifying in 59.62. She then tied for seventh in the A Final, swimming 1:00.05.
Margaret MacNeil (56.61) and Mary-Sophie Smith (57.31) took the top two spots and Olympic berths in the 100-meter butterfly.
The top 10 in each event's qualifying made the A Final.

Historically Speaking

Cannings is the first Lady Flame to compete in Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials all-time.
The Lady Flames sent athletes to U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both 2012 (Laura Day, Brye Ravettine) and 2016 (Alicia Finnigan).
Liberty's Heather Gardner qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke.

Up Next
Heather Gardner will compete in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, held June 15-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.