By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2025 SPEEDO CANADIAN SWIMMING OPEN
April 10-12, 2024 Edmonton, AB, Canada Edmonton Kinsmen Sports Centre LCM (50m) Prelims 11:30am (ET) / Finals 7pm (ET) Event Page Meet Packet Psych SheetsThe 2025 Canadian Open will begin this Thursday, April 10th, and run through April 12th. The three-day competition will serve as a tune-up meet, with the Canadian World Championship Trials just two months away.
Prelims will begin each day at 11:30am (ET) and are expected to last 2-3 hours, depending on the session. All finals sessions will start at 7pm (ET) each day.
A large chunk of Canada’s biggest names will be in attendance at the meet, including Mary-Sophie Harvey, Ingrid Wilm, Finlay Knox, Taylor Ruck, Lorne Wiggington, Ella Jansen, Sophie Angus, and Alexanne Lepage.
Versatile Finlay Knox is entered in seven events at the competition: the 50 back, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 free. Notably, the 24-year-old 2024 World Champion in the 200 IM is not entered in his signature event.
Greg Arkhurst-coached Mary-Sophie Harvey is set to compete in five events: the 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 200 breast, and 200 IM. She is not entered in either the 400 free or 400 IM—events in which she excelled during her junior years and has recently revisited.
It will be interesting to see which races Harvey chooses to focus on at the Trials in June, as she has a wide range of options. At the Paris Olympics last summer, her highest individual finish came in the 200 free, where she touched 4th in a personal best time of 1:55.29.
Calgary’s Alexanne Lepage is also in the mix in the women’s breaststroke events. She was the breakout star of the 2023 World Junior Championships, where she won both the 100 breast in a massive personal best of 1:06.58 and the 200 breast in 2:24.70, dropping from her previous best of 1:09.07 in the 100.
Despite the improvement, Lepage narrowly missed making the Canadian Olympic team last May, placing 5th in the 100 breast (1:07.58) and 3rd in the 200 breast (2:25.76) at Trials. Notably, her World Juniors time would have won the 100, as the title was claimed in 1:06.96. Lepage will swim all three breaststroke distances, in addition to both IM events, this weekend.
The biggest name missing from the entry sheet is three-time Olympic champion Summer McIntosh. However, her absence isn’t too surprising. The 18-year-old is likely to attend the Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale next month instead, as she trains in Sarasota, Florida under the guidance of Coach Brent Arckey at the Sarasota Sharks. Fort Lauderdale is just a quick three-hour drive away, making it a more convenient option than flying back to Canada for this competition.
Canadian fans will probably see McIntosh return to home soil in June for Trials, which will be held in Victoria.
Additional Key Entries:
Ingrid Wilm — 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly Taylor Ruck — 50, back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 100 free Ella Jansen — 100 free, 200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, 200 IM Sophie Angus — 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast Lorne Wigginton — 200 free, 200 fly Yuri Kisil — 50 free, 100 free, 200 free Blake Tierney — 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly, 200 IMOrder of Events:
Thursday, April 10 400 IM 100 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 200 Freestyle 200 Butterfly 1500 Freestyle Friday, April 11 50 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly 800 Freestyle Saturday, April 12 100 Butterfly 200 Backstroke 200 IM 100 Breaststroke 400 Freestyle 50 FreestyleRead the full story on SwimSwam: Mary-Sophie Harvey, Finlay Knox, & Alexanne Lepage Among Entries For 2025 Canadian Open
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