Canadian swimming trials are a step on road to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are still more than two years away, but this week’s Canadian swimming trials in Edmonton represent an important step on the road to the Games.
The trials choose the swim team that will compete in the Pan Pacific Championships, Aug. 9-12 in Tokyo, in an Olympic test run for Canada.
“(The Pan Pacs) are not in the same venue as the Olympic pool because the Olympic pool is being built right now, but it’s literally across the street, so other than being a premier international swim meet for us this summer, it also gives us a chance to sort of have a dry run for the Olympics,” said Swimming Canada’s senior coach Martyn Wilby. “Time zone, we’re going to know exactly what the weather is like, we’re going to stage at the same place that we’re going to stage for the Olympics.
“And so, it gives us a chance to work out the kinks and just make sure that any potential problems, we’re going to be able to figure them out two years ahead of time.”