Ottawa:
Women's 200m breaststroke world record holder Annamay Pierse will lead a 27-member strong Canadian swimming squad for the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games in India.
Former world champion and season's second best timer in men's 100-metre freestyle, Brent Hayden is also in the squad which has 15 women.
The squad was selected on the basis of their performances at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2010 IPC World Para-Swimming Championships.
Pierse said the Commonwealth Games would be an important step towards her preparation for 2012 London Olympics.
"It's another great opportunity to race against some of the best in the world. On top of that, I've always wanted to go to India, so I'm really excited to represent Canada at the Games," Pierse said.
National coach and Swimming Canada Chief Executive Pierre Lafontaine said he was looking towards a good show from the swimmers in Delhi.
"We have had strong medal performances at the Pan Pacs and the IPC Worlds, while also seeing many of our swimmers are knocking on doors, to make that extra step onto the podium.
It's quite an exciting time for Canadian Swimming as we head into the Commonwealth Games and the second half of the quadrennial," he said.
"With the overall great performances that we saw at the Pan Pacific Championships and IPC Worlds, we are quite excited to see them repeat that success in Delhi," Canada's Chef de Mission Martha Deacon said.
The Canadian swim team will head to Singapore for an 8-day staging camp, prior to arriving in Delhi on September 30th.
Pool competition starts on October 4.
Meanwhile, Table Tennis Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada announced an eight-member squad for the Delhi Games.
Olympians Pradeeban Peter Paul and Mo Zhang will guide a young Canadian team. Both Paul and Zhang have participated in Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
"Our younger athletes will face a steep learning curve at the Games," said Tony Kiesenhofer, Director General of Table Tennis Canada.
"However, there are some legitimate medal chances in the women's singles, where Mo Zhang will need to fend off strong opposition from the World Champions from Singapore and from host India.
In women's doubles, Mo Zhang and Sara Yuen have consistently performed well in the Commonwealth arena. The men are in a position to challenge for a medal in the Team event."
Former world champion and season's second best timer in men's 100-metre freestyle, Brent Hayden is also in the squad which has 15 women.
The squad was selected on the basis of their performances at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2010 IPC World Para-Swimming Championships.
Pierse said the Commonwealth Games would be an important step towards her preparation for 2012 London Olympics.
"It's another great opportunity to race against some of the best in the world. On top of that, I've always wanted to go to India, so I'm really excited to represent Canada at the Games," Pierse said.
National coach and Swimming Canada Chief Executive Pierre Lafontaine said he was looking towards a good show from the swimmers in Delhi.
"We have had strong medal performances at the Pan Pacs and the IPC Worlds, while also seeing many of our swimmers are knocking on doors, to make that extra step onto the podium.
It's quite an exciting time for Canadian Swimming as we head into the Commonwealth Games and the second half of the quadrennial," he said.
"With the overall great performances that we saw at the Pan Pacific Championships and IPC Worlds, we are quite excited to see them repeat that success in Delhi," Canada's Chef de Mission Martha Deacon said.
The Canadian swim team will head to Singapore for an 8-day staging camp, prior to arriving in Delhi on September 30th.
Pool competition starts on October 4.
Meanwhile, Table Tennis Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada announced an eight-member squad for the Delhi Games.
Olympians Pradeeban Peter Paul and Mo Zhang will guide a young Canadian team. Both Paul and Zhang have participated in Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
"Our younger athletes will face a steep learning curve at the Games," said Tony Kiesenhofer, Director General of Table Tennis Canada.
"However, there are some legitimate medal chances in the women's singles, where Mo Zhang will need to fend off strong opposition from the World Champions from Singapore and from host India.
In women's doubles, Mo Zhang and Sara Yuen have consistently performed well in the Commonwealth arena. The men are in a position to challenge for a medal in the Team event."
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