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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming

July 22, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are upon us! The games will run from July 23th until August 8th. Swimming will take place from July 24th until August 1st in the pool. The 10km Open Water events will take place on August 4th and 5th. We can’t wait to cheer on Team Canada during the games. Keep an eye out for the following BC swimmers who will be competing at the games:

• Brent Hayden (HPC-V) – Pool
• Kierra Smith (KAJ) – Pool
• Markus Thormeyer (UBCT) – Pool
• Hau-Li Fan (UBCT) – Open Water

Also special recognition to BC Coach, Tom Johnson will be coaching the team in Tokyo, Chris Hindmarch-Watson who will be the English language announcer at the venue in Tokyo, and the support staff (Janice Hanan, Ron Mattison, Graham Olson) who will be travelling with the team.

You can stream all the events through CBC Sports. To keep up with all the action in the pool during the games check out the following links:

CBC Sports – Streaming Schedule | Swimming Schedule & News

Olympics – Pool Schedule & Results | Open Water Schedule & Results | Live Blog (All Events)

Swimming Canada – News & Articles

Swim Swam Canada – News