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Canadaa s Ryan Cochrane wins second gold medal at Australian championships
Ryan Cochrane of Victoria won the gold medal in the men's 1,500-metre freestyle Sunday at the Victoria State swimming championships.
Cochrane leads big day for Canadians
The start of a new year hasn't slowed Ryan Cochrane down. The Victoria swimmer, an Olympic and world championship medallist, won the gold medal Friday in the men's 400-metre freestyle event at the Victoria State swimming championships in Australia.
Much work required behind the scenes for youth awards banquet
It took all hands on deck to put together the News Leader Pictoriala s annual Youth Athlete of the Year banquet and awards Sunday at the Cowichan Golf and Country Club.
Girls rule with their incredible 2009 performances
Top valley youth athletes of the year gather at Cowichan Golf and Country Club. Back, from left: Angela Richards, Joanna Franke-Kuhn, Olympic swimmer and guest speaker Ryan Cochrane, Steve McKinnon, Cassy Stevens.
Cochrane inspires, entertains at banquet
The only Canadian medalist in swimming during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is a down-to-earth guy with a great sense of humour and a realistic perspective on the topsy turvy world of athletics.
Canada's swimmers are keeping up with some fast company
Ryan Cochrane wins silver in the 1,500 metre freestyle. Photograph by: Martin Bureau, Agence France-Presse, Getty Images, Canwest News Service At the fastest swim meet in history, American superstar Michael Phelps re-asserted his dominance, Canada's Ryan Cochrane and Annamay Pierse solidified their places among the world's elite, and high-tech swim ...
Barry swimming champ talks about future plans
BARRY swimming champion David Davies has admitted that next year could be his last in the pool, after bringing the curtain down on 2009 at the British Gas Duel in the Pool.
Bisons' Pickerl swimming like an otter
Riley PICKERL is back home with a new attitude towards mental concentration.Having spent a couple of years swimming with the Island Swimming Club of Victoria and training with Ryan Cochrane, a bronze medallist in the Beijing Olympics, he's ready to put what he learned to the test.
Cochrane, Chetrat set meet records at Canada Cup
Ryan Cochrane of Victoria and Zack Chetrat of Oakville, Ont., lowered meet records Sunday to conclude the Canada Cup short course swimming competition.
Wilkinson bests strong Canada Cup swimming field
Racing with a pain-free shoulder for the first time in a year, Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, Ont., beat a strong field Friday to win the women's 100-metre freestyle at the Canada Cup short course swimming competition.
Ryan Cochrane Remembers Road to Beijing Bronze, Ponders Swimming's...
Ryan Cochrane Remembers Road to Beijing Bronze, Ponders Swimming's Popularity in Canada on The Morning Swim Show , Nov.
Olympic Athletes at the Bay Centre
Three year old Isis Sertisohn seemed to be more excited about getting Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane's autograph than wearing his bronze Beijing Olympic medal Saturday at the Bay Centre during a Community Spirit Celebration hosted in partnership with the Downtown Business Association and the Victoria Torch Relay task force.
Pierse has 'terrible' swim in 100 breaststroke final
Annamay Pierse didn't feel strong in the 100 breaststroke. Photograph by: Laszlo Balogh, Reuters, Canwest News Service UBC's Annamay Pierse was furious with herself over her fifth-place finish Tuesday in the women's 100-metre breaststroke at the aquatics world championships in Rome, and that was precisely the attitude the Canadian head coach was ...
Team BC Increases Gold Medal Count by 20 Per Cent
Article by: Government of British Columbia CHARLOTTETOWN - " Team BC ended the 2009 Canada Summer Games with 57 gold, 43 silver and 44 bronze medals, increasing its gold medal count from 2005 by more than 20 per cent, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.
Canadian confidence level high
BEFORE any of the athletes put a paddle in the water, the 2009 ICF canoe sprint world championships already feature impressive numbers.
Banner weekend for Island athletes
UVic mechanical engineering grad Geoff Kabush of Courtenay en route to bronze medal at Sunday's World Cup mountain biking race in Mont Ste-Anne, Que.
Canadian records fall at British Grand Prix
Canada's Ryan Cochrane competes during the men's 800m freestyle qualifications on July 28, 2009 at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome.
Annamay Pierse breaks her world record at British Grand Prix
It was a world record day for Canada at the British Grand Prix swim meet Friday.
Canadian records fall at British Grand Prix
Canada's Ryan Cochrane competes during the men's 800m freestyle qualifications on July 28, 2009 at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome.
Montreal's Lacroix nears world record in 200 butterfly at British Grand Prix
Audrey Lacroix of Montreal neared a world record in the women's 200-metre butterfly Thursday, one of seven Canadian records broken or tied at the British Grand Prix short course swimming meet.
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