MAC SWIMMERS NAMED TO CANADA'S SENIOR & JUNIOR TEAMS

Six MAC swimmers have been named to the 2022 Canadian Senior and Junior National swim teams for upcoming international competitions. Following the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials (April 5-10 Victoria BC), MAC swimmers Javier Acevedo (24), Tessa Cieplucha (23) and Alexander Axon (18) qualified and were named by Swimming Canada to join the Senior National team. Javier and Tessa will compete at the FINA World Championships in Budapest Hungary, June 18-July 3 and at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham UK, July 28-Aug 8, 2022. Alexander will compete in Open Water at the FINA World Championships.

Lilly Daley (17), Katie Forrester (18) and Brayden Taivassalo (17) were named by Swimming Canada to the Junior National team. They will represent Canada at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August, 2022. Alexander Axon will also compete in the World Junior Open Water Championships, in Seychelles, Sept 1-4 2022.

“After all that we have been through: Covid restrictions, injuries and broken training cycles, I am very proud that our MAC athletes found a way to be successful despite imperfect scenarios,” said Head Coach Sean Baker. “The ability to adapt, improvise and overcome is a life skill they have built and learned through swimming.” 

MAC sent 21 swimmers to the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials, the largest contingent of qualified swimmers representing MAC at national trials in over a decade.