Benoit Huot of Longueuil, Quebec has won Canada’s first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Huot posted a world record time of 2:10.01 in the men’s 200m individual medley swimming event Thursday at the London Aquatics Center….

The 2012 Paralympic Games in London started today with the opening ceremonies. Between now and September 9, more than a dozen Alberta natives will be representing Canada at the most prestigious international sports event for athletes with a disability….

The Liberal MP with a penchant for plunging shares a few fond memories

Fire on the Water organizers hope to start a discussion about “public bathing culture” in Toronto, and make people dance.

Fire on the Water Featuring MAMA, Slowed DJs, Dos Mundos, Poirier, Maga Bo, Venus X, DJ/Rupture Sunnyside Beach (1755 Lake Shore Boulevard West) August 26, 2 p.m. to midnight FREE DJs, art installations, and public swimming are an odd combination. Marcus Boon and Christie Pearson—who are collectively known as The Waves, and who are the [...]

This is how he swims. And sometimes he just hangs around the house like this. True story.Only those of of you who have seen Gulliver’s Travels (Jack Black edition) will understand Cuyler’s homage to it. …

Richard Weinberger of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan has won Canada’s 17th medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Considered a serious darkhorse for a medal, Weinberger posted a time of 1:50:00.3 to win an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s 10k…

The 22-year-old UVic student set the pace for much of the 10km

It’s hard to be a champion, and harder still to set a record. Physicist Rhett Allain takes a look at the power behind the 50 meter freestyle.

On day nine of the 2012 Olympic Games, Jamaica went 1-2 in the men’s 100 metre dash. Usain Bolt ran a time of 9.63 to win his fourth Olympic Gold medal of his career. The sprinter, who many in Jamaica call Lightning, beat eventual silver medallis…

Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, British Columbia has won Canada’s tenth medal of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Cochrane won an Olympic silver medal Saturday in the men’s 1500m freestyle swimming competition Saturday. Team Canada now has won…

‘I was second place,’ says Ryan Cochrane, ‘but I showed that I’m progressing.’

Team Canada now has six medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. On Wednesday, Brent Hayden of Mission, British Columbia won the Bronze medal in the men’s 100m freestyle swimming event. Hayden received his medal from fellow Canadian swimmer D…

Bronze-medal swimmer had almost given up hope: ‘There are so many times when you can dream of something …’

Michael Phelps has passed Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina as the most decorated Olympic medallist ever. Yesterday Phelps guided the  American 4x200m freestyle swim team to Olympic Gold. Joined by Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer and Ricky Berens, the Americans…

Physics of the Olympics: breaking down a swimmer’s speed in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke.

The story people at the Aquatic Centre are talking about

An analysis of the physics behind the angled swimming starting blocks making their Olympic debut in London.

There were two more Olympic Gold medals set in swimming Sunday at the London Aquatics Centre. Dana Vollmer of the United States set a World Record in the women’s 100m butterfly with a time of 55.98, and Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa set a…

The Chinese have made major strides in the sport of swimming. That wasn’t more evident than on day one of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Shiwen Ye, who is only 16 years of age, won the Olympic Gold medal in the women’s 400m individual me…

The 2012 Olympic Games are almost one day old, but the result that has impressed me the most so far came yesterday in the men’s archery. Why? Well, South Korean archer Im Dong-hyun delivered Olympic greatness yesterday in breaking his own World r…