Achi news desk-
Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials have been moved from Montreal to Toronto.
The trials to determine Canada’s swimming teams for the Paris Summer Games were scheduled to take place at the Montreal Olympic Pool from May 13 to 19.
However, it was announced Wednesday that the pool will be closed for four to six months because of smoke and water damage from the March 21 fire outside the Olympic Stadium.
Swimming Canada announced that Toronto’s Pan Am Sports Center will be the site of the trials on those dates. Built for the 2015 Parapan American Games, it was also the site of the 2016 and 2021 trials.
Swimming in Canada looked into holding the trials at the Claude Robillard sports complex in Montreal and was also considered for Laval University in Quebec City. But instead she opted for the tried and tested venue of Toronto.
The competition venue requires a 50-meter pool, adequate capacity for participants and spectators, and digital broadcasting and streaming capabilities.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 8, 2024.
