Tag: Heather Maclean

  • #SwimChat – Tom Johnson and Heather MacLean

    #SwimChat – Tom Johnson and Heather MacLean

    High Performance Centre – Vancouver Head Coach Tom Johnson caught up with his former swimmer, 2012 Olympian Heather MacLean, for our first episode of #SwimChat. They discussed how HPC-Van is handling the shutdown, what positives can be taken from an extended break, Brent Hayden’s comeback, the passing of beloved coach Kevin Thorburn, Olympic memories and…

  • Former Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19

    Former Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19

    Former Olympic swimmers Heather and Brittany MacLean are now in new careers. Heather is a front-line worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Brittany is on the Canadian Olympic Committee, working on a COVID-19 awareness campaign.

  • Canadian Trials Day 5: Annamay Pierse misses out

    Canadian Trials Day 5: Annamay Pierse misses out

    On the 5th day of Canadian Olympic Trials, six more swimmers were added to the Canada’s nomination list, bringing the overall total to 29, two more than for the Beijing Games in 2008. In the women’s 200 breaststroke, Tera Van Beilen clocked 2:24.03 to nab a second Olympic assignment, with Martha McGabe also qualifying in…

  • 3 more Canadian records on 4th day of trials

    Sinead Russell smashed through the national record in the women’s 200 backstroke, clocking 2:08.89 where Lauren Lavigna’s record from 2009 was 2:10.03. Erica Morningstar notched the Canadian record in the 200 IM, with a 2:11.23 where Julia Wilkingson’s record from August was 2:11.32. And Lauren Lavigna, Haylee Johnson, Noemie Thomas and Heather Maclean demolished the…