Swimming Canada Names Team for Junior Open Water Champs

Swimming Canada Names Team for 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships

Swimming Canada has chosen 5 athletes to put on the maple leaf on the 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, happening September 3-6 in Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina.

The crew encompasses a mix of returning athletes together with these in search of their first worldwide expertise. The crew shall be led by Aiden Kirk (HPC Vancouver/ Kelowna AquaJets), who will compete on the World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships for the second time after a robust efficiency two years in the past. Abigail McLeod (Winskill Dolphins Swim Club) additionally returns to the world stage after gaining worthwhile expertise final 12 months in Australia.

“We are delighted to have selected this talented group of young athletes to represent Canada and continue their development in Argentina at the World Junior Open Water Championships,” mentioned Mark Perry, Swimming Canada’s National Coaching Lead. “This crew has an incredible mixture of expertise and expertise which ought to place them properly for fulfillment on the occasion.

The following is the Canadian squad who will depart for Argentina on August 29 to compete in opposition to greater than 250 of the world’s high junior open water swimmers from over 50 international locations.

The 2026 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships Team:

SWIMMERS | NAGEURS

NAME | NOM	CLUB | CLUB	PERSONAL COACH | ENTRAINEUR PERSONNEL
WOMEN – FEMMES
Delphine Piatera-Mercier	Neptune Natation	Jeremy Dumora
Abigail McLeod	Winskill Dolphins Swim Club	Judy Baker
MEN – HOMMES
Aiden Kirk	HPC Vancouver/ Kelowna AquaJets	Scott Talbot
Max Gauvin	Bathurst BLAST	Mohammed Rachidi
Kinan Jasem Radhe	Natation Gatineau	Waldmilson Veiga

TEAM STAFF | PERSONNEL

TEAM LEADER & HEAD COACH	Mark Perry
TEAM MANAGER	Shari Schaepper
COACH	Judy Baker
DEVELOPMENT COACH	Jeremy Dumora
MASSAGE THERAPIST	Remo Bucci
TEAM PHYSICIAN	Rob Brunelle

Based on the World Aquatics age classifications, Aiden Kirk and Delphine Piatera-Mercier will compete within the 10-kilometre occasion, Abigail McLeod will race the 7.5-kilometre occasion, whereas Kinan Jasem and Max Gauvin will contest the 5-kilometre race.