Kayla Sanchez

A Filipino swimmer who won world championships and holds records in Canada now has her eyes on the Olympics. As Rowena Papasin tells us, Kayla Sanchez hopes to be a part of Team Canada in the upcoming Tokyo games.

Kayla Sanchez fired a warning shot to her fellow competitors in the Canadian sprint field, clocking in 24.81 seconds to win the 50 freestyle Friday on the last day of the Toronto High Performance Test Event. Sanchez entered with a seed time of 25.55 but bested the field by four...

Kayla Sanchez, who has shifted focus to the 100 and 200 free, popped a lifetime best to close the Toronto Time Trial event on Friday. Archive photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography. TAKE5 HIGH PERFORMANCE EVENT. Toronto Pan American Sports Center, Toronto, Canada. May 26-28, 2021. Long Course Meters (50m)

Canadian sprint star Kayla Sanchez announced via Instagram that she’ll be attending the University of British Columbia in the fall. Sanchez, 19, is a native of Scarborough, Ontario. She’s been based at the Canadian High Performance Center in Ontario through her rise to the elite ranks. At the HPC Ontario, she’s able to train alongside Canadian national teamers like Sydney Pickrem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak under the tutelage of coach Ben Titley.