Kayla Sanchez

The most noteworthy scratch is sprint freestyle star Kayla Sanchez, who has scratched the women's 100 back. Current photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography. The 2022 Canadian Trials kick off this morning in Victoria, on the west coast of the country. This morning’s action will kick off with the men’s and women’s para 50 breast and 100 breast. Then, we’ll move into the men’s and women’s 200 IM, 100 back, and 400 free. As for any notable scratches, it looks like there’s not too much to report. The most noteworthy scratch is sprint freestyle star Kayla Sanchez, who has scratched the women’s 100 back. Sanchez was the #3 seed in the event, coming in at 59.78. Sanchez is also entered in the 50 back, 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free, so we’ll see if today’s scratch was an isolated incident.

American swimmer Erika Brown won a swim-off for 2nd alternate on Wednesday evening in Tokyo, but a pair of scratches have bumped her into the semifinals. Archive photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. 2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES. When: Pool swimming: Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, August 1, 2021. Open Water...

Sanchez swam to victory in the women’s 50 freestyle with a 24.66 to just out-swim the 24.77 FINA A standard and qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Current photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography. 2021 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS. June 19 – June 23, 2021. Toronto, Ontario. Toronto Pan Am Sport...

Sanchez would have gone in as second seed in the 100 backstroke final, having cracked the FINA A during prelims with a 59.78. Archive photo via Mike Lewis/Ola Vista Photography. 2021 CANADIAN OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS. June 19 – June 23, 2021. Toronto, Ontario. Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre. Long Course...

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.