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Sydney
PICKREM |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Canada
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Gender | Women |
Born | 21 May 1997
in Tampa, FL, USA |
Height | 1.68 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
Higher education |
Physiology - Texas A&M University: College Station, TX, USA |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She withdrew from the 400m individual medley at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to 'medical reasons not related to COVID-19', outlined by a Swimming Canada statement. She went on to compete in three finals at the Games, winning a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Dec 2021; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 24 Jul 2021)
In May 2012 she suffered an injury to her ankle that meant she was unable to do any breaststroke training for three months. (tampabay.com, 12 Dec 2012) |
Famous relatives |
Her father Darren played ice hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League [QMJHL]. (olympic.ca, 27 Mar 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Her brother was a swimmer and she also wanted to try the sport. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
While representing Texas A&M University [TAMU], she was named the 2019 Southeastern Conference [SEC] Swimmer of the Year in the United States of America. That year she was also named TAMU Female Swimmer of the Year. (dulcedo.com, 15 Mar 2020; texags.com, 16 Apr 2019; secsports.com, 11 Apr 2019)
She was named the 2012 Youth Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Canada. (islandswimming.com, 25 Nov 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar, FL, United States of America. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Syd (olympic.ca, 27 Mar 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"We always say it's who wants it more, and that's the mentality in the end - it's just trying to get your hand on the wall first." (CBC Sports YouTube channel, 26 Jul 2019) |
Other information |
MEDLEY STRATEGY She approaches the first half of the 200m individual medley [IM] differently to the second, primarily because she believes butterfly, the first stroke of the medley, is her weakest. "To get through the first hundred for me it's like, 'Okay, the race really starts'. I get nervous, but I get more excited as I finish my first hundred, just because I know everything is getting stronger as I go. I can see in my peripherals who's next to me, but I just try and stay in my own race because I know I swim IM differently than a lot of people. You can't get wrapped up in what someone else is doing just because you never know what their strong stroke is and their weak stroke is. [The second half of the race] is where I'm definitely a racer. With my times in my last hundred split, I've felt like crap sometimes, I've felt so bad in the water and I've swum my best swims, or I've felt so good in the water and I did not swim very well. So I just try not to think about it." (CBC Sports YouTube channel, 26 Jul 2019)
DUAL NATIONALITY Born in the United States of America, she has both US and Canadian citizenship. Her parents are from Halifax, NS, Canada. (tampabay.com, 19 Sep 2013; swimming.ca, 29 Aug 2013)
FUTURE CAREER After she finishes competitive swimming she is interested in pursuing a career in physical therapy. (swimming.ca, 01 Sep 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Toronto Swim Club: Canada |
Name of coach |
Ben Titley [national], GBR |
Training Regime |
She trains at the High Performance Centre in Toronto, ON, Canada. |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
DNS |
6 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.05 |
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2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
DNS |
3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:52.60 |
4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:43.77 |
6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.22 |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:38.06 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
2 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.56 |
3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.94 |
3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:56.43 |
11 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.28 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:22.90 |
4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
400m Individual Medley |
4:36.72 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.70 |
3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:53.58 |
3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:32.88 |
8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
DSQ |
6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.32 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:40.60 |
World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
400m Individual Medley |
DNS |
6 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.35 |
4 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Individual Medley |
58.26 |
5 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.22 |
Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.08 |
3 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:46.22 |
4 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.56 |
2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
200m Individual Medley |
2:04.29 |
2 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:47.36 |
1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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4 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:44.16 |
Pan American Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
200m Individual Medley |
2:09.04 |
1 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.39 |
3 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
20 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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4 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
200m Breaststroke |
2:26.18 |
5 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
100m Breaststroke |
1:08.22 |
1 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
200m Individual Medley |
2:09.67 |
5 |
2023 |
Athens, GRE |
50m Breaststroke |
31.53 |
6 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:26.43 |
8 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Breaststroke |
1:08.45 |
2 |
2023 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.27 |
2 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.87 |
5 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
100m Individual Medley |
58.77 |
6 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.66 |
2 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.77 |
1 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:26.66 |
6 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.38 |
5 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Individual Medley |
58.75 |
2 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:19.71 |
2 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:05.23 |
2 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:28.45 |
7 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
2:10.50 |
6 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:44.40 |
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