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| Kelsey
WOG |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 19 Sep 1998
in Regina, CAN |
| Height | 1.68 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
University of Manitoba: Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Agricultural Studies, Food Technology - University of Manitoba: Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Taking care of her pets, baking, rafting, spending time with friends. (californiaprunes.ca, 10 Nov 2020) |
Other sports |
She competed in highland dancing at junior national level events in Canada. "Dancing gave me a lot of body awareness and strength before swimming. That really helped me when I was first learning how to swim." (swimming.ca, 04 Jul 2019; mbhighlanddance.com, 14 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started swimming at age seven, with the I Can Swim programme. From lessons I went to being competitive. As a kid I had one instructor who said I could be really good, but didn't know until 13 or 14 that I was good at breaststroke. I started highland dance when I was four or five. I always hated swimming as a kid, but stopped hating it and started liking it when I won my first provincials or something." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2019/20 Female Athlete of the Year by U Sports while representing the University of Manitoba in Canada. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 26 Jun 2020)
She was named the 2019/20 Female Athlete of the Year by the Canada West Universities Athletic Association while representing the University of Manitoba in Canada. (news.umanitoba.ca, 07 May 2020)
She was named the 2018/19 and 2019/20 Female Athlete of the Year at the Brown and Gold Awards, an annual event held by the University of Manitoba in Canada. (gobisons.ca, 27 Mar 2020; news.umanitoba.ca, 01 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Vlastik Cerny [club] |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up swimming at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"My race day goal is always to stay present and race what I have trained." (californiaprunes.ca, 10 Nov 2020) |
Other information |
STAYING IN CANADA
She preferred to stay in Canada after graduating high school rather than swim in the US collegiate system. In 2016 she began swimming for the University of Manitoba. "When I was in grade 12, I was looking into schools, mostly in Canada because I wanted to stay in Canada. I knew the NCAA route wasn't for me. I just really enjoy living at home and I have so much support here from my family and parents. There was also a programme in Canada that I liked and I've just made some really good connections with my coach, the strength and conditioning coach, and like my massage therapist. I don't think I could have left all that." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 18 Mar 2020; news.umanitoba.ca, 03 Apr 2017; globalnews.ca, 19 Dec 2016)
LONG-TIME COACH
She joined the University of Manitoba's junior swimming programme in the 2006/07 season. She first met coach Vlastik Cerny at age 10. "Vlast and I, I thought our relationship was good in previous years, but this year [speaking in 2020] it has gotten so much better. We've really talked about sticking with the process and taking each day as it comes, and still giving my best every day." (gobisons.ca, 05 Mar 2020; canadawest.prestosports.com, 08 Dec 2015) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 23 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:07.73 |
| 16 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
DSQ |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:25.21 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.86 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.96 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
200m Breaststroke |
2:25.14 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Breaststroke |
2:20.57 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 2 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:18.52 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:46.00 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Santiago, CHI |
200m Breaststroke |
2:23.49 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.54 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Breaststroke |
2:20.59 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Breaststroke |
2:20.59 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.05 |
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