Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario set the Canadian record in the women’s 800 metre freestyle on Thursday. McIntosh broke her own national record with a time of 8:09.86 in winning the 2025 Southern Zone South Sectional Read more
Jerome Drayton of Toronto, Ontario, the 1977 Boston Marathon winner, passed away on Monday at the age of 80 according to the Associated Press. It was reportedly an unexpected death during complications from knee surgery. Drayton’s winning Boston Marathon time Read more
Dan Lewis of Oakville, Ontario has been named the new head coach of the Canadian men’s volleyball team according to Lukas Bernasiewicz of the Oakville News on Wednesday. Lewis replaces Tuomas Sammelvuo, who decided to step down from coaching when Read more
According to Isaac Hung of CBC Sports on Tuesday, Volleyball Canada has named Giovanni Guidetti as their new coach for the women’s national team. Guidetti replaces Shannon Winzer of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, who had been the women’s coach since Read more
Soccer Canada has named Casey Stoney of Basildon, England as their new head coach of the women’s senior program according to Neil Davidson of the Canadian Press on Monday. Stoney takes over from fellow Englishwoman Bev Priestman of Consett, England, Read more
The Canadian 4×100 metre men’s relay team that won the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, was named the Canadian Press Team of the Year Award for 2024 according to Francois Lafleur of the Canadian Olympic Committee Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, British Columbia has won the 2024 Lionel Conacher Award. The award is presented to the Canadian male athlete of the year. Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw at the 2024 Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario won the 2024 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award on Thursday. The award is presented to the Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year. McIntosh won three gold medals for Canada at the 2024 Read more
Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke of Oakville, Ontario has won the 20214 Jon Cornish Award according to the Canadian Press on Monday. The award is presented to the best Canadian football player on an annual basis in the National Collegiate Read more
According to the Sport Information Resource Centre of Canada on Saturday, Steve Meehan has been named the new head coach of the Canadian men’s rugby team. Meehan enters a time in Canadian rugby where the program faced recent disappointment. The Read more