Swimming
For the first time in decades Canada did not win a single medal in swimming. This led to calls for the resignation of coach Dave Johnson by a number of former swimmers, most notably Barcelona gold medallist Mark Tewksbury. Swim Canada focused on personal bests rather than medals, but even by that measure Canada fared poorly. This lack of medals also stood in sharp contrast to Canada's sibling dominion Australia which won many medals in swimming, as they did in Sydney. There were a few bright spots, including Rick Say making it to the finals of the 200 m freestyle, considered by many to be the premier event of the 2004 Olympics, and a number of Canadian records were set. Generally though, performances by the swim team were slower than the times they had swum at Canadian Olympic trials 2 weeks before.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Matt Rose | 50 m Freestyle | 23.01 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Brent Hayden | 200 m Freestyle | 1:49.56 | 14 Q | 1:50.00 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Rick Say | 1:49.32 | 10 Q | 1:48.16 | 8 Q | 1:47.55 | 6 | |
| Mark Johnston | 400 m Freestyle | 3:54.27 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Andrew Hurd | 3:50.81 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
| Andrew Hurd | 1500 m Freestyle | 15:28.71 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Matt Rose | 100 m Backstroke | 56.62 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Keith Beavers | 200 m Backstroke | 2:00.97 | 13 Q | 1:59.98 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Nathaniel O'Brien | 2:00.49 | 10 Q | 2:00.13 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Scott Dickens | 100 m Breaststroke | 1:02.16 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Morgan Knabe | 1:02.13 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Morgan Knabe | 200 m Breaststroke | 2:17.20 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Mike Brown | 2:12.69 | 4 Q | 2:12.14 | 6 Q | 2:11.94 | 6 | |
| Mike Mintenko | 100 m Butterfly | 52.96 | 14 Q | 52.89 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Nathaniel O'Brien | 200 m Butterfly | 2:00.12 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Brian Johns | 200 m I.M. | 2:03.95 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Keith Beavers | 400 m I.M. | 4:21.47 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Brian Johns | 4:21.10 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Brent Hayden Riley Janes Yannick Lupien Mike Mintenko |
4x100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:18.35 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Brent Hayden Andrew Hurd Brian Johns Rick Say Mark Johnston* |
4×200 m Freestyle Relay | 7:18.05 | 5 Q | 7:13.33 | 5 | ||
| Brent Hayden) Riley Janes) Mike Mintenko Mike Brown |
4×100 m Medley Relay | 3:39.36 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
*= swam only in heats
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Brittany Reimer | 200 m Freestyle | 2:01.39 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m Freestyle | 4:12.33 | 16 | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m Freestyle | 8:41.55 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Erin Gammel | 100 m Backstroke | 1:02.47 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Jennifer Fratesi | 200 m Backstroke | 2:13.00 | 6 Q | 2:12.64 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Elizabeth Warden | 2:15.77 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rhiannon Leier | 100 m Breaststroke | 1:09.38 | 9 Q | 1:09.46 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Lauren Van Oosten | 1:09.93 | 13 Q | 1:09.45 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Lauren Van Oosten | 200 m Breaststroke | 2:30.44 | 14 Q | 2:30.39 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Elizabeth Warden | 200 m I.M. | 2:17.12 | 15 Q | 2:17.32 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m I.M. | 4:46.27 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Brittany Reimer Erin Gammel Jennifer Fratesi Lauren van Oosten |
4×100 m Medley Relay | 4:09.84 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
Read more about this topic: Canada At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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Of memory, blind school of cuttlefish,
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