{"id":172273,"date":"2025-07-18T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=172273&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:49:45","slug":"canada-swim-team-open-practice-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/canada-swim-team-open-practice-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Swim Team Open Practice \u2013 World Aquatics Championships 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian national swimming team, set to compete at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore (Jul. 1\u2013Aug. 3), has chosen Saga Prefecture for its pre-competition training camp. The delegation includes 26 swimmers and 20 staff members, totaling 46 participants, among them Summer McIntosh, a triple gold medalist at the Paris Olympics. The team will be in Saga preparing for the swimming events scheduled for Jul. 27\u2013Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p>On Jul. 21, the practice session will be open to the public for one day only. A welcome ceremony for the Canadian team will start at 10:00, followed by a 30-minute autograph session with the athletes beginning at 10:15.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172276\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-swim-team_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"712\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-swim-team_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-swim-team_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C153&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-swim-team_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C521&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-swim-team_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C391&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-172276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Swimming Canada \/ Scott Grant<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2022 7\/21 (Mon., hol.)<br \/>\n\u2022 9:00~11:00<br \/>\n\u2022 Free viewing<br \/>\n\u2022 SAGA Sunrise Park Swimming Pool (SAGA Aqua)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/AjwiHRRSE5Le7iQo9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2-1-10 Hinode, Saga City, Saga<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saga-sc.jp\/topics\/9901.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.saga-sc.jp\/topics\/9901.html<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172275\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-summer-mclntosh_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-summer-mclntosh_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-summer-mclntosh_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-summer-mclntosh_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-summer-mclntosh_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-172275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Swimming Canada \/ Daniel Harrison<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_172274\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-kylie-masse_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-kylie-masse_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-kylie-masse_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-kylie-masse_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_canada-kylie-masse_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-172274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Swimming Canada \/ Daniel Harrison<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_172277\" style=\"width: 1410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_ethan-ekk_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_ethan-ekk_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_ethan-ekk_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_ethan-ekk_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_ethan-ekk_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-172277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy Swimming Canada \/ Daniel Harrison<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian national swimming team, set to compete at the World Aquatics Championships 2025 in Singapore (Jul. 1\u2013Aug. 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