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Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Diving their way to the Canada Summer Games
Starting 10 metres up, Corydon Wolfe stands at the edge of the platform at the Pan Am Pool, facing away from the water. Two toe bounces, and she's off — launching headfirst toward the board, throwing herself into a pike position and spinning two and a half times before hitting the five-metre-deep pool, trying to go through the water without making a splash. The complicated-sounding action is known as an inward two-and-a-half pike, or 405B — a new dive Wolfe has added this year as part of her platform list. Danielle Langlois / Intuition Studios Photo Diver Corydon Wolfe prepares for an inward two-and-a-half pike. Wolfe is one of 100 diving hopefuls participating in the 2025 Dive Manitoba Summer Provincials held at the Pan Am Pool June 6-8. At 16 year's old, the Revolution Diving team member has had a successful 10 years with the club so far, from new dives to national competitions. This weekend, she will try to add to her list of accomplishments at the 2025 Dive Manitoba Summer Provincials at Pan Am Pool, an event with higher stakes than usual. The 2025 Provincials, running Friday through Sunday, is the final selection opportunity to qualify for the 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland and Labrador in August. Wolfe, along with Revolution Diving teammates Evangeline Hedges, Mila Mortele, Vlad Tiaglei, Gabriel Brombach and Nicolas Landry, are the standout divers vying for selection at the conclusion of the competition. 'I'd be pretty thrilled to be a primary member,' said Wolfe, who was selected in 2022 as an alternate. 'I've never been to any sort of type of Canada Games, so I think it would be a really unique and interesting experience.' Manitoba Diving has the final say on which divers are selected for their maximum eight-member team, consisting of four males and four females. For female divers competing on springboard and platform, they must perform a minimum set of five dives from different directions. Over the course of the year, they are required to compete in at least two events featuring a national list to qualify, demonstrating those dives during Women's Open competitions. Ilya Yunanov, Revolution Diving coach and head coach of Team Manitoba Diving for the 2025 Canada Summer Games, says Wolfe has made significant progress throughout the year. 'She's added quite a few difficult dives on tower and three-metre,' Yunanov said. 'She has a very resilient mindset, growth mindset… She's focused, determined, but also fun. A lot of fun as a person, just smiling, cheerful, always in a good spirit, leading the team by example, by actions.' Nearly 100 divers from nine clubs across the country will be competing in the three-day provincials. 'I'm going to try and focus on knowing that I can do the dives and performing them well,' said Wolfe. 'Instead of trying to fix something that you can't really fix, try and be more confident with what I already have.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Yunanov says provincials is the best event on the calendar, as it features a broad range of athletes of various ages and skill levels, from novice to masters. 'Every provincials in Manitoba are at the end of the calendar year for competitions before the national team events in July,' said Yunanov. 'And that's why most of the divers from all around Canada send people here for that reason, to get the last chance to qualify, so the event becomes quite a busy one.' Provincials begin Friday at 9:05 a.m. with the girls' and boys' C-platform events. 'Everyone is welcome to come and watch,' said Yunanov. 'Diving is beautiful to watch. I would welcome everyone, bring their families, sit down, enjoy this magnificent sport, because it takes quite a bit of courage to do what our divers do.'
CBC
30-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
100 days out, organizers say the final push for Canada Games prep is going strong
The 2025 Canada Summer Games are 100 days away, and officials in the host city of St. John's say everything is on track for the largest Games ever. "To see it from ... 2020 when we were awarded the opportunity to bid to where we are, over five years later now, and seeing all these plans come together … it is just so exciting." Karen Sherriffs, CEO of the Canada Games Host Society, told CBC News Monday. "There's just something amazing about the Games. You're bringing together all these athletes who have trained for many, many years. For many, it will be the pinnacle of their athletic [career]." Newfoundland and Labrador will welcome over 4,200 participants across Canada competing in 244 events in 19 sports from Aug. 8-25. It's expected to have an economic impact of about $125 million. More than 5,000 volunteers are also needed to pull off the event. Karl Smith, the host society's co-chair, said about 4,000 have committed so far but is confident they will reach their goal. Smith said the 22 venues in use over the course of the Games are coming together and will be ready for competition. WATCH | The CBC's Ryan Cooke reports from venues taking shape: In 100 days, N.L. will play host to thousands for the 2025 Canada Games 34 minutes ago Duration 1:30 For a little over two weeks in August, 4,200 participants will descend upon host city St. John's, and surrounding areas, for the 2025 Canada Games. The CBC's Ryan Cooke has this tee-up as the countdown kicks into high gear. "They're all going to be player -ready when the Games come around, including the Aquarena. 'Cause I know a lot of people have heard things about the Aquarena, but that's falling in place as well," Smith said. "I'm feeling absolutely fantastic. We can't wait to put the Games off." The host society will hold an event on Wednesday afternoon to mark 100 days to go and unveil the design of the medals athletes will be vying for. Leaving a legacy St. John's will host the Canada Summer Games for the first time since 1977. It's impact is still felt by those who experienced it and through legacy venues like the Aquarena, Sherriffs said, adding the group behind this Games want to create a similar legacy. "I think that's what motivates us each and every day. The ability to host our country, and we will be the largest ever Canada Games," she said. "That motivation of what is left after the Games, you know, I think that's truly the special part." Smith said more will also stay behind beside the venues, citing the gain of a knowledge base that could lead to more opportunities for the city and province in the future. "Hosting an event like this leaves a certain skill set, you know? And the volunteer community that come together for this will last for a long time, enable us to pull off lots of other great events." The next major milestone leading up to the Games is the torch relay, which starts on June 11 in Ottawa and will end with a provincial tour of Newfoundland and Labrador.
