Kayla Sanchez

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Kayla Sanchez
Personal information
Full nameKayla Noelle Sanchez
National teamCanada
Born (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 20)
Singapore
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubEnergy Standard
High Performance Centre - Ontario, Ajax Aquatic Club[1]
CoachBen Titley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Indianapolis 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Indianapolis 100 m freestyle

Kayla Noelle Sanchez (born 7 April 2001) is a Canadian swimmer.[2] A member of the Canadian national team, she has represented Canada at the Olympic and World championship level, and is a two-time Olympic medalist. She is one of Canada's most prominent Filipina Canadian athletes.[3]

Early life[]

Sanchez announced plans to study political science at the University of British Columbia beginning in January 2022, following the completion of the ISL's third season. As part of her studies she would compete as part of UBC's Thunderbirds swimming team.[4][5]

Career[]

2017 World Junior Championships[]

Sanchez made her debut in major international competition in 2017, as part of the Canadian team for the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships team in Indianapolis. She won two individual medals, a silver in the 200 m individual medley and bronze in the 100 m freestyle, and was part of a Canadian sweep of the gold medals in the women's relay events, taking gold in the 4x100 m and 4x200 freestyle as well as in the 4x100 medley. In the process the team broke the junior world record and championship record.[6] Later that season she also competed at her senior championships, the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Sanchez was part of the Canadian team in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay event, finishing fourth overall.[7][8][9]

2018 Commonwealth Games[]

In September 2017, Sanchez was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[10][11] Individually, she finished sixth in the 50 m freestyle, seventh in the 100 m freestyle, and ninth in the heats of the 200 m medley. She won two silver medals as part of the Canadian relay teams in the 4x100 m and 4x200 m.[4]

2019 International Swimming League[]

In the Autumn of 2019 she was member of the inaugural International Swimming League swimming for the Energy Standard International Swim Club, who won the team title in Las Vegas, Nevada, in December.[12] At the London match in November she won the 200m Freestyle over teammate Femke Heemskerk in a time of 1:52.72.[13] Competing as part of the Canadian team for the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, she won bronze medals in the 4x100 m and 4x200 m freestyle relays.[4]

2020 Summer Olympics[]

In 2021, Sanchez was part of the Canadian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[14] She won a silver medal as part of the Canadian team in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, alongside Maggie Mac Neil, Rebecca Smith, and Penny Oleksiak.[15] She also swam the freestyle leg in the heats of the 4x100 m medley relay, helping the Canadian team finish the heats in first place, and earned a bronze medal when the finals team finished third (having been replaced in the final by Oleksiak).[16] Sanchez competed individually in the heats of the 100 m freestyle, setting a new personal best and qualifying through to the semi-finals, but withdrew to conserve energy for the 4x200 m freestyle relay, where the Canadian team ultimately finished fourth.[17]

Personal bests[]

Long course (50 m pool)[]

Event Time[18] Venue Date Notes
50 m freestyle 24.94 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center 12 August 2018
100 m freestyle 53.12 Tokyo Aquatics Centre 28 July 2021
200 m freestyle 1:57.23 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center 9 August 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "Canada's Kayla Sanchez Breaks World Record in 50 Free". SwimSwam.com. 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Kayla Sanchez". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Filipino-Canadians find role model in Toronto-based Olympic medallist Sanchez". The Sports Network (TSN). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Dornan, Ben (3 April 2021). "Canadian Record Holder Kayla Sanchez Announces Plans to Swim at UBC". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ Stu Walters (8 April 2021). "Canadian record holder Kayla Sanchez commits to T-Birds swimming". gothunderbirds.ca.
  6. ^ "Penny Oleksiak, Canada win relay gold at world junior swimming championships". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Kayla Sanchez". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". Swimming Canada. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  13. ^ "ISL London Day 1 Results" (PDF).
  14. ^ "Kayla Sanchez - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca.
  15. ^ "Penny Oleksiak powers Canadian women to 1st medal of Tokyo Olympics". CBC Sports. 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ Devin Heroux (31 July 2021). "Oleksiak earns historic medal No. 7 as Canadian women win bronze in 4x100m medley relay". CBC Sports.
  17. ^ Keith, Braden (28 July 2021). "Kayla Sanchez scratches 100 free; American Erika Brown into semis". www.swimswam.com/. SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Kayla Sanchez". SwimSwam. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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