Kayla Sanchez

Kayla Sanchez (born 7 April 2001) is a Canadian swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[3][4][1]

Kayla Sanchez
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubEnergy Standard
High Performance Centre - Ontario, Ajax Aquatic Club[2]
CoachBen Titley

In 2017, Sanchez was part of the gold medal 4 × 200 m freestyle 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships team in Indianapolis. In the process the team broke the junior world record and championship record.[5] In September 2017, Sanchez was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[6][7]

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.[8] At the London match in November she won the 200m Freestyle over teammate Femke Heemskerk in a time of 1:52.72.[9]

References
  1. "Kayla Sanchez". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. "Canada's Kayla Sanchez Breaks World Record in 50 Free". SwimSwam.com. 6 November 2018.
  3. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Penny Oleksiak, Canada win relay gold at world junior swimming championships". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". Swimming Canada. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. "Club Rosters – International Swimming League". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. "ISL London Day 1 Results" (PDF).
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