Kamloops swimmer Angove to represent Canada at Pan Pacific Championships

Angove also set a personal best (4:12.92) in the 400m freestyle, good for a fourth-place finish. Jansen finished atop the podium, with a time of 4:08.05.

In her only other final, Angove placed ninth in the 100m freestyle, recording a time of 55.66 seconds. Taylor Ruck (53.06) finished first.

Angove, who did not reach the final in the 200m individual medley, said she is not entirely satisfied with her results.

“I really had my eyes on a 1:57 [in the 200m freestyle],” she said. “I went 1:58.1. That was kind of my big goal for the meet. I also was kind of far off my best in the 100-free. I wanted a little more there, but it’s okay.”

Angove is among 20 women and 22 men who cracked the Canadian roster for the Pan Pacific Championships.

“The Pan Pacific Championships will provide an important opportunity for our swimmers to test themselves against some of the best in the world as we continue building toward LA 2028,” John Atkinson, high performance director and national coach for Swimming Canada, said in a news release.

Angove said she expects to swim in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle events at the Pan Pacific Championships.

“And, if I can, I’d like to swim the 50 or the 800,” she said. “This is an off-year. There is no long-course worlds. There is the Commonwealth Games. We’re only sending a team of six men and six women to that. We’re sending a bigger team to PanPacs. It’s kind of Canada’s focus this year.”

Angove, a two-time participant at the World Aquatics Championships, was hampered by shoulder problems during her sophomore season with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

She won silver in the 500-yard freestyle and bronze in the 800- and 400-yard freestyle relays at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

“No complaints,” said Angove, whose Buckeyes placed third at the conference championship. “It definitely wasn’t my freshman year. I was dealing with an injury in the fall, so I was out of the water for quite a bit. It was kind of just a different season. A lot of adapting to new things and my focus this year was just getting back to where I was for long course season.”

Angove earned second team All-Big Ten Honours.

“I definitely had a lot of fun with the team,” she said. “There was definitely a lot of adversity because last year I won the 400 IM and medalled in the 200 IM. My IMs were not hitting, but my freestyle was on. It was my first time swimming the 500 free and I was kind of just in there for fun and it turned out really well.”

Angove claimed Honorable Mention All-American status in the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships in March in Atlanta.

“This summer I’ve had a lot of good training, so I’m hoping to continue [building] on that in the fall and then kind of see that pay off later next year,” Angove said.

by Marty Hastings

Kamloops swimmer Angove to represent Canada at Pan Pacific Championships

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