Swimming Canada’s Wayne Lomas to Step Down After Paralympics Trials

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Swimming Canada’s Wayne Lomas to Step Down After Paralympics Trials

Wayne Lomas, the associate high performance director of Swimming Canada’s Paralympic program, will step down after the country’s trials meet.

Swimming Canada made the announcement on Friday. Lomas, who joined the organization in 2018, will stay on through May 31, seeing the country through its Olympic and Paralympic Trials.

“Since being welcomed into this role and into the Canadian Paralympic swimming community in 2018, I have enjoyed the most amazing opportunities,” Lomas said in a press release. “It has been an immense privilege, and one that I will never forget. I have made many friends and learned much more about high performance in my time here.”

Lomas led Swimming Canada through the COVID-19 pandemic and the delayed Tokyo Paralympics. Canada won eight medals in Tokyo, including two gold and five total medals for Aurelie Rivard and gold from Danielle Dorris. Canada won 19 medals, including nine gold, at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England. It’s the highest medal haul since 2006 for the country.

The Australian spent seven and a half years with Swimming Australia until 2018, including the last four months as the high performance manager.

“Wayne has made a significant contribution to the whole Paralympic program since he commenced with Swimming Canada in 2018,” Swimming Canada high performance director John Atkinson said. “He guided the program through the challenge of a global pandemic, through the Tokyo Games and built the performances to deliver strong results at the world championships last year. I personally wish Wayne all the best and thank him for what he has done with Swimming Canada. We are looking forward to the Paris Games and are confident in our team, program staff and coaches to continue the great work within the system that is in place.”

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