Olympic Swimmer: Canadian Record and Olympic Trials

olympic swimmer: The first task upon arriving "A selfie," he told CBC Metro Morning Matt Galloway, according to CBC. The son of Chilean and Nicaraguan immigrants, Acevedo says becoming an Olympic swimmer is not just an accomplishment for him, but for his entire family in Canada. "I think they're super proud of me, and I've exceeded their expectations." Watch: Javier Acevedo qualifies for Rio with 100m Backstroke victory Ryan Cochrane leads way, but women dominate Canada Olympic swim team Acevedo was the first man to qualify for the Canadian swim team at the Olympic trials held in April, where he set a new Canadian record for the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 53.67 seconds. It a dream come true for the 18-year-old swimmer from Scarborough who heads to Rio de Janeiro Friday with the 27-member Canadian swim team. Knowing that race was his one and only shot at the games is what propelled him to the wall in the homestretch, he says. "I thought to myself - if you want to make this team, you have to put everything into this last 50 metres , or it over," he remembers. After he clinched the win in Scarborough Pan Am pool, just five minutes from his parents' home, Acevedo says he looked up in the stands to see his family in tears with the realization he'd just secured a spot on the Olympic team. "They've seen me go through the hard training, and turn from a mediocre swimmer into an Olympic swimmer. Aroldo and Catherine Acevedo will join their son Javier along with his sister Catalina at the Olympic games in Rio. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.