Apollo Hess (born July 15, 2002) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, primarily competing in the breaststroke events.[1]
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National team | Canada | ||||||||
Born | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | July 15, 2002||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2023, Hess transferred to the High Performance Centre in Toronto.[2] At the conclusion of the 2024 Canadian Swim trials, Hess was named to Canada's 2024 Olympics team.[3][4]
Personal life
editHess is of Indigenous descent and is from the Kainai Nation.[5] Hess is scheduled to become the first athlete from his nation to compete at the Olympics.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Apollo Hess". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Seward, Justin (24 August 2023). "Hess leaves Pronghorns swimming for High Performance Centre". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (19 May 2024). "Team Canada welcomes 29 swimmers for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (19 May 2024). "Canada's swim teams are set for Paris. Yes, there will be a whole lot of Summer McIntosh". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ CrowSpreadingWings, Rachel (26 May 2024). "Apollo Hess, Indigenous swimmer, to take on 2024 Summer Olympics". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Apollo Hess to become the first member of the Blood Tribe to compete at the Olympics". APTN National News. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.