By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Swimming Canada has announced their 2026 Commonwealth Games roster, and newly-minted world record holder Josh Liendo highlights Canada’s 12 person roster amid the absence of a few major names.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow from July 23rd-August 2nd, and will be a stripped-down version of the typical competition with just 10 sports being featured, including swimming.
The roster looks very different from the one we predicted in August, and there are a few notable absences including Olympic medalist Ilya Kharun, who is coming off a bronze medal in the 100 fly at the 2025 World Championships.
World record holder Summer McIntosh is also absent from the the roster. She announced in August that she would not be attending the meet, opting instead to focus on the 2026 Pan Pacs, which will begin just 10 days after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games.
The women’s roster is headlined by five-time Olympic medalist Kylie Masse. She was a member of the 2022 Commonwealth roster where she won the gold medal in the 50 backstroke and finished 2nd in the 100 and 200 backstroke events. She also participated on the silver medal mixed and women’s 400 medley relay teams.
She will be joined by fellow Olympians Ella Jansen, Sophie Angus, and Julie Brousseau as well as 2025 World Championship team member Madison Kryger and WUGs team member Delia Lloyd.
On the men’s side Josh Liendo is the biggest name, having just broken the World Record in the SCM 100 butterfly last weekend at the final stop of the World Cup. In 2022, he won the gold in the 100 fly and finished with the bronze in the 50 free and the men’s 400 free relay and the mixed 400 free relay.
The only other male Olympian on the roster is Lorne Wigginton. Liendo and Wigginton will lead a younger men’s team roster of Oliver Dawson, Antoine Sauve, Benjamin Loewen and Ben Winterborn. Loewen and Winterborn will be making their senior international team debut at this meet.
Swimming Canada National Coach and High Performance Lead Mark Perry will be the team’s head coach while the University of Toronto Assistant Linda Kiefer will take the other coaching position.
Women’s Roster
Swimmer Club Coach Sophie Angus HPC Ontario Ryan Mallette Julie Brousseau Nepean Kanata Swim Club Anthony Nesty Ella Jansen Etobicoke Swim Club Rob Collins Madison Kryger Brock Niagara Aquatics/HPC Ontario Ryan Mallette Delia Lloyd Etobicoke Swim Club Ignacio Gayo Kylie Masse Toronto Swim ClubMen’s Roster
Swimmer Club Coach Oliver Dawson Grand Prairie Piranhas Alex Dawson Josh Liendo North York Aquatic Club/U Florida Jack Szaranek/Anthony Nesty Benjamin Loewen University of Toronto Byron MacDonald/Linda Kiefer Antoine Sauve CAMO Natation/U Michigan Gunnar Schmidt Ben Winterborn University of Toronto/HPC Ontario Ryan Mallette Lorne Wigginton Etobicoke Swim Club/U Michigan Gunnar SchmidtTeam Staff
Title Staff High Performance Director John Atkinson Team Manager Bette El-Hawary Head Coach/Team Leader Mark Perry Team Coach Linda Kiefer Massage Therapists Jessica Sears/Monty Churchman Race Analysis Graham Olson Team Media Nathan WhiteRead the full story on SwimSwam: Canada’s 2026 Commonwealth Games Roster Highlighted by Josh Liendo, Missing Ilya Kharun
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