Alyson Ackman

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Alyson Ackman
Personal information
Full nameAlyson Patricia Ackman
Nickname
Aly
Born (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 32)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubPointe-Claire Swim Club
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle

Alyson Patricia "Aly" Ackman (born 6 February 1993) [2] is a professional swimmer competing on the Canadian National Swim Team since 2013. In 2016, she retired from her professional swimming career to pursue a career as a personal trainer and swimming coach. Before her retirement, she won a silver medal in the 4 x 200 Freestyle relay and a bronze in the 4 x 100 Freestyle relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [3]

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Early life

Ackman attended John Rennie High School, but swam for the Pointe Claire Swim Club. She earned the highest honor, Victor Davis Award from PCSC in 2011. She was named team MVP in 2010 and 2012. [4]

Professional career

At the 2014 FINA Pan Pacific Championships Ackman came 12th in the 200m freestyle, 14th in the 100m freestyle, 18th in the 400m freestyle, 4th in the 4×100 freestyle, and won bronze in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. [5]

In 2015 Ackman competed at the Pan American Games and the FINA World Championship (Kazan, Russia). During the Pan American Games, she earned a gold medal in 4 X 100 Freestyle and 4 X 200 Freestyle events.

Coming out of retirement in January 2019, Ackman competed in several international meets, including the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials and Swimming Nationals and the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials, where she qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

In August 2019, Ackman competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru where she opened the games with a pair of bronze medals on the first day. [6]

Personal life

Ackman was born in Montreal to Mike and Lisa Ackman. She has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Samantha. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Alyson Ackman". panam.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Chase, Sean (3 August 2014). "Commonwealth Games victories for Alyson Ackman". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Alyson Ackman - 2012-13 Women's Swimming and Diving". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Alyson Ackman". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ackman Wins Four Medals at Pan Am Games". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Alyson Ackman - 2012-13 Women's Swimming and Diving". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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