Aimee Canny (born 21 November 2003) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2022–2026 In April 2022, at the 2022 South Africa National Swimming Championships, Canny swam a 2022 World Aquatics Championships qualifying time of 1:58.34 in the 200 metre freestyle in the final to win the gold medal.Race, Retta (6 April 2022). "Van Niekerk, Canny, Coetze Qualify For Budapest World Championships". SwimSwam. Retrieved 7 April 2022. She was named to the South Africa team in swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in June.du Plessis, Lindsay (9 June 2022). "Le Clos, Schoenmaker named in South Africa Commonwealth Games squad". ESPN. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England starting in July, Canny placed ninth in the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 2:00.10."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022. The following day, she helped achieve a fourth-place finish in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay in 3:40.31, swimming the lead-off leg of the relay in 54.84 seconds."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Day three, she led-off the 4×200 metre freestyle relay with a 1:58.72 to contribute to a final time of 8:02.28 and a fourth-place finish."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Longines. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022. She followed up her fourth-place finish with a fourth-ranked time of 55.27 seconds in the preliminaries of the 100 metre freestyle the following morning, qualifying for the semifinals."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. Lowering her time to 54.78 in the semifinals, she qualified for the final ranking sixth."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Freestyle Semi-Finals Results Summary". Longines. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022."Double silver and bronze for Team SA on another successful night for SA in the pool". Swimming South Africa. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. With a time of 54.88 seconds in the final on day five, she placed sixth."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022."Golden girl Van Niekerk makes it two from two as SA swimmers rake in more medals". Swimming South Africa. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022. Later in the session, she anchored the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay in the final, helping place fourth in a time of 3:44.38, which was a new African record and South African record."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results". Longines. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022. She helped set new African and South African records in the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay as well, contributing to a fourth-place finish in a time of 3:59.63 by splitting a 53.80 for the freestyle portion of the relay."Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results". Longines. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.First collegiate seasonAt the first meet of her collegiate career, a dual meet against the Virginia Tech Hokies in January 2023, Canny won the 200 yard freestyle for her team, the Virginia Cavaliers, contributing to an overall victory for the Cavaliers.Newton, Matt (15 January 2023). "No. 1 UVA Women's Swim & Dive Crushes Virginia Tech 207-91". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 February 2023. The following month, she achieved another win in the 200 yard freestyle, this time at the 2023 Cavalier Invitational, with a pool record and personal best time of 1:42.78 and helped achieve a 1-2 finish with her teammate Gretchen Walsh.Hy-Tek (5 February 2023). "2023 Cavalier Invitational: Results". North Carolina Tar Heels. Retrieved 16 February 2023.Turnbull, Fiona (7 February 2023). "Swim and dive teams host Cavalier Invite, set records". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 11 February 2023.Starting competition on day one of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, 14 February, Canny split the fastest time of all relay swimmers in the women's 4×200 yard freestyle relay with a 1:42.79 for the second leg to contribute to a conference title-winning time of 6:55.15.Rieder, David (14 February 2023). "2023 ACC Championships: Virginia Women, NC State Men Open Up Early Advantages". Swimming World. Retrieved 14 February 2023."Virginia Wins Two Relays, Sets American Record on ACC Championship Day One". Virginia Cavaliers. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023. The following day, she won the b-final of the 200 yard individual medley with a personal best time of 1:55.90.Hy-Tek (14 February 2023). "Meet Results: 2023 ACC Championship". sidearmstats.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023. For her third event, the 200 yard freestyle on day three, she placed second in the final with a personal best time of 1:42.62."Virginia Sweeps Women's Swimming Events on Thursday at ACC Championships". Virginia Cavaliers. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023. The next evening, she helped set new US Open and NCAA records in the 4×100 yard medley relay, swimming the freestyle leg to contribute to the winning time of 3:21.80.Dornan, Ben (17 February 2023). "UVA Hits 3:21.80 NCAA Record In 400 Medley Relay, Douglass Splits 48.25 On Fly". SwimSwam. Retrieved 17 February 2023.Rieder, David (17 February 2023). "Virginia Women Break Third Relay Record of ACCs in 400 Medley Relay; Douglass Splits 48.25 on Butterfly". Swimming World. Retrieved 17 February 2023. In her final event of the Championships, she finished in a time of 48.16 seconds in the final of the 100 yard freestyle to place seventh, which followed a personal best time of 48.05 seconds in the morning preliminaries."Virginia Women Win Fourth-Straight ACC Championship". Virginia Cavaliers. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.The following month, on day one of the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, Canny led-off the 4×200 yard freestyle relay with a personal best time of 1:42.34 to contribute to an NCAA title-winning and pool record time of 6:49.82.Hy-Tek (15 March 2023). "Meet Results: 2023 NCAA DI Women's Swimming & Diving". swimmeetresults.tech. Retrieved 15 March 2023."Virginia Wins Two Relay Titles at NCAA Championships". Virginia Cavaliers. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023. Day two, she placed nineteenth in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.10. In the 200 yard freestyle on day three, she won the bronze medal with a time of 1:42.50. She won her second NCAA title later in the day in the 4×100 yard medley relay, where she swam the freestyle leg of the relay in 47.27 seconds to help finish in a new pool record time of 3:22.39."No. 1 Virginia Wins Four Titles, Sets Two NCAA Records at NCAA Championships". Virginia Cavaliers. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023. On the final day, she started off with a personal best time of 47.98 seconds in the morning preliminaries of the 100 yard freestyle before placing fourteenth overall, sixth in the evening b-final (consolation final), with a time of 48.10 seconds."Virginia Wins Third Straight NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship". Virginia Cavaliers. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.2023 South Africa Championship Day one of the 2023 South Africa National Championships, conducted in long course metres in April in Gqeberha, Canny achieved a personal best time and a qualifying time of 1:58.20 for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in the 200 metre freestyle in the morning preliminaries.SwimSA TV (12 April 2023). "SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 1". YouTube. Retrieved 13 April 2023. She won the gold medal in the final with a personal best time of 1:57.82."Campionati Sudafrica. Giorno 1. Pieter Coetze: 100 dorso (52.78) Rec Africa. Tatjana Schoenmaker: 100 rana (1.05.82)" (in Italian). nuoto.com. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023. On the second morning, she achieved a personal best time of 2:16.97 in the preliminaries of the 200 metre individual medley.SwimSA TV (13 April 2023). "SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 2". YouTube. Retrieved 13 April 2023. She lowered her personal best time in the evening final to a 2:13.35, winning the silver medal less than two seconds behind gold medalist Rebecca Meder.SwimSA TV (13 April 2023). "SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 2 Finals". YouTube. Retrieved 13 April 2023. She won a second national title in an individual event on the third evening, finishing first in the final of the 100 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 54.65 seconds.SwimSA TV (14 April 2023). "SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 3 Finals". YouTube. Retrieved 14 April 2023. On the fourth day, she won the silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 25.41 seconds.SwimSA TV (15 April 2023). "SA National Aquatic Championships 2023 Day 4 Finals" (time stamp, 17:58 to 20:00). YouTube. Retrieved 15 April 2023. Personal best times Long course metres (50 m pool)
Event Time Meet Location Date Age Ref 50 m freestyle 25.29 sf 2019 World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary 24 August 2019 15 FINA (24 August 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 April 2023. 100 m freestyle 54.65 2023 South Africa National Championships Gqeberha 14 April 2023 19 200 m freestyle 1:57.82 2023 South Africa National Championships Gqeberha 12 April 2023 19 200 m individual medley 2:13.35 2023 South Africa National Championships Gqeberha 13 April 2023 19 Legend: sf – semifinal
Short course yards (25 yd pool) Event Time Meet Location Date Age Ref 100 yd freestyle 47.98 h 2023 NCAA Championships Knoxville, United States 18 March 2023 19 200 yd freestyle 1:42.34 r 2023 NCAA Championships Knoxville, United States 15 March 2023 19 200 yd individual medley 1:55.90 b 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships Greensboro, United States 15 February 2023 19 Legend: h – preliminary heat; b – b-final; r – relay 1st leg
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