Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem announced her retirement from competition Thursday after more than a decade with the national team.
The 28-year-old competed at three Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the women’s medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
She won seven medals at long-course world championships and six at short-course worlds, including gold in the 200-metre individual medley and the 4×200-metre freestyle relay in 2021 in Abu Dhabi.
Pickrem, born in Florida to Canadian parents from Halifax, joined the senior team in 2014 at age 17. She remained a fixture during the most successful period in Canadian swimming alongside teammates Maggie Mac Neil, Penny Oleksiak, Kylie Masse and Summer McIntosh.
She has spent the past two seasons balancing training with a coaching role at West Virginia University.
Pickrem plans to continue in the sport as a coach.