Paris Olympics: University of Regina swimmer to compete for Mauritius [Video]

University of Regina (U of R) swimmer, Ovesh Purahoo, will compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games later this month for his home country of Mauritius.

Purahoo has been a key member of the U of R team since 2020. He earned a spot on his country’s Olympic team after improving his personal best at World Aquatics sanctioned events over the past year.

“In May [at the Canadian Olympic Trials] I improved my time, which improved my ranking and that consolidated my first spot on the Mauritius National Swimming Team,” Purahoo explained.

Since Purahoo swims at a Canadian university, he was able to represent his home country at the Canadian Olympic Trials since it is internationally recognized by World Aquatics.

“It was a weird feeling. It was obviously my goal for the last couple of years. So to achieve that it felt good. But the work is not done yet. …