Aimee Canny
2024 Olympic Games
• Competed for South Africa
• Finished 12th in semifinals of 200 freestyle (1:57.34)
2020 Olympic Games
• Competed for South Africa
• Swam on the 4×100 Free and 4×200 Free Relays
NCAA Champion
2023: 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
All-America
2024: 800 Free Relay, 200 Free, 200 Breast (HM)
2023: 200 Free, 100 Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
ACC Champion
2024: 200 Free, 800 Free Relay
2023: 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
All-ACC
2024: 200 Free, 800 Free Relay, 500 Free
2023: 200 Free, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2024-25
• Won the 200 SCM free (1:54.13), setting the African continental record and South African national record in the Florida dual meet
• Won the 500 Free (4:35.43, NCAA A), 200 Free (1:42.67, NCAA A) and the 200 Breast (2:06.70 NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite. Her times in the 500 Free and 200 Breast each rank sixth on the UVA all-time lists for those events
• Won the 200 Free with a time of 1:44:31 against North Carolina
• Finished first in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:07:60 against North Carolina
• Won the 200 SCM Breast (2:22.38) during the Florida dual meet
2023-24
• Part of UVA 800 free relay team that place fourth at NCAAs (6:51.41)
• Was sixth in 200 free at NCAAs with PB of 1:42.33 that ranked No. 3 on UVA all-time list
• Finished second in B-final of 200 breast (2:07.34) at NCAAs
• Was 17th in 500 free (4:39.11) at NCAAs
• Finished sixth in 200 breast (2:08.73) at ACC Championships
• Won 200 free (1:43.10) at ACC Championships
• Finished second in 500 free (4:39.96) at ACC Championships
• Part of the first-place, ACC championship record, 800 free relay (6:46.28) at ACC Championships
• Won 500 Free (4:38.48) at Cavalier Invite
• Finished first in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.61 at UNC/NC State meet
• Took first in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:13.04 at UNC/NC State meet
• Finished second with a time of 23.15 against Virginia Tech
• Won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:58.12 against Virginia Tech
• Won the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:33.69 at Tennessee Invite
• Placed second in 200 free (1:42.93) at Tennessee Invite
• Improved fastest time this season and in the NCAA with a 1:25.24 to win the 200-yard freestyle relay at • Tennessee Invite
• Won the 500-yard free with the fastest time in the country (4:36.26) at Tennessee Invite
• Set a meet record in the 400-yard medley relay (3:26.15) at Tennessee Invite
• Won the 400-yard medley relay in 3:27.56 against Texas
• Won the 400-yard free relay in 3:12.74 against Texas
• Placed second in the 200 free against Texas
• Won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:44.44 against Florida
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
• Named ACC Women’s Freshmen of the Year
• Placed 16th in the 100 free at the World Championships
• Placed third in the 200 free at NCAAs
• Placed 14th in the 100 free at NCAAs
• Swam the opening leg of the first place 800 free relay team at NCAAs
• Swam the final leg of the first place 400 medley relay team at NCAAs
• Swam the final leg of the 400 medley relay setting an American, NCAA, Conference, Meet and Pool record
• Placed second in the 200 free at ACC Championships
• Won the 200 free and 50 free at the Cavalier Invite
• Placed second in the 200 free against NC State and North Carolina
• Won the 200 free, placed second in the 200 IM and placed third in the 100 free against Virginia Tech
PERSONAL
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences