‘Cool switch, closer to home’: Calgary’s Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson swaps diving for bobsleigh

Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson

By Sandra Prusina

Posted Nov 7, 2024 10:51 am.

From the pool to the ice house.

Calgary’s Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson is plunging into a new sport.

Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson – Diver/Bobsleigh

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