Calgary, Alberta, June 30, 2012 – Grenadian-Canadian Phylicia George is the fastest female sprinter in Canada.

The 24-year-old, who was born in Toronto to Grenadian parents, won the women’s 100-meter race at the Canadian Track and Field Trials that were held June 27 – 30 in Calgary, Alberta.

George’s victory earned her a spot on the Canadian 100-meter team for the Olympic Games in London, England. A hurdles’ specialist, George only recently began running the individual 100.

At Saturday’s 100-meter hurdle final in Calgary, George was second.

At last year’s World Championships in South Korea, at which Grenada’s Kirani James won the men’s 400 meter, George competed in the women’s 100-meter hurdle final. She was seventh and will be hoping for a better result in the hurdles in London.

“The thought of making my first Olympic team creates an excitement I can barely contain,’’ said George, who also explained her decision to run both the individual 100 and the hurdles.

“I’ve always been a sprinter at heart, and I knew with a little fine tuning I would be able to run a great 100 meter,’’ George said in a comment on the website of CBC Sports.

“I love lining up in the blocks with my training partners that run the 100 meter and showing them what a lil’ ol’ hurdler can do.’’

George’s first competitive 100-metre individual sprint of 2012 was in May in Trinidad, crossing the finishing line in a personal best of 11.25 seconds that met the Olympic “A” standard.

“I truly believe that with more races under my belt, I’ll see even more improvement in my 100 times, making me very competitive at the Olympics,’’ said George, a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

George, who once toyed with the idea of representing Grenada as an international athlete, is the daughter Paul George of River Road, St. George’s, and the late Glenna George, nee Louison, of Mt. Moritz.