Canada Scorches Women’s 800 Free Relay World Junior Record

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Women’s 800 Free Relay FINAL

Just a few events after Taylor Ruck posted an individual World Junior Record in the 100 back, the young Olympian was back and anchoring the Canadian women’s 800 free relay with similar results.

Kayla Sanchez led off for the Canadians with a split of 1:59.01, touching second behind Russia’s Irina Krivonogova and her split of 1:58.61. Russia’s Polina Nevmovenko dove in as the first of the second relay legs, but was no match for Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak as she charged to a split of 1:56.86. Rebecca Smith continued Oleksiak’s power through the third leg, delivering a split of 1:58.66 before transitioning to anchor leg Ruck. Ruck split a 1:56.94 en route to Canada’s first gold of the meet and a final time of 7:51.47.

Their combined time scorched Australia’s World Junior Record (WJR) of 7:56.68, which doubled as the Championship record, set in Singapore at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

Russia’s relay team of Krivonogova (1:58.61), Nevmovenko (2:00.50), Vasilissa Buinai (2:00.37), and Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (1:57.85) finished second overall with a time of 7:57.33.

The foursome of Waka Kobori (2:00.53), Rikako Ikee (1:56.54), Sayuki Ouchi (2:01.11), and Suzuka Hasegawa (2:03.91) finished third overall with a combined time of 8:02.09, followed closely by the USA’s Lucie Nordmann (2:00.12), Miranda Heckman (2:02.39), Regan Smith (1:59.87), and Kelly Pash (2:00.02) and their time of 8:02.40.

Hungary finished fifth overall with a time of 8:03.70, just ahead of Spain’s sixth place time of 8:07.26.

Germany picked up seventh with a time of 8:08.78, while Italy suffered a disqualification due to an early take-off by the second swimmer.

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Kayla Sanchez, Penny Oleksiak, Rebecca Smith, and Taylor Ruck, Canada

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Halim Yussuf

6 years ago

Fantastic

Mohamed Safey Eldin

6 years ago

صحابك اهم . Mohamed A Marouf

Mohamed A Marouf

6 years ago

Reply to Mohamed Safey Eldin

Canada getting more strong

Thomas A. Small

6 years ago

Congratulations