Ryan Cochrane Captures Another Freestyle Win in Canada

VICTORIA, Canada, April 5. AFTER taking last night off, Ryan Cochrane returned to the top of the podium this evening at the Canadian World Championship Trials.

After racing to a win in the men's 800-meter freestyle to kick off the meet, Cochrane returned tonight with a convincing conquest of the 400-meter free by way of a 3:47.08. That missed his meet record by the slimmest of margins as he clocked a 3:47.07 last year. Eric Hedlin finished second in 3:52.52, while Island Swimming finished a top-four sweep as Will Brothers (3:53.22) and Keegan Zanatta (3:53.89) took third and fourth in the event.

Savannah King opened up night three with a 4:10.34 to 4:10.82 triumph ahead of Samantha Cheverton in the women's 400-meter free. Barbara Jardin placed third in the middle distance event with a time of 4:12.17.

Katerine Savard, the Canadian record holder in the event with a 57.80 from 2011, pushed the pace in the women's 100-meter fly with a 27.02 before winning in 58.06. Noemie Thomas came roaring back with a 30.93 down the stretch but ran out of pool with a second-place 58.31. Audrey Lacroix wound up third overall in 59.17.

Coleman Allen clinched the men's 100-meter fly title in 53.57, while Edward Liu took home second-place honors in 54.29. Mack Darragh checked in with a third-place time of 54.37.

Hilary Caldwell made her mark in the women's 200-meter back with a dominant time of 2:09.31. More than two seconds back, Genevieve Cantin took second in 2:11.45. Sinead Russell, who had already won the 50 and 100 events earlier in the meet, took third in 2:11.52.

In a close contest, Russell Wood touched out Matt Swanston, 2:01.01 to 2:01.07, in the men's 200-meter backstroke finale. Jeremy DeZwirek rounded out the podium with a third-place time of 2:01.43.

Fiona Doyle prevailed in the women's 50-meter breaststroke event with a time of 31.35, while Tera Van Beilen touched second in 31.40. Chelsey Salli raced to third in 31.55. Jason Block followed with a close win of his own as he clocked a 28.03 to 28.05 victory ahead of Warren Barnes. Richard Funk took third in 28.20.

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