2019 Canadian Swimming Trials Day One Finals: Masse And Ruck Top World Rankings In 100 Back

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Kylie Masse at Pan Pacs, Photo Courtesy: Swimming Canada/Irwin Wong
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The 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials will continued in Toronto tonight with finals of the 100 back, 200 breast, 50 fly, and the women’s 1500 free and men’s 800 free. This is the qualifying meet for all upcoming major international meets for the Canadian team, including the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

In order to qualify for Worlds, swimmers must finish in the top 2 of their event and achieve a FINA ‘A’ qualifying standard.

Reigning World Champion Kylie Masse put up the world’s fastest 100 back tonight to improve on her #1 ranked time from the morning and just miss her own national record and end less than 2-tenths off American Kathleen Baker’s world record.

Day One Prelims Recap
Live Results
Psych Sheet

Day One Finals Schedule:

Women’s Para 100 Back
Men’s Para 100 Back
Women’s 100 Back
Men’s 100 Back
Women’s 200 Breast
Men’s 200 Breast
Women’s 50 Fly
Men’s 50 Fly
Women’s 1500 Free
Men’s 800 Free

Women’s Para 100 Back

Shelby Newkirk was just off of the S7 world record  to open the first night of finals but still grabbed the top spot on the podium. Newkirk was a 1:19.99 this morning, and was just a half-second off that mark tonight with a 1:20.49 that was good for 1035 para points. In second was Camille Berube (1:26.73 – 828 para points), followed by Ari Hunsicker (1:17.41 – 616 para points).

 Event 301  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke Para Multi-Class
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    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  Para       
==================================================================
                          === Finals ===                          
 
  1 %Newkirk, Shelb  96 LASER/A 3 4 12 +  1:19.99    1:20.49  1035  
    r:+0.68  39.39      1:20.49 (41.10)
  2 %Bérubé, Camill  95 NG/A 12 +         1:27.20    1:26.73   828  
    r:+0.64  42.55      1:26.73 (44.18)
  3 %Hunsicker, Ari  03 SKSC/3 5          1:17.12    1:17.41   616  
    r:+0.83  37.61      1:17.41 (39.80)
  4 %Dorris, Daniel  02 CNBO/A E Y 3 5    1:25.77    1:25.91   612  
    r:+0.64  40.71      1:25.91 (45.20)
  5 %Marina, Angela  99 BRANT/0           1:15.83    1:15.48   611  
    r:+0.71  36.20      1:15.48 (39.28)
  6 %Van Dyk, EmmaG  02 GCAC/0            1:18.01    1:18.28   548  
    r:+0.62  38.23      1:18.28 (40.05)
  7 %Baird, Gabby S  00 GMAC/*A 12 +      1:21.46    1:23.47   533  
    r:+0.85  40.33      1:23.47 (43.14)
  8 %Morrier, Justi  97 CNHR/0            1:19.60    1:19.43   524  
    r:+0.67  38.10      1:19.43 (41.33)
  9 %Tovizi, Michel  00 NYAC/A 12         1:44.12    1:41.04   523  
    r:+0.86  48.30      1:41.04 (52.74)
 10 %Kisser, Daniel  96 UL/*12 +          1:46.54    1:45.58   459  
    r:+0.58  50.65      1:45.58 (54.93)

Men’s Para 100 Back

Nicolas Guy-Turbide (S13) won the men’s para 100 back in 59.93, good for 846 para points. He was almost a second faster than his morning swim of 1:00.77. In second and third were Tyson MacDonald (S14) and Nick Bennett (S14) in 1:04.86 (763 para points) and 1:06.14 (719 para points).

 Event 302  Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke Para Multi-Class
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    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals  Para       
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                          === Finals ===                          
 
  1 %Turbide, Nicol  97 CNQ/T             1:00.77      59.93   846  
    r:+0.55  29.06        59.93 (30.87)
  2 %Macdonald, Tys  96 WRMS/0            1:05.03    1:04.86   763  
    r:+0.64  31.16      1:04.86 (33.70)
  3 %Bennett, Nicho  03 RAC/0             1:07.88    1:06.14   719  
    r:+0.64  31.62      1:06.14 (34.52)
  4 %McCuaig, Camer  00 ROW/*5            1:09.74    1:09.48   702  
    r:+0.64  32.92      1:09.48 (36.56)
  5 %Cabraja, Matth  02 COBRA/T B 0       1:16.75    1:16.18   670  
    r:+0.75  36.24      1:16.18 (39.94)
  6 %Vachon, Philip  95 MEGO/A 12 +       1:14.87    1:14.54   569  
    r:+0.69  36.47      1:14.54 (38.07)
  7 %Cowan, Felix T  02 SAMAK/A 12 +      1:16.50    1:16.33   529  
    r:+0.59  36.36      1:16.33 (39.97)
  8 %Boufekane, Hic  98 CNSH/*A 6 12 +    1:19.28    1:20.49   477  
    r:+0.63  38.42      1:20.49 (42.07)
  9 %Elliot, Aidan   99 ROW/12 +          1:18.40    1:16.29   422  
    r:+0.61  36.09      1:16.29 (40.20)
 10 %Miller, Matt S  00 SEALS/12 +        1:18.31    1:18.06   394  
    r:+0.70  37.59      1:18.06 (40.47)

Women’s 100 Back

Kylie Masse improved on her near-world record swim from this morning tonight, touching in 58.16 to drop .03 off her prelims time. That improved her #1 ranked time in the world that unseated Kathleen Baker, was had the previous fastest time for 2019 with a 59.05 in Marseilles. That is just .06 off of Masse’s Canadian record from 2017 Worlds. 

Baker now sits at #3 in 2019, as Taylor Ruck powered to a strong second place swim of 58.55 to move to #2 in the world. That improves Ruck’s previous best by about half a second. The duo will definitely be two to watch heading into World Championships this summer, as they give Canada the only two swimmers under 59 seconds in this event so far this year. Also under a minute in third was Jade Hannah (59.89).

 Event 1  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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 2019 FINA  A: W 1:00.59
  2020 TRIALS: T 1:04.51
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Masse, Kylie     96 TSC                 58.19      58.16W       
    r:+0.55  28.20        58.16 (29.96)
  2 Ruck, Taylor     00 SCAR              1:00.09      58.55W       
    r:+0.62  28.57        58.55 (29.98)
  3 Hannah, Jade     02 ISC                 59.92      59.89W       
    r:+0.59  28.81        59.89 (31.08)
  4 Hanus, Danielle  98 ISC               1:00.65    1:00.50W       
    r:+0.64  29.29      1:00.50 (31.21)
  5 Broad, Madison   00 CYPS              1:00.56    1:01.01T       
    r:+0.70  29.43      1:01.01 (31.58)
  6 Henderson, Hann  02 ESWIM             1:01.60    1:01.20T       
    r:+0.66  29.89      1:01.20 (31.31)
  7 Goss, Kennedy    96 GGST              1:01.45    1:01.34T       
    r:+0.65  29.92      1:01.34 (31.42)
  8 Wilm, Ingrid     98 UBCSC             1:01.84    1:01.61T       
    r:+0.68  29.83      1:01.61 (31.78)
  9 Glover, Mackenz  98 UMAN              1:02.26    1:01.70T       
    r:+0.64  29.94      1:01.70 (31.76)
 10 Minnes, Asia     03 NN                1:02.45    1:02.87T       
    r:+0.62  29.91      1:02.87 (32.96)

Men’s 100 Back

Markus Thormeyer kept the ball rolling for the Canadian backstrokers, breaking Pascal Wollach’s Canadian record of 53.63 from 2009 with a 53.35. That moves him up to fourth in the world for 2019, and will be good to qualify him for the World Championships this summer. In second was Cole Pratt (54.64), which falls just short of the A standard needed to qualify for Worlds. Taking the bronze was Robert Hill (55.32).

 Event 2  Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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 2019 FINA  A: W 54.06
  2020 TRIALS: T 58.88
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
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                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Thormeyer, Mark  97 UBCSC               53.83      53.35W       
    r:+0.72  25.95        53.35 (27.40)
  2 Pratt, Cole      02 CASC                55.42      54.64T       
    r:+0.64  26.54        54.64 (28.10)
  3 Hill, Robert     96 UCSC                55.91      55.32T       
    r:+0.62  27.16        55.32 (28.16)
  4 Zeng, Tim        97 CHENA               56.47      55.74T       
    r:+0.60  26.83        55.74 (28.91)
  5 Wall, Tyler      01 KISU                55.99      55.91T       
    r:+0.54  27.06        55.91 (28.85)
  6 Somerset, Sebas  01 CASC                56.16      55.94T       
    r:+0.61  27.24        55.94 (28.70)
  7 Klein, Anders    97 UCSC                56.12      56.03T       
    r:+0.50  27.27        56.03 (28.76)
  8 St-Martin, Loďc  00 CAMO                56.23      56.30T       
    r:+0.66  27.15        56.30 (29.15)
  9 Marois, William  98 CHENA               56.68      56.46T       
    r:+0.61  27.32        56.46 (29.14)
 10 De Pol, Tayden   02 NRST                56.59      56.58T       
    r:+0.62  27.07        56.58 (29.51)

Women’s 200 Breast

Kierra Smith, who had the #3 time in the world heading into this meet, initially looked to be the top finisher in this event tonight, but shortly after the finish it was announced she was DQ’ed in the final. Smith was the second seed after prelims with a 2:26.16.

Sydney Pickrem and Kelsey Wog were neck and neck behind Smith, and ended up as the top two finishers after Smith’s DQ. The two were within two-tenths of one another to both drop significantly from this morning. Pickrem ended up taking gold in 2:22.63, while Wog was second in 2:22.82. Those are the #1 and #2 ranked times in the world for this year, knocking off American Annie Lazor who previously held the #1 spot with a 2:22.99.

Both of those times are well under the FINA A standard, giving them both spots on Canada’s World Championship roster. The two were well ahead of the rest of the field, as bronze went to Mary-Sophie Harvey who was nearly five seconds behind (2:27.41).

 Event 3  Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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 2019 FINA  A: W 2:25.91
  2020 TRIALS: T 2:38.35
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Pickrem, Sydney  97 UNCAN             2:26.06    2:22.63W       
    r:+0.72  32.92      1:09.35 (36.43)
        1:45.90 (36.55)     2:22.63 (36.73)
  2 Wog, Kelsey      98 UMAN              2:26.68    2:22.82W       
    r:+0.75  32.84      1:09.11 (36.27)
        1:45.75 (36.64)     2:22.82 (37.07)
  3 Harvey, Mary-So  99 CAMO              2:29.47    2:27.41T       
    r:+0.73  33.32      1:10.74 (37.42)
        1:48.76 (38.02)     2:27.41 (38.65)
  4 Herbert, Bailey  02 LOSC              2:29.72    2:28.67T       
    r:+0.84  34.09      1:11.78 (37.69)
        1:49.92 (38.14)     2:28.67 (38.75)
  5 Stever, Miranda  98 TSC               2:27.95    2:28.84T       
    r:+0.75  33.06      1:10.85 (37.79)
        1:49.49 (38.64)     2:28.84 (39.35)
  6 Kucheran, Nina   00 SLSC              2:28.86    2:29.43T       
    r:+0.69  34.07      1:11.50 (37.43)
        1:50.00 (38.50)     2:29.43 (39.43)
  7 Pavicevic, Katj  01 TSC               2:31.71    2:31.65T       
    r:+0.78  34.37      1:12.60 (38.23)
        1:51.63 (39.03)     2:31.65 (40.02)
  8 Cieplucha, Tess  98 OAK               2:30.38    2:31.98T       
    r:+0.73  34.49      1:12.89 (38.40)
        1:51.99 (39.10)     2:31.98 (39.99)
  9 Wiseman, Avery   02 OSC               2:28.66    2:32.07T       
    r:+0.83  33.47      1:11.38 (37.91)
        1:50.77 (39.39)     2:32.07 (41.30)
 -- Smith, Kierra    94 SCAR              2:26.16         DQ        
    r:+0.84  32.56      1:09.02 (36.46)
        1:45.04 (36.02)          DQ (36.71)

Men’s 200 Breast

James Dergousoff won the 200 breast tonight in 2:12.33. That is a little over one second off of the FINA A qualifying standard needed for a spot on the World Championships roster. Just behind Dergousoff was Eli Wall (2:12.80), who was actually leading heading into the final 50 before fading slightly down the final length. In third was Jaren LeFranc (2:14.90).

 Event 4  Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
==================================================================
 2019 FINA  A: W 2:11.00
  2020 TRIALS: T 2:22.41
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Dergousoff, Jam  96 CHENA             2:12.57    2:12.33T       
    r:+0.76  30.62      1:04.66 (34.04)
        1:38.12 (33.46)     2:12.33 (34.21)
  2 Wall, Eli        95 TSC               2:13.42    2:12.80T       
    r:+0.75  30.01      1:03.30 (33.29)
        1:37.61 (34.31)     2:12.80 (35.19)
  3 LeFranc, Jaren   99 KISU              2:16.16    2:14.90T       
    r:+0.71  30.99      1:04.97 (33.98)
        1:39.36 (34.39)     2:14.90 (35.54)
  4 Isings, Connor   98 PCSC              2:16.05    2:16.26T       
    r:+0.74  30.54      1:04.61 (34.07)
        1:39.38 (34.77)     2:16.26 (36.88)
  5 Mastromatteo, G  02 KSS               2:17.82    2:16.32T       
    r:+0.66  30.68      1:06.35 (35.67)
        1:41.37 (35.02)     2:16.32 (34.95)
  6 Blackmon, Benja  96 CHENA             2:16.16    2:16.33T       
    r:+0.73  31.44      1:06.32 (34.88)
        1:41.08 (34.76)     2:16.33 (35.25)
  7 Knox, Finlay     01 MAVS              2:19.09    2:16.59T       
    r:+0.67  31.04      1:06.38 (35.34)
        1:41.77 (35.39)     2:16.59 (34.82)
  8 Naisby, Jonatha  93 SHER              2:16.40    2:16.80T       
    r:+0.69  30.71      1:05.46 (34.75)
        1:40.44 (34.98)     2:16.80 (36.36)
  9 Young, Brodie    00 UBCSC             2:19.69    2:19.99T       
    r:+0.61  31.35      1:06.98 (35.63)
        1:43.18 (36.20)     2:19.99 (36.81)
 10 Gallant, Jacob   02 FAST              2:21.28    2:20.20T       
    r:+0.75  31.34      1:06.49 (35.15)
        1:42.61 (36.12)     2:20.20 (37.59)

Women’s 50 Fly

Maggie MacNeil cleared the FINA A standard in the 50 fly to grab the gold and a potential chance to swim this event at the 2019 World Championships, dropping nearly a second from her prelims time to finish first in 26.15. That was still short of Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak’s time from prelims (26.08). Oleksiak ended up scratching this event and did not compete in the finals tonight.

Behing MacNeil on the podium was Haley Black (26.43) and Sadie Fazekas (26.91).

 Event 5  Women 50 LC Meter Butterfly
==================================================================
 2019 FINA  A: W 26.34
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 MacNeil, Margar  00 LAC                 26.99      26.15W       
         r:+0.66                       
  2 Black, Haley     96 PGB                 26.77      26.43        
         r:+0.63                       
  3 Fazekas, Sadie   97 WAC                 26.98      26.91        
  4 Watson, Sarah    00 UMAN                26.93      26.92        
         r:+0.66                       
  5 Leibel, Kyla     01 RDCSC               27.13      26.96        
         r:+0.71                       
  6 Lapointe, Marie  94 CASE                27.38      27.24        
         r:+0.66                       
  7 Sasseville, Gen  03 CYPS                27.39      27.32        
         r:+0.74                       
  8 Hanus, Danielle  98 ISC                 27.37      27.48        
         r:+0.77                       
  9 Ball, Emma       98 GMAC                27.76      27.60        
         r:+0.67                       
 10 Lemieux, Roxane  91 NN                  27.82      27.72        
         r:+0.68

Men’s 50 Fly

William Pisani dropped from prelims to win the men’s 50 fly in 23.57. That time was just under the FINA A standard that will give Pisani a chance to compete in the event at Worlds should he make the Canadian World Championships roster in a different event. He was also just under three-tenths off of Santo Condorelli’s Canadian record of 23.30.

Pisani was the only person in the field under 24 seconds in the event, as Mehdi Ayoubi (24.24) and Alex Perreault (24.34) rounded out the podium.

 Event 6  Men 50 LC Meter Butterfly
==================================================================
 2019 FINA  A: W 23.66
    Name           Year Team              Prelims     Finals              
==================================================================
                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Pisani, William  97 UNCAN               23.85      23.57W       
         r:+0.62                       
  2 Ayoubi, Mehdi    98 CAMO                24.83      24.24        
         r:+0.65                       
  3 Perreault, Alex  98 OTTSC               24.72      24.34        
         r:+0.64                       
  4 Liendo, Joshua   02 NYAC                24.70      24.41        
  4 Binnema, Josiah  97 UBCSC               24.54      24.41        
  6 Dans, Matthew    95 TSC                 24.87      24.51        
         r:+0.79                       
  7 Marcoux, Philip  99 UL                  24.95      24.69        
         r:+0.59                       
  8 Lee, Gabriel     96 SFA                 25.28      24.89        
         r:+0.62                       
  9 Blair, Sterlyng  01 EKSC                25.03      24.92        
         r:+0.63                       
 10 Mac, Matthew     98 OAK                 25.34      25.06        
         r:+0.59

Women’s 1500 Free

Mack Padington won the women’s 1500 free in a FINA A standard time of 16:23.66 that will earn her a spot on the 2019 World Championships roster. Padington led throughout the race and was the only swimmer under the FINA A standard in this event. In second was Emma O’Croinin (16:40.78), who was close with Padington through the 1000 meter mark before falling off toward in the last 500. Kate Sanderson was just behind in 16:45.13.

 Event 7  Women 1500 LC Meter Freestyle
==================================================================
 2019 FINA  A: W 16:32.04
  2020 TRIALS: T 18:01.82
    Name           Year Team                 Seed     Finals              
==================================================================
  1 Padington, Mack  99 UNVAR            16:25.38   16:23.66W       
    r:+0.78  29.51      1:01.44 (31.93)
        1:33.61 (32.17)     2:06.26 (32.65)
        2:38.65 (32.39)     3:11.52 (32.87)
        3:44.03 (32.51)     4:16.94 (32.91)
        4:49.62 (32.68)     5:22.46 (32.84)
        5:55.23 (32.77)     6:28.17 (32.94)
        7:00.97 (32.80)     7:33.90 (32.93)
        8:06.88 (32.98)     8:40.04 (33.16)
        9:13.00 (32.96)     9:46.08 (33.08)
       10:19.14 (33.06)    10:52.32 (33.18)
       11:25.60 (33.28)    11:58.69 (33.09)
       12:31.70 (33.01)    13:05.13 (33.43)
       13:38.26 (33.13)    14:11.75 (33.49)
       14:45.08 (33.33)    15:18.76 (33.68)
       15:51.12 (32.36)    16:23.66 (32.54)
  2 O'Croinin, Emma  03 EKSC             16:28.79   16:40.78T       
    r:+0.79  29.67      1:02.15 (32.48)
        1:34.81 (32.66)     2:07.53 (32.72)
        2:40.26 (32.73)     3:13.23 (32.97)
        3:46.06 (32.83)     4:18.84 (32.78)
        4:51.95 (33.11)     5:24.81 (32.86)
        5:58.18 (33.37)     6:31.57 (33.39)
        7:04.96 (33.39)     7:38.37 (33.41)
        8:12.03 (33.66)     8:45.70 (33.67)
        9:19.08 (33.38)     9:52.70 (33.62)
       10:26.69 (33.99)    11:00.19 (33.50)
       11:33.88 (33.69)    12:07.37 (33.49)
       12:40.95 (33.58)    13:14.91 (33.96)
       13:49.07 (34.16)    14:23.30 (34.23)
       14:57.45 (34.15)    15:31.64 (34.19)
       16:06.11 (34.47)    16:40.78 (34.67)
  3 Sanderson, Kate  00 UNCAN            16:30.83   16:45.13T       
    r:+0.81  30.81      1:04.00 (33.19)
        1:37.29 (33.29)     2:10.91 (33.62)
        2:44.57 (33.66)     3:17.88 (33.31)
        3:51.30 (33.42)     4:24.75 (33.45)
        4:57.94 (33.19)     5:31.40 (33.46)
        6:04.61 (33.21)     6:38.20 (33.59)
        7:11.75 (33.55)     7:45.49 (33.74)
        8:18.99 (33.50)     8:52.68 (33.69)
        9:26.06 (33.38)     9:59.73 (33.67)
       10:33.08 (33.35)    11:06.84 (33.76)
       11:40.16 (33.32)    12:14.24 (34.08)
       12:47.78 (33.54)    13:21.73 (33.95)
       13:55.68 (33.95)    14:29.73 (34.05)
       15:03.76 (34.03)    15:37.98 (34.22)
       16:11.69 (33.71)    16:45.13 (33.44)

Men’s 800 Free

Victor Johansson was the fastest finisher in the race in 7:59.77, but as an international swimmer had to swim in the earlier heats. Peter Brothers grabbed the win in the evening heat of the men’s distance event tonight in a close race with Colin Gilbert, touching him out 8:02.40 to 8:03.65. Just behind them was Michael McGillivray in 8:05.57.

 Event 8  Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle
==================================================================
 2019 FINA  A: W 7:54.31
  2020 TRIALS: T 8:40.28
    Name           Year Team                 Seed     Finals              
==================================================================
  1 *Johansson, Vic  98 UNAT              7:49.77    7:59.77T       
    r:+0.58  27.66        57.24 (29.58)
        1:27.21 (29.97)     1:57.16 (29.95)
        2:26.89 (29.73)     2:56.87 (29.98)
        3:26.81 (29.94)     3:56.98 (30.17)
        4:26.99 (30.01)     4:57.33 (30.34)
        5:27.70 (30.37)     5:58.25 (30.55)
        6:28.94 (30.69)     6:59.70 (30.76)
        7:30.08 (30.38)     7:59.77 (29.69)
  2 Brothers, Peter  96 UCSC              8:10.64    8:02.40T       
    r:+0.71  27.41        57.00 (29.59)
        1:27.01 (30.01)     1:57.63 (30.62)
        2:27.91 (30.28)     2:58.60 (30.69)
        3:29.22 (30.62)     4:00.00 (30.78)
        4:30.50 (30.50)     5:01.11 (30.61)
        5:31.56 (30.45)     6:02.09 (30.53)
        6:32.35 (30.26)     7:02.91 (30.56)
        7:32.86 (29.95)     8:02.40 (29.54)
  3 Gilbert, Colin   98 KCS               8:22.77    8:03.65T       
    r:+0.58  27.44        57.08 (29.64)
        1:27.33 (30.25)     1:57.73 (30.40)
        2:28.35 (30.62)     2:59.14 (30.79)
        3:29.82 (30.68)     4:00.43 (30.61)
        4:31.29 (30.86)     5:02.18 (30.89)
        5:33.05 (30.87)     6:03.90 (30.85)
        6:34.40 (30.50)     7:05.14 (30.74)
        7:35.17 (30.03)     8:03.65 (28.48)
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