Brittany MacLean Downs Canadian Record in 200 Free With 1:56.94

Photo Courtesy: Vaughn Ridley/Swimming Canada

Brittany MacLean unleashed a Canadian record time in the women’s 200-meter free by winning in 1:56.94 at the 2016 Canadian Trials.

That swim clipped Genevieve Saumur’s 2009 national record of 1:56.97, and clinched MacLean another spot on the Olympic roster.

MacLean has been on fire since having an unbelievable meet for the University of Georgia at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. That’s also MacLean’s second Canadian record of the week after downing the 400 free mark with a 4:03.84.

She now owns four of the six Canadian freestyle records with the 800 (8:20.02) and 1500 free (15:57.15) both happening at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.

Penny Oleksiak, the 15-year-old wonder this week in the 100 fly, clinched another Olympic berth with a 1:57.59 for second overall.

Katerine Savard (1:58.17) and Kennedy Goss (1:58.26) earned relay spots, while Taylor Ruck (1:58.67) and Jacqueline Keire (1:59.88) finished fifth and sixth.

Alyson Ackman (2:00.27), Meryn McCann (2:00.30), Rebecca Smith (2:01.11) and Samantha Cheverton (2:02.10) also competed in the finale.

                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 MacLean, Britta  22 ESWIM             1:58.48    1:56.94n  901  
    r:+0.72  27.77        57.14 (29.37)
        1:27.19 (30.05)     1:56.94 (29.75)
  2 Oleksiak, Penny  15 TSC/HPCONT        1:59.63    1:57.59q  886  
    r:+0.75  27.09        57.23 (30.14)
        1:27.99 (30.76)     1:57.59 (29.60)
  3 Savard, Katerin  22 Camo              2:00.36    1:58.17q  873  
    r:+0.69  27.35        57.39 (30.04)
        1:27.92 (30.53)     1:58.17 (30.25)
  4 Goss, Kennedy    19 Gators            1:59.70    1:58.26q  871  
    r:+0.64  27.85        57.67 (29.82)
        1:27.96 (30.29)     1:58.26 (30.30)
  5 Ruck, Taylor M   15 UNCAN             1:58.27    1:58.67q  862  
    r:+0.90  27.28        56.99 (29.71)
        1:27.43 (30.44)     1:58.67 (31.24)
  6 Keire, Jacqueli  21 OAK               1:59.24    1:59.88   837  
    r:+0.75  27.65        57.85 (30.20)
        1:28.90 (31.05)     1:59.88 (30.98)
  7 Ackman, Alyson   23 Pointe-Claire Sw  2:00.43    2:00.27   828  
    r:+0.65  28.48        58.61 (30.13)
        1:28.99 (30.38)     2:00.27 (31.28)
  8 McCann, Meryn    17 ESWIM             2:01.49    2:00.30   828  
    r:+0.82  28.35        58.99 (30.64)
        1:29.69 (30.70)     2:00.30 (30.61)
  9 Smith, Rebecca   16 RedDeer Catalina  2:00.55    2:01.11   811  
    r:+0.77  27.87        58.22 (30.35)
        1:29.41 (31.19)     2:01.11 (31.70)
 10 Cheverton, Sama  27 Pointe-Claire Sw  2:01.12    2:02.10   792  
    r:+0.74  28.54        59.24 (30.70)
        1:30.62 (31.38)     2:02.10 (31.48)

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Bill Bell

8 years ago

Guess that coach @. The ‘Dawg Pound must know a thing or three about developing swimmers. And presuming Leah Smuth makes it to Rio in the 409-800 that great rivalry she and McLean have GS’d last coupke of tears @. NCAAs could be renewed again.

‘ Course it’ll all be academic when you know who goes 1:48-plus, 3:50 something and sub- 8:00.0! Hmmm. Wonder if they’ll let her swim against Horton and Sun? Naw…it’d be too embarrassing when she beats ’em!