MONTREAL, Canada, July 1. THE first night of long course meter swimming at the Canada Cup is in the books.
Club Wolverine's Emily Brunemann captured the women's 1500 free title in 16:29.43, off her third-ranked season best of 16:15.40 set at the Charlotte UltraSwim. York YMCA's Hali Flickinger took second in 17:00.57, while Etobicoke's Brittany Maclean touched third in 17:05.06.
Club Wolverine swept the distance events for the day when Matt Patton posted a 15:34.42 for the men's 1500 free crown. He edged Badger's Ryan Feeley, who took second in 15:34.66. Etobicoke's Hassann Abdel-Khalik completed the top three in 16:08.60.
In prelim action, Corrie Clark led the way in the women's 200 IM with a 2:17.91, while Barbara Jardin qualified second in 2:17.92. Tobias Oriwol paced the men's 200 IM in 2:05.73 with Andrew Ford taking second in 2:05.81.
In multi-disability events, Benoit Huot won the men's 200 free in 1:59.24, while M. Olivier completed the women's 200 free in 8:45.32. Valerie Grand'Maison topped the women's 400 free in 4:39.79, while Devin Gotell claimed the men's 400 free in 4:37.05.