Canadian Summer Nationals: Swanston Brothers Post Second 1-2 on Night Three

EDMONTON, Canada, July 21. ANOTHER 1-2 finish by brothers Matthew and Jeffrey Swanston highlighted the third night of finals at the Edmonton Kinsmen Sport Centre.

University of Calgary's Lindsay Delmar collected the first title up for grabs with a 4:17.40 in the women's 400m free. Sherry Liu of Hyack claimed second in 4:18.23, ahead of Heather Maitland of Toronto (4:18.73). Island Swimming's Jeremy Bagshaw took home the men's title in 3:52.16, a little over a second in front of Kier Maitland of Keyano (3:53.24). Chad Bobrosky of Cascade posted a 3:55.20 to finish third.

Vancouver's Noemie Thomas, winner of the 200m fly last night, picked up the 100m fly tonight with the only sub-1:00 performance, a 59.12. Mackenzie Downing of WGB took second in 1:00.41. U of A Swim Club's Kendra Chernoff rounded out the top three in 1:00.75. Jake Tapp of Langley Olympians just edged Vancouver's Coleman Allen in the men's race, 54.47 to 54.49. Kourosh Ahani of the RHAC Predators completed the podium finishers in 54.64.

Rouge Et Or's Genevieve Cantin earned her first victory of the meet after posting the fastest time of 2:11.34 in the women's 200m back. Dominique Bouchard, who was aiming for the backstroke triple, settled for second in 2:12.00. Lauren Lavigna of Vancouver placed third in 2:13.24. After finishing 1-2 in the 50m back last night, Newmarket Stingray brothers Jeffrey and Matthew Swanston swapped places tonight in the 200m, with Jeffrey winning in 2:00.45 and Matthew finishing second in 2:00.85. Chad Bobrosky brought home his second medal of the night in 2:01.32.

Two sprint events, the men's and women's 50m breast, closed out the individual event portion of the evening. Marie-Solei Jean-Lachapelle of Club Aquatique of Montreal swam the only time under 32 seconds with a 31.99. Chelsey Salli of Langley Olympians took second in 32.04, followed closely by Pointe-Claire's Ashley McGregor (32.06). Keyano's Richard Funk backed up his win last night in the 100m breast with a 27.97 in the 50m breast tonight. Jason Block of University of Calgary swam a 28.38 for second, in front of Simon Fraser's Andrew Poznikoff (28.43).

Vancouver's Brittney Harley, Noemie Thomas, Samantha Corea and Lauren Lavigna posted the fastest time in the women's 400m free relay in 3:49.99, while their teammates, Sergey Holson, Coleman Allen, Duncan Furrer and Kelly Aspinall, topped the men's field in 3:27.45, matching the time of Island Swimming.

Vancouver leads the overall team standings with 738 points, with Oakville Aquatic Club in second (462) heading into tomorrow.

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