During the first session of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, backstroker Kylie Masse blasted a new Canadian record in the women’s 100 back and improved to fifth all-time in the event. Meanwhile, two big names were disqualified in the prelims of the women’s 200 breast, although one of those DQs was later overturned.
Masse posted a time of 58.42 to top prelims of her signature event, beating out her own Canadian record of 58.66 set at the Olympic Games last summer on a relay leadoff. Masse had previously tied for the bronze medal in the 100 back, but her prelims time here moves her past Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu (58.45) into fifth all-time in the event.
The only swimmers that have ever been quicker than Masse’s time are Gemma Spofforth (58.12), Anastasia Zueva (58.18), Emily Seebohm (58.23) and Missy Franklin (58.33). Masse will try to move up that list in finals, where she will be seeded first by more than two seconds ahead of Hilary Caldwell (1:00.62) and Dominique Bouchard (1:00.74).
Event 7 Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Masse, Kylie 96 WEST/UT 58.66 58.42
28.43 58.42 (29.99)
2 Caldwell, Hilary 91 ISC 1:00.21 1:00.62
29.70 1:00.62 (30.92)
3 Bouchard, Dominique N 91 OAK 59.96 1:00.74
29.69 1:00.74 (31.05)
4 Zevnik, Alexia 94 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 1:00.72 1:01.04
30.08 1:01.04 (30.96)
5 Hanus, Danielle 98 ISC 1:01.71 1:01.12
29.74 1:01.12 (31.38)
6 Sanchez, Kayla Noelle 01 AAC/HPCO 1:00.92 1:01.14
30.57 1:01.14 (30.57)
7 *Roas, Johanna M 93 DU-CO 1:00.64 1:01.22
29.47 1:01.22 (31.75)
8 Hannah, Jade 02 ISC 1:02.16 1:01.45
29.75 1:01.45 (31.70)
In the women’s 200 breast, Olympic finalist Kierra Smith led the way into the finals with her time of 2:25.96, just ahead of Ashley McGregor (2:26.47). Kelsey Wog, the World Short Course silver medalist in the event, was originally DQed but was later reinstated, so she ended up with the third seed in 2:28.53.
Wog was not the only big name to be DQed, but the other swimmer was not so fortunate to have the DQ overturned. Sydney Pickrem finished in 2:26.26, which wold have been the No. 2 time of the morning, but she was called for a stroke infraction that nullified her swim. Pickrem, however, will be favored to make the World Championships team later in the meet in both IM events.
Event 5 Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Smith, Kierra 94 KWIC 2:22.87 2:25.96
34.05 1:11.37 (37.32)
1:48.58 (37.21) 2:25.96 (37.38)
2 McGregor, Ashley 93 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 2:27.24 2:26.47
34.25 1:12.02 (37.77)
1:50.10 (38.08) 2:26.47 (36.37)
3 Wog, Kelsey 98 UMAN 2:25.42 2:28.53
33.25 1:10.11 (36.86)
1:48.47 (38.36) 2:28.53 (40.06)
4 Nicol, Rachel 93 LASC 2:27.04 2:30.01
34.28 1:12.92 (38.64)
1:51.66 (38.74) 2:30.01 (38.35)
5 Darcel, Sarah 99 ISC 2:31.78 2:30.44
34.24 1:12.46 (38.22)
1:50.94 (38.48) 2:30.44 (39.50)
6 Brathwaite, Katrina 99 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 2:33.03 2:31.62
35.12 1:13.35 (38.23)
1:51.85 (38.50) 2:31.62 (39.77)
7 Knelson, Faith 01 ISC 2:35.26 2:32.42
33.87 1:13.08 (39.21)
1:52.69 (39.61) 2:32.42 (39.73)
8 Pavicevic, Katja 01 TSC 2:34.34 2:32.78
35.35 1:14.32 (38.97)
1:53.68 (39.36) 2:32.78 (39.10)
-- Pickrem, Sydney E 97 ISC/TA&M 2:27.42 DQ
34.06 1:10.86 (36.80)
1:48.42 (37.56) DQ (37.84)
Elsewhere, Katerine Savard led the way in prelims of the women’s 200 free, posting a time of 1:58.29. Savard, along with Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck and Brittany MacLean won Olympic bronze in the 800 free relay last summer in Rio, but Oleksiak scratched the race while MacLean is retired.
Ruck, meanwhile, barely got into the final, finishing eighth in 2:00.19. Mackenzie Padington (1:58.39) and Kayla Noelle Sanchez (1:58.44) will join Savard in the middle lanes in the final.
Event 3 Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Savard, Katerine 93 CAMO 1:57.15 1:58.29
27.89 58.07 (30.18)
1:28.49 (30.42) 1:58.29 (29.80)
2 Padington, Mackenzie 99 ISC 2:01.99 1:58.39
27.55 57.12 (29.57)
1:27.79 (30.67) 1:58.39 (30.60)
3 Sanchez, Kayla Noelle 01 AAC/HPCO 1:58.46 1:58.44
28.42 58.24 (29.82)
1:28.70 (30.46) 1:58.44 (29.74)
4 Goss, Kennedy 96 GATORS 1:58.26 1:59.24
28.41 58.12 (29.71)
1:28.42 (30.30) 1:59.24 (30.82)
5 Harvey, Mary-Sophie 99 NEPTUNE NATATIO 1:59.48 1:59.44
28.88 58.93 (30.05)
1:29.30 (30.37) 1:59.44 (30.14)
6 Ludlow, Danica 96 UCSC 2:00.72 1:59.49
28.46 58.73 (30.27)
1:29.31 (30.58) 1:59.49 (30.18)
7 Smith, Rebecca L 00 SCAR/HPCO 1:58.90 1:59.81
27.89 58.37 (30.48)
1:29.06 (30.69) 1:59.81 (30.75)
8 Ruck, Taylor M 00 UNCAN 1:58.27 2:00.19
27.99 58.20 (30.21)
1:29.11 (30.91) 2:00.19 (31.08)
Jeremy Bagshaw led a trio of sub-1:50 swimmers in the men’s 200 free, finishing in 1:49.62. Carson Olafson was second in 1:49.72, while Olympians Markus Thormeyer (1:49.96) and Yuri Kisil (1:50.06) completed the top four.
Event 4 Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Bagshaw, Jeremy 92 ISC 1:48.20 1:49.62
26.10 53.72 (27.62)
1:21.93 (28.21) 1:49.62 (27.69)
2 Olafson, Carson 97 UBCDS/HPCVAN 1:50.36 1:49.72
25.44 52.65 (27.21)
1:20.91 (28.26) 1:49.72 (28.81)
3 Thormeyer, Markus 97 UBCDS/HPCVAN 1:48.17 1:49.96
25.87 53.73 (27.86)
1:21.91 (28.18) 1:49.96 (28.05)
4 Kisil, Yuri 95 UBCDS/HPCVAN 1:48.90 1:50.06
24.99 52.89 (27.90)
1:21.52 (28.63) 1:50.06 (28.54)
5 Gilbert, Colin 98 KCS 1:50.61 1:50.28
26.38 54.09 (27.71)
1:22.32 (28.23) 1:50.28 (27.96)
6 Brothers, Peter 96 UCSC 1:50.18 1:50.72
26.06 54.08 (28.02)
1:22.52 (28.44) 1:50.72 (28.20)
7 Milosevic, Stefan 95 UBCDS/HPCVAN 1:49.66 1:50.88
26.03 53.84 (27.81)
1:22.25 (28.41) 1:50.88 (28.63)
8 Bélanger, Samuel 97 UL 1:50.02 1:51.04
26.32 54.46 (28.14)
1:22.82 (28.36) 1:51.04 (28.22)
Oleksiak cruised to the top seed in the women’s 50 fly, posting a time of 26.40. Sadie Fazekas was second in 26.96, while Olympians Sandrine Mainville (27.04) and Michelle Toro (27.04) qualified third and fourth, respectively.
Event 1 Women 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Oleksiak, Penny 00 TSC/HPCO 27.24 26.40
2 Fazekas, Sadie C 97 WAC 27.52 26.96
3 Mainville, Sandrine 92 CAMO/HPCO 27.14 27.04
4 Toro, Michelle 91 NYAC/HPCO 26.89 27.17
5 MacNeil, Maggie 00 LAC 27.32 27.53
6 Lapointe, Marie-lou 94 C.A. ST-EUSTACHE 27.46 27.56
7 Kremer, Paige 96 KEYANO 27.77 27.58
8 Zavaros, Mabel 00 OAK 28.31 27.59
Kyle Robrock was first in the men’s 50 fly in 24.39, followed by Matthew Dans (24.57) and Alexander Perreault (24.68).
Event 2 Men 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 *Robrock, Kyle J 93 DU-CO 25.03 24.39
2 Dans, Matthew 95 GO/UT 24.51 24.57
3 Perreault, Alexandre 98 OTTSC 24.83 24.68
4 Binnema, Josiah 97 KEYANO 25.04 24.70
5 Dekker, Nicolaas 95 RAPID 24.69 24.74
6 Kidd, Cameron 96 WRMS/UT 25.53 25.00
7 *Webster, Peter 98 DU-CO 25.11 25.03
8 Assaad, Gamal 95 OAK 24.78 25.06
Javier Acevedo finished a half-second clear of the field in the men’s 100 back with his time of 54.70. He will be favored for the National title, but he has a ways to go to reach the FINA “A” standard of 54.06 in the final. Rob Hill (55.32) and Anton Loncar (55.52) qualified second and third, respectively.
Event 8 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Acevedo, Javier 98 AAC 53.67 54.70
26.95 54.70 (27.75)
2 Hill, Rob 96 CHENA 55.57 55.32
27.20 55.32 (28.12)
3 *Loncar, Anton 96 CRO 55.83 55.52
27.55 55.52 (27.97)
4 Thormeyer, Markus 97 UBCDS/HPCVAN 54.59 55.87
27.39 55.87 (28.48)
5 Zeng, Tim 97 CHENA 56.71 56.10
27.00 56.10 (29.10)
6 Klein, Anders 97 KEYANO 56.23 56.26
27.47 56.26 (28.79)
7 Choboter, Noah 96 ROD 55.78 56.32
27.48 56.32 (28.84)
8 *Robrock, Kyle J 93 DU-CO 56.77 56.69
27.44 56.69 (29.25)
James Dergousoff topped prelims in the 200 breast with his time of 2:13.32, again well short of the FINA “A” time of 2:11.11. Eli Wall qualified second in 2:14.06, and Ryan Telford was third in 2:14.61.
Event 6 Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Dergousoff, James 96 CHENA 2:13.26 2:13.32
31.12 1:04.21 (33.09)
1:38.02 (33.81) 2:13.32 (35.30)
2 Wall, Eli 95 TSC/UT 2:16.19 2:14.06
30.76 1:04.55 (33.79)
1:39.38 (34.83) 2:14.06 (34.68)
3 Telford, Ryan 98 AAC 2:14.87 2:14.61
30.73 1:05.11 (34.38)
1:39.77 (34.66) 2:14.61 (34.84)
4 Guest, James 96 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 2:15.51 2:15.66
30.78 1:04.47 (33.69)
1:39.42 (34.95) 2:15.66 (36.24)
5 Kamminga, Frederik 98 KEYANO 2:18.13 2:16.38
30.88 1:05.59 (34.71)
1:41.17 (35.58) 2:16.38 (35.21)
6 Isings, Connor 98 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 2:18.95 2:16.48
30.62 1:05.36 (34.74)
1:40.37 (35.01) 2:16.48 (36.11)
7 LeFranc, Jaren E 99 KISU 2:20.11 2:17.04
31.39 1:06.62 (35.23)
1:41.92 (35.30) 2:17.04 (35.12)
8 Blackmon, Benjamin 96 UCSC 2:20.44 2:18.06
31.74 1:06.50 (34.76)
1:42.28 (35.78) 2:18.06 (35.78)
