During the second day of prelims action at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak set herself up as the top qualifier for finals in her signature event, the 100 free, while Yuri Kisil topped the field in the men’s race.
Oleksiak finished in 54.17, well off her Canadian record of 52.70 set on her way to Olympic gold last summer but still plenty quick enough to set herself up in lane four for the final. She was followed by fellow Olympian Chantal Van Landeghem and Kayla Sanchez, who finished third in the 200 free one night earlier and qualified for the World Championships in the 800 free relay. Van Landeghem and Sanchez tied for second in 54.65.
The Canadians won bronze in the women’s 400 free relay at the Olympics last year, and there will be a quick field in the final seeking berths on this year’s squad, including Michelle Toro (54.80), Rebecca Smith (54.97), Sandrine Mainville (54.99), Taylor Ruck (55.03) and Katerine Savard (55.18). Of those five, only Smith and Savard have secured their spots in Budapest, doing so by virtue of their efforts in the 200 free.
Event 11 Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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FINA A: f 54.90
World: w 52.07 7/31/2009 Britta Steffen, GER
Canadian: n 53.31 4/5/2016 Penelope Oleksiak, TSC
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Oleksiak, Penny 00 TSC/HPCO 52.70 54.17f q887
26.40 54.17 (27.77)
2 Sanchez, Kayla 01 AAC/HPCO 55.14 54.65f q864
26.76 54.65 (27.89)
2 Vanlandeghem, C 94 TSC/HPCO 53.89 54.65f q864
26.33 54.65 (28.32)
4 Toro, Michelle 91 NYAC/HPCO 54.45 54.80f q857
26.64 54.80 (28.16)
5 Smith, Rebecca 00 SCAR/HPCO 55.06 54.97 q849
26.30 54.97 (28.67)
6 Mainville, Sand 92 CAMO/HPCO 53.86 54.99 q848
26.41 54.99 (28.58)
7 Ruck, Taylor M 00 UNCAN 54.83 55.03 q846
26.43 55.03 (28.60)
8 Savard, Katerin 93 CAMO 54.60 55.18 q839
26.72 55.18 (28.46)
Kisil led the way in the men’s 100 free in 48.68, almost a full second ahead of the rest of the field. He has already cleared the FINA “A” time required for World Championship selection. Markus Thormeyer finished second in 49.62, and the third-ranked Canadian in the heats was Carson Olafson (50.41).
Event 12 Men 100 LC Meter Freestyle
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FINA A: f 48.93
World: w 46.91 7/30/2009 Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA
Canadian: n 47.27 7/30/2009 Brent Hayden, UBCD
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kisil, Yuri 95 UBCDS/HPCVAN 48.28 48.68f q894
23.41 48.68 (25.27)
2 Thormeyer, Mark 97 UBCDS/HPCVAN 49.38 49.62 q844
23.75 49.62 (25.87)
3 *Robrock, Kyle 93 DU-CO 50.45 50.34 q809
23.92 50.34 (26.42)
4 Olafson, Carson 97 UBCDS/HPCVAN 50.50 50.41 q805
24.33 50.41 (26.08)
5 McGillivray, Sc 95 TSC 50.34 50.49 q802
24.04 50.49 (26.45)
6 Bernard-Lalonde 96 CAMO 50.92 50.51 q801
24.16 50.51 (26.35)
7 Acevedo, Javier 98 AAC 50.19 50.53 q800
24.72 50.53 (25.81)
8 Troskot, Kyle 92 KSC 51.05 50.55 q799
24.02 50.55 (26.53)
Rachel Nicol, the fifth-place finisher in the women’s 100 breast in Rio, qualified tops for that final in 1:07.34, more than a second ahead of second qualifier Kierra Smith (1:08.35). Nicol actually scratched from the 200 breast final one day earlier, leaving the door open for Smith and Ashley McGregor to book their tickets for the World championships. McGregor ended up qualifying third in the 100 breast in 1:08.91.
Event 13 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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FINA A: f 1:07.58
World: w 1:04.35 7/29/2013 Ruta Meilutyte, LTU
Canadian: n 1:05.74 7/9/2009 Annamay Pierse, UBCD
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Nicol, Rachel 93 LASC 1:06.68 1:07.34f q872
31.55 1:07.34 (35.79)
2 Smith, Kierra 94 KWIC 1:06.93 1:08.35 q834
32.54 1:08.35 (35.81)
3 McGregor, Ashle 93 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 1:09.35 1:08.91 q814
33.23 1:08.91 (35.68)
4 Knelson, Faith 01 ISC 1:10.37 1:09.04 q809
32.40 1:09.04 (36.64)
5 Wog, Kelsey 98 UMAN 1:08.02 1:09.44 q795
32.70 1:09.44 (36.74)
6 Angus, Sophie G 99 UNCAN 1:11.12 1:10.67 q754
33.31 1:10.67 (37.36)
7 *Yeo, Samantha 97 SIN 1:12.25 1:10.91 q747
33.70 1:10.91 (37.21)
8 *Yeung, Jamie Z 97 UNATT-MI 1:11.34 1:11.28 q735
34.14 1:11.28 (37.14)
Richard Funk looks like the big favorite in the men’s 100 breast final as he qualified first in 1:00.39. That’s just off the FINA “A” cut of 1:00.35 but well ahead of Eli Wall (1:02.37). Kaelan Freund and James Dergousoff tied for the third seed in 1:02.63.
Event 14 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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FINA A: f 1:00.35
World: w 57.13 8/7/2016 Adam Peaty, GBR
Canadian: n 59.85 7/28/2012 Scott Dickens, VAND
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Funk, Richard 92 TSC/HPCO 1:00.66 1:00.39 q846
28.46 1:00.39 (31.93)
2 Wall, Eli 95 TSC/UT 1:02.10 1:02.37 q768
29.15 1:02.37 (33.22)
3 Freund, Kaelan 98 UNVAR 1:03.26 1:02.63 q759
29.23 1:02.63 (33.40)
3 Dergousoff, Jam 96 CHENA 1:01.56 1:02.63 q759
29.52 1:02.63 (33.11)
5 Guest, James 96 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 1:02.81 1:02.94 q747
29.47 1:02.94 (33.47)
6 Telford, Ryan 98 AAC 1:03.51 1:03.04 q744
29.82 1:03.04 (33.22)
7 Déry-Bergeron, 94 UL 1:04.78 1:03.32 q734
29.31 1:03.32 (34.01)
7 Mayer, Warren 98 PICK 1:02.02 1:03.32 q734
29.00 1:03.32 (34.32)
Mary-Sophie Harvey has already ensured herself a spot on the World Championships team after finishing second in the 200 free, but she will go for another event in the women’s 400 IM final. She qualified first in 4:42.79, already under the FINA “A” cut of 4:43.06.
Sarah Darcel qualified second, while NCAA runner-up and 200 IM Olympic finalist Sydney Pickrem came in third at 4:44.42. Pickrem had a shot at making the team in the 200 breast but was disqualified for a stroke infraction, so this event and the 200 IM are her remaining shots at a spot in Budapest.
Event 15 Women 400 LC Meter IM
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FINA A: f 4:43.06
World: w 4:26.36 8/6/2016 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
Canadian: n 4:32.52 8/9/2015 Emily Overholt, WVOSC
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Harvey, Mary-So 99 NEPTUNE NATATIO 4:37.89 4:42.79f q835
r:+0.69 30.76 1:05.82 (35.06)
1:42.29 (36.47) 2:18.31 (36.02)
2:58.35 (40.04) 3:38.61 (40.26)
4:11.37 (32.76) 4:42.79 (31.42)
2 Darcel, Sarah 99 ISC 4:39.83 4:44.08 q824
r:+0.63 29.80 1:03.88 (34.08)
1:41.00 (37.12) 2:16.95 (35.95)
2:57.46 (40.51) 3:37.70 (40.24)
4:11.67 (33.97) 4:44.08 (32.41)
3 Pickrem, Sydney 97 ISC/TA&M 4:44.40 4:44.42 q821
30.54 1:04.92 (34.38)
1:41.37 (36.45) 2:16.91 (35.54)
2:56.82 (39.91) 3:36.21 (39.39)
4:10.61 (34.40) 4:44.42 (33.81)
4 Seltenreich-Hod 95 GO/HPCVAN 4:39.51 4:48.39 q787
30.14 1:04.51 (34.37)
1:41.27 (36.76) 2:17.34 (36.07)
2:58.27 (40.93) 3:38.76 (40.49)
4:13.40 (34.64) 4:48.39 (34.99)
5 Andison, Bailey 97 PERTH 4:50.07 4:48.65 q785
r:+0.66 31.02 1:06.35 (35.33)
1:43.26 (36.91) 2:19.50 (36.24)
2:59.31 (39.81) 3:40.61 (41.30)
4:15.14 (34.53) 4:48.65 (33.51)
6 Kwan, Victoria 00 MAC 4:57.07 4:56.60 q724
30.65 1:05.60 (34.95)
1:44.26 (38.66) 2:22.56 (38.30)
3:04.76 (42.20) 3:48.49 (43.73)
4:23.20 (34.71) 4:56.60 (33.40)
7 Janvier, Aela 99 POINTE-CLAIRE SW 5:02.96 4:56.97 q721
31.34 1:07.29 (35.95)
1:46.01 (38.72) 2:23.76 (37.75)
3:07.19 (43.43) 3:49.94 (42.75)
4:23.93 (33.99) 4:56.97 (33.04)
8 *Nefsi, Rania H 97 ELITE 4:52.13 4:57.76 q715
32.01 1:08.63 (36.62)
1:47.25 (38.62) 2:25.26 (38.01)
3:07.28 (42.02) 3:50.17 (42.89)
4:24.75 (34.58) 4:57.76 (33.01)
Tristian Cote finished just ahead of Luke Reilly for the top seed in the men’s 400 IM. Cote clocked 4:22.23, while Reilly came in at 7:22.70, and Josh Zakala was third in 4:24.59. However, any of these three will need to go much faster to hit the required World Champs qualifying time of 4:17.90.
Event 16 Men 400 LC Meter IM
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FINA A: f 4:17.90
World: w 4:03.84 8/10/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
Canadian: n 4:11.41 8/9/2008 Brian Johns, UBCD
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Cote, Tristan 95 ESWIM 4:20.15 4:22.23 q804
28.31 59.84 (31.53)
1:33.93 (34.09) 2:06.92 (32.99)
2:43.93 (37.01) 3:21.05 (37.12)
3:51.92 (30.87) 4:22.23 (30.31)
2 Reilly, Luke 95 UBCDS/HPCVAN 4:17.14 4:22.70 q799
28.18 59.77 (31.59)
1:33.54 (33.77) 2:06.21 (32.67)
2:43.31 (37.10) 3:21.41 (38.10)
3:52.57 (31.16) 4:22.70 (30.13)
3 Zakala, Josh 98 ISC 4:20.95 4:23.40 q793
27.92 59.41 (31.49)
1:33.14 (33.73) 2:06.15 (33.01)
2:44.29 (38.14) 3:22.58 (38.29)
3:53.86 (31.28) 4:23.40 (29.54)
4 Hill, Rob 96 CHENA 4:21.25 4:24.59 q782
28.15 59.53 (31.38)
1:33.06 (33.53) 2:05.60 (32.54)
2:43.71 (38.11) 3:21.56 (37.85)
3:53.65 (32.09) 4:24.59 (30.94)
5 Champagne, Mont 96 GO 4:25.57 4:25.09 q778
27.56 59.40 (31.84)
1:34.15 (34.75) 2:07.48 (33.33)
2:44.44 (36.96) 3:21.93 (37.49)
3:54.54 (32.61) 4:25.09 (30.55)
6 Paquin-Foisy, E 97 ELITE 4:28.07 4:27.91 q753
27.56 59.11 (31.55)
1:34.05 (34.94) 2:08.98 (34.93)
2:46.79 (37.81) 3:26.23 (39.44)
3:57.28 (31.05) 4:27.91 (30.63)
7 Eriks, Colin 95 UBCDS 4:25.30 4:27.98 q753
28.81 1:01.45 (32.64)
1:35.33 (33.88) 2:09.03 (33.70)
2:47.44 (38.41) 3:25.61 (38.17)
3:56.99 (31.38) 4:27.98 (30.99)
8 Tremblay, Jerem 96 SAMAK 4:23.58 4:28.38 q750
28.53 1:00.56 (32.03)
1:35.83 (35.27) 2:11.85 (36.02)
2:48.63 (36.78) 3:26.49 (37.86)
3:58.00 (31.51) 4:28.38 (30.38)
The 50 back is not considered for World Championship selection, but Kylie Masse will chase after her own Canadian record in the women’s final. One night after narrowly missing the world record in the 100 back, Masse topped prelims of the 50 back in 27.83, just off her own national mark of 27.67. Ingrid Wilm (28.56) and Jade Hannah (28.69) were the next two Canadian finishers.
Event 17 Women 50 LC Meter Backstroke
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FINA A: f 28.52
World: w 27.06 7/30/2009 Jing Zhao, CHN
Canadian: n 27.67 6/24/2016 Kylie Masse, WEST
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Masse, Kylie 96 WEST/UT 27.67 27.83f q919
2 Wilm, Ingrid 98 UBCDS/HPCVAN 28.57 28.56 q850
3 *Roas, Johanna 93 DU-CO 28.45 28.63 q844
4 Hannah, Jade 02 ISC 29.05 28.69 q839
5 Hanus, Danielle 98 ISC 28.74 28.75 q833
6 Broad, Madison 00 CHATHAM 28.72 28.94 q817
7 Bouchard, Domin 91 OAK 28.63 29.03 q809
8 Danyluk, Daphné 98 NEPTUNE NATATIO 28.91 29.09 q804
Tim Zeng finished first in the men’s 50 back prelims in 25.74, just ahead of 100 back champion Javier Acevedo. Acevedo touched in 25.76, and the next-fastest Canadian was Anders Klein, who finished in 26.55.
Event 18 Men 50 LC Meter Backstroke
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FINA A: f 25.29
World: w 24.04 8/2/2009 Liam Tancock, GBR
Canadian: n 25.13 4/2/2015 Russell Wood, UCSC
Name Year Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Zeng, Tim 97 CHENA 25.96 25.74 q814
2 Acevedo, Javier 98 AAC 25.61 25.76 q812
3 *Robrock, Kyle 93 DU-CO 26.96 26.27 q766
4 *Courtis, Chris 94 UCSC 26.21 26.42 q753
5 Klein, Anders 97 KEYANO 26.65 26.55 q742
6 St-Martin, Loïc 00 CAMO 27.31 26.76 q725
7 Choboter, Noah 96 ROD 26.31 26.83 q719
8 Dekker, Nicolaa 95 RAPID 26.99 26.90 q713
