MONTREAL, Canada, April 2. JULIA Wilkinson lowered the national record in the women's 100 back twice during the second day of swimming at the Canadian Trials held in Montreal.<\/p>\n
After first breaking Erin Gammel's 1:01.93 set in 2005 with a top-seeded time of 1:01.76 during prelims, Wilkinson dropped the record even further with a victorious time of 1:01.41 during finals. Elizabeth Wycliffe placed second in 1:02.50.<\/p>\n
In the men's 200 free, Colin Russell upset national-record holder Brent Hayden, 1:46.99 to 1:47.61. Russell nearly downed Hayden's record of 1:46.85 set in 2005. Andrew Hurd (1:48.57) and Adam Sioui (1:48.72) completed the top four.<\/p>\n
In an exciting finish, Jake Tapp and Rob Taylor notched a dead heat in the men's 100 back with matching times of 55.53, while Matt Rose placed just behind them in 55.66.<\/p>\n
The close calls continued, this time in the women's 100 breast. Annamay Pierse touched out Jillian Tyler, 1:08.32 to 1:08.54, while Erica Morningstar settled for third place in 1:08.78.<\/p>\n
For the third straight event, a title came down to a photo finish. Stephanie Horner hit the wall in 4:10.16 to win the women's 400 free, while Savannah King took second in 4:10.28.<\/p>\n
The quartet of Brad Hankewich, Joel Greenshields, Kevin Gillespie and David Woodman snatched the men's 400 free relay in 3:26.45.<\/p>\n
In Paralympic events, Max Olivier won the women's 50 back in 1:53.93, while Brian Hill claimed the men's 100 back in 1:05.26. Valerie Grand-Maison then captured the women's 100 back title in 1:10.58.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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