{"id":479476,"date":"2021-06-23T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=479476"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:37:38","slug":"canadian-olympic-trials-tessa-cieplucha-to-join-sydney-pickrem-in-400-im-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-tessa-cieplucha-to-join-sydney-pickrem-in-400-im-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Olympic Trials: Tessa Cieplucha to Join Sydney Pickrem in 400 IM in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Canadian Olympic Trials: Tessa Cieplucha to Join Sydney Pickrem in 400 IM in Tokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gap between <strong>Tessa Cieplucha<\/strong> and the Olympic stood at only .43 seconds. But as plenty of swimmers can attest, at Canadian Olympic Trials and elsewhere around the world, that fraction can look like a mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Cieplucha summitted that mountain in style Wednesday night, nabbing an Olympic A cut in the 400 individual medley. Her time of 4:37.26 pushed <strong>Sydney Pickrem<\/strong> hard, Cieplucha landing second by .23 behind Pickrem\u2019s winning time of 4:37.03.<\/p>\n<p>Pickrem\u2019s place in Tokyo was set via pre-selection, one of three individual events she\u2019ll swim. But Cieplucha was swimming for her Olympic life on the final day of the five-day meet, in her favorite event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is such a great feeling right now. I\u2019m so happy,\u201d Cieplucha said. \u201cThis has been a dream of mine and coming back into training after the pandemic and everything happened, this has been my goal, and I\u2019m just so happy everything paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/results.swimming.ca\/2020_Olympic_Swimming_Trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joshua-liendo-kicks-off-canadian-olympic-trials-with-national-record-in-100-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 1 prelims: Joshua Liendo Kicks off Canadian Olympic Trials with National Record in 100 Fly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-katerine-savard-books-third-olympic-trip-in-100-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 1 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Katerine Savard Books Third Olympic Trip in 100 Fly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-kylie-masse-makes-statement-with-57-70-100-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 1 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Kylie Masse Makes Statement with 57.70 100 Back<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-penny-oleksiak-kelsey-wog-earn-top-seeds-for-day-2-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 2 prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Penny Oleksiak, Kelsey Wog Earn Top Seeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-summer-mcintosh-rallies-past-penny-oleksiak-to-win-200-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 2 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Summer McIntosh Rallies Past Penny Oleksiak to Win 200 Free<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-joshua-liendo-adds-50-free-a-cut-in-prelims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 3 Prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Joshua Liendo Adds 50 Free A Cut in Prelims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-summer-mcintosh-adds-a-cut-in-800-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Summer McIntosh Adds A Cut in 800 Free<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-sydney-pickrem-outduels-kelsey-wog-in-200-im\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Sydney Pickrem Outduels Kelsey Wog in 200 IM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-brent-hayden-sprints-into-fourth-olympics-in-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Brent Hayden Sprints Into Fourth Olympics in 50<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-yuri-kisil-nabs-100-free-a-cut-in-prelims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 Prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Yuri Kisil Nabs 100 Free A Cut; Brent Hayden Scratches Final<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-kelsey-wog-adds-second-win-in-200-breast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Kelsey Wog Adds Second Win in 200 Breast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-penny-oleksiak-throws-down-52-89-100-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Reigning Olympic Champ Penny Oleksiak Rips 52.89 100 Free<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cieplucha was fourth after 100 meters but threw down a pair of 35s in the backstroke to surge into the lead. It was a big enough edge that she was only .07 behind Pickrem after the breaststroke leg, Pickrem\u2019s specialty. She was up by .65 seconds at 350 meters, but Pickrem closed with a 31.22 to get the win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_479184\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-479184\" data-attachment-id=\"479184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-olympic-trials-tessa-cieplucha-to-join-sydney-pickrem-in-400-im-in-tokyo\/20210621-swimming-canada-trials-day03-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photo Gerard Richardson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1624268253&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2021 Gerard. 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Event13 Woman 200&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Gerard Richardson\/Swimming Canada&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-1024x926.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-479184\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pickrem, Sydney. 20210621 SCOTDay03. Photo.GerardRichardson-92166\" width=\"450\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-221x200.jpg 221w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-1536x1390.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-2048x1853.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-450x407.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-1200x1086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-2000x1809.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-995x900.jpg 995w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ickrem-Sydney.-20210621-SCOTDay03.-Photo.GerardRichardson-92166-533x482.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-479184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Gerard Richardson\/Swimming Canada<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cieplucha is also a back-halfer, and she focused on being aggressive with the front half of her race Wednesday. That she was neck-and-neck with Pickrem provided a confidence booster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always feel comfortable in the back half of the race, but today was all about testing, putting myself out there in the first half,\u201d Cieplucha said. \u201cSeeing here, I think I turned to Sydney\u2019s side a few times in the race. Seeing her beside me the whole race definitely helped me push through when it was getting tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pickrem was delighted to see Cieplucha hit the FINA A standard. The two have raced for years in the SEC, with Pickrem at Texas A&amp;M and Cieplucha in Knoxville. Pickrem was also reminded of 2016 when she made her first cut in the 400 IM, a full-circle moment seeing her teammate and training partner at the Toronto High Performance Centre do the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what it\u2019s like to have that pressure,\u201d Pickrem said. \u201cI know this race isn\u2019t fun. I don\u2019t think anyone will say it\u2019s fun. \u2026 I don\u2019t even know what I went, I was just looking at what she went and seeing if she was under the standard at the end. To have a teammate going to the Olympics with you, it\u2019s great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 23  Women 400 LC Meter IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     CANADIAN: N 4:32.52  2015-08-09Emily Overholt, WVOSC\r\n    OLYMPIC A: A 4:38.53\r\n    Name                 Year Team                 Seed     Finals        \r\n==================================================================\r\n  1 Pickrem, Sydney        97 TSC               4:35.15    4:37.03A \r\n    r:+0.66  29.29      1:03.05 (33.76)\r\n        1:38.92 (35.87)     2:14.88 (35.96)\r\n        2:53.61 (38.73)     3:32.89 (39.28)\r\n        4:05.81 (32.92)     4:37.03 (31.22)\r\n  2 Cieplucha, Tessa       98 MAC               4:38.96    4:37.26A \r\n    r:+0.78  29.78      1:04.16 (34.38)\r\n        1:39.24 (35.08)     2:13.86 (34.62)\r\n        2:52.89 (39.03)     3:32.95 (40.06)\r\n        4:05.32 (32.37)     4:37.26 (31.94)\r\n  3 Andison, Bailey        97 PERTH             4:39.54    4:38.66  \r\n    r:+0.70  29.73      1:03.84 (34.11)\r\n        1:40.27 (36.43)     2:15.28 (35.01)\r\n        2:54.14 (38.86)     3:34.05 (39.91)\r\n        4:06.76 (32.71)     4:38.66 (31.90)\r\n  4 Harvey, Mary-Sophie    99 CAMO              4:42.70    4:43.30  \r\n    r:+0.69  29.71      1:04.31 (34.60)\r\n        1:40.98 (36.67)     2:17.35 (36.37)\r\n        2:56.97 (39.62)     3:37.85 (40.88)\r\n        4:10.62 (32.77)     4:43.30 (32.68)\r\n  5 McMillan, Ashley       04 KISU              4:52.49    4:49.63  \r\n    r:+0.75  29.88      1:03.62 (33.74)\r\n        1:40.69 (37.07)     2:17.19 (36.50)\r\n        2:59.62 (42.43)     3:40.89 (41.27)\r\n        4:15.70 (34.81)     4:49.63 (33.93)\r\n  6 Herbert, Bailey        02 LOSC              4:53.05    4:50.74  \r\n    r:+0.79  30.24      1:05.17 (34.93)\r\n        1:43.79 (38.62)     2:21.28 (37.49)\r\n        3:01.97 (40.69)     3:43.14 (41.17)\r\n        4:17.56 (34.42)     4:50.74 (33.18)\r\n  7 McCloy, Allison        99 UCSC              4:51.57    4:51.29  \r\n    r:+0.84  30.61      1:04.96 (34.35)\r\n        1:44.42 (39.46)     2:21.96 (37.54)\r\n        3:02.89 (40.93)     3:44.51 (41.62)\r\n        4:18.34 (33.83)     4:51.29 (32.95)\r\n  8 Wheeler, Megan         03 NKB               4:55.30    4:52.02  \r\n    r:+0.57  31.09      1:06.74 (35.65)\r\n        1:43.29 (36.55)     2:20.14 (36.85)\r\n        3:02.07 (41.93)     3:44.83 (42.76)\r\n        4:18.78 (33.95)     4:52.02 (33.24)<\/pre>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 400 Individual Medley<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Collyn Gagne<\/strong>, the third seed entering the event, had a huge time drop to get the win in 4:18.65. It\u2019s a cut of just shy of three seconds off his seed time.<\/p>\n<p>Second was top seed <strong>Tristan Cote<\/strong> in 4:23.13, nearly six seconds slower than his seed. He was just .15 ahead of <strong>Jacob Gallant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 24  Men 400 LC Meter IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n     CANADIAN: N 4:11.41  2008-08-09Brian Johns, UBCD\r\n    OLYMPIC A: A 4:15.84\r\n    Name                 Year Team                 Seed     Finals        \r\n==================================================================\r\n  1 Gagne, Collyn          00 SFA               4:21.49    4:18.65  \r\n    r:+0.74  27.35        58.28 (30.93)\r\n        1:32.67 (34.39)     2:05.32 (32.65)\r\n        2:41.88 (36.56)     3:18.58 (36.70)\r\n        3:49.42 (30.84)     4:18.65 (29.23)\r\n  2 Cote, Tristan          95 UCSC              4:17.22    4:23.13  \r\n    r:+0.70  27.20        58.40 (31.20)\r\n        1:31.52 (33.12)     2:03.95 (32.43)\r\n        2:40.47 (36.52)     3:18.61 (38.14)\r\n        3:50.72 (32.11)     4:23.13 (32.41)\r\n  3 Gallant, Jacob         02 FAST              4:22.87    4:23.28  \r\n    r:+0.74  27.80        59.45 (31.65)\r\n        1:32.90 (33.45)     2:06.22 (33.32)\r\n        2:43.34 (37.12)     3:21.18 (37.84)\r\n        3:52.58 (31.40)     4:23.28 (30.70)\r\n  4 Hussey, Patrick        01 PCSC              4:26.70    4:24.35  \r\n    r:+0.73  27.81      1:00.52 (32.71)\r\n        1:35.09 (34.57)     2:09.01 (33.92)\r\n        2:45.74 (36.73)     3:23.43 (37.69)\r\n        3:54.16 (30.73)     4:24.35 (30.19)\r\n  5 Loewen, Benjamin       04 CREST             4:27.75    4:25.72  \r\n    r:+0.65  27.68        59.55 (31.87)\r\n        1:33.54 (33.99)     2:06.24 (32.70)\r\n        2:45.00 (38.76)     3:25.36 (40.36)\r\n        3:57.44 (32.08)     4:25.72 (28.28)\r\n  6 Fotherby, Justin       03 KISU              4:26.01    4:26.00  \r\n    r:+0.76  27.62        59.14 (31.52)\r\n        1:33.26 (34.12)     2:06.95 (33.69)\r\n        2:46.39 (39.44)     3:25.87 (39.48)\r\n        3:56.37 (30.50)     4:26.00 (29.63)\r\n  7 Palaschuk, Brian       98 UOFC              4:23.13    4:26.65  \r\n    r:+0.69  27.62        59.86 (32.24)\r\n        1:35.03 (35.17)     2:08.41 (33.38)\r\n        2:46.03 (37.62)     3:25.13 (39.10)\r\n        3:56.20 (31.07)     4:26.65 (30.45)\r\n  8 Champagne, Montana     96 GO                4:21.40    4:27.92  \r\n    r:+0.74  26.98        58.26 (31.28)\r\n        1:33.56 (35.30)     2:08.04 (34.48)\r\n        2:45.76 (37.72)     3:24.73 (38.97)\r\n        3:56.84 (32.11)     4:27.92 (31.08)<\/pre>\n<h4>200 Women&#8217;s Backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> hasn\u2019t had the week at Canadian Trials she might have expected, but she&#8217;s ending it on a high note.<\/p>\n<p>Ruck went 2:09.26, a solid time for Trials to get the second spot. She has been 2:06.70, but put down a time well under the A cut at this meet is a good sign ahead of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an up-and-down meet for Ruck. She didn\u2019t make the final in the 200 free, then withdrew from the 50. She\u2019s the Canadian record-holder in both events. She also finished fifth in the 100 free, in which she was pre-selected to the Games.<\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s been sharp in backstroke, finishing second with an A cut in the 100 back. And now she\u2019s done the same in the 200.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong>, the national record holder, won the event easily in 2:06.67. She was within .7 of her Canadian record.<\/p>\n<p>Masse offers a little perspective on Ruck and how difficult things have been at Trials, so an up-and-down Trials doesn\u2019t mean what it might normally mean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing here with no fans, no anything, no teammates even on deck, just the people who are in the race, it\u2019s quite different for everyone to get up and swim as fast as we can, and it\u2019s definitely a challenge,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a difficult year. 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