{"id":614417,"date":"2025-06-08T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=614417"},"modified":"2025-06-09T10:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:06:56","slug":"canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Trials, Night 2: Kylie Masse Drops 27.3 to Win 50 Back; Ilya Kharun Clips Josh Liendo in 100 Fly Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Canadian Trials, Night 2: Kylie Masse Drops 27.3 to Win 50 Back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veteran <strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong> delivered another 27-low time in the women\u2019s 50 backstroke to win the event at Canadian Trials.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Masse, a veteran of three Olympics, lowered her Canadian record to 27.13 in May. She won the event Sunday night at Sannich Commonwealth Place in 27.34, earning a trip to the World Championships in Singapore this summer. Masse is a nine-time medalist at the long-course World Championships, winning the 50 back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Kylie Masse started a busy second night of the competition, in which <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> waged an epic battle in the men&#8217;s 100 butterfly and that\u00a0<strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> concluded by nearly adding a second world record in as many days.\u00a0All the action from Victoria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/results.swimming.ca\/2025_Canadian_Swimming_Trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20250603-psychsheets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psych Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBCSports\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Steam (CBC Sports on Youtube)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/five-stories-to-watch-at-canadian-swimming-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Trials Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-summer-mcintosh-in-action-in-400-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 1 Prelims Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-mary-sophie-harvey-drops-lifetime-best-in-200-breast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 1 Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-nationals-josh-liendo-ilya-kharun-duel-to-lead-night-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Prelims Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 50 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong> made it 2-for-2 in backstroke events after winning the 100 back Saturday night to open the meet. She isn\u2019t entered in the 200, the long-time stalwart perhaps shifting toward the 50s as her career goes on with the addition of the sprints to the 2028 Olympics. Masse lowered her Canadian record at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Fort Lauderdale six weeks ago and nearly touched that time again. Masse&#8217;s 27.13 is third in the world this year.<\/p>\n<p>Second place went to <strong>Ingrid Wilm<\/strong> in 27.58. That is under the Worlds A cut and gets Wilm back to the international stage. She had finished third in the 100 back behind <strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> on Saturday. Ruck finished third in prelims, then scratched the final.<\/p>\n<p>That allowed <strong>Madison Kryger<\/strong> to finish third in 28.28. <strong>Delia Lloyd<\/strong> was fourth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadaw50back\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1462,644\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaW50back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-1024x451.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614419\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-280x123.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-1200x529.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW50back-533x235.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 50 backstroke<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Blake Tierney<\/strong> dropped his second best time of the day to win the 50 back in 25.23. It\u2019s .12 seconds shy of the auto standard of 25.11 for Worlds. Tierney was the top seed out the morning heats after going 25.48.<\/p>\n<p>Second was <strong>Benjamin Winterborn<\/strong> in 25.32. <strong>Parker Deshayes<\/strong> was third, as he was in the 100, in 25.41. He\u2019s the only junior swimmer of the top eight. <strong>Cole Pratt,<\/strong> the 100 back champion, finished fourth in 25.46, edging <strong>Finlay Knox\u2019s<\/strong> 25.51.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadam50back\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1447,648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaM50back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-1024x459.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614421\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-280x125.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-450x202.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-1200x537.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM50back-533x239.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 100 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Mary-Sophie Harvey<\/strong> added a second win and, while she wasn\u2019t happy with the time, it\u2019s enough to get her a second swim at Worlds. Harvey went 58.37 to win the 100 fly. That\u2019s .04 off the auto standard, but having hit that standard in the 200 breast, she\u2019ll get the second swim and preference in a Canadian medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>Harvey\u2019s range in the first two days of Trials is impressive, winning the 200 breaststroke and the 100 fly. She was third at the wall but started to assert herself in the third quarter of the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Jansen<\/strong> is in the same boat, having made the auto time for the 400 free and then a B cut in a wildly different event. She surged in the final 50 to go 58.96 to get home in second. <strong>Brooklyn Douthwright<\/strong> turned in 59.40 from an outside lane to finish second, edging junior swimmer <strong>Matea Gigovic\u2019s<\/strong> 59.61. Gigovic was .01 ahead of <strong>Ashlyn Massey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The B final was won by <strong>Seo-Yeong Kim,<\/strong> the four-time South Korean Olympian who went 59.30. She has swum the 200 individual medley at each of the last three Olympics, to go with the 400 IM in 2012 and the 800 free relay in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadaw100fly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1403,659\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaW100fly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-1024x481.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614423\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly.jpg 1403w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-1024x481.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-280x132.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-450x211.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-1200x564.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW100fly-533x250.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 100 butterfly<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> and <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> shared the podium at the Paris Olympics in the men\u2019s 100 fly. They look like they have a chance to do it again in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Kharun won Saturday\u2019s tilt, going 50.37 seconds to edge Liendo\u2019s 50.46. Both are well under the A cut for Worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Kharun improves his world No. 2 time in 2025. A bearded Liendo slots in at No. 3 this year. Only <strong>Noe Ponti\u2019s<\/strong> 50.27 is quicker than the two Canadians. Kharun moves into the ninth-fastest performer all-time, a group that Liendo, with his national record 49.99, already belongs to.<\/p>\n<p>Liendo is the sprinter of the bunch and was ahead at the breakout, but Kharun got to the wall first in 23.77 by .08 seconds. Liendo surged off the underwater but Kharun came out ahead by just after the midway point. Liendo looked to time the start a tad better, but Kharun still got there first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Hussey<\/strong> was a distant third in 52.24. Fourth was Kharun\u2019s college teammate, <strong>Filip Senc-Samardzic,<\/strong> in 52.92.<\/p>\n<p>In the B final, <strong>Martin Espernberger<\/strong> went 51.94. The Austrian was .17 seconds shy of the auto standard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadam100fly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1259,577\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaM100fly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-1024x469.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614425\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly.jpg 1259w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-280x128.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-450x206.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-1200x550.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM100fly-533x244.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s 1,500 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Eric Brown<\/strong> got the win in 15:17.54. It\u2019s within a tenth of his best time from 2022 Trials. It\u2019s a B cut for worlds. <strong>Aiden Kirk<\/strong> was second in the fastest heat, which was the fourth of five, in 15:32.90. <strong>Sebastian Paulins<\/strong> went 15:36.96. Kirk is the top junior swimmer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadam1500free\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1396,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaM1500free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-1024x477.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614433\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free.jpg 1396w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-280x130.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-450x210.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-1200x559.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaM1500free-533x248.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s 800 freestyle<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> nearly did it again, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/summer-mcintosh-fires-no-3-all-time-800-free-in-805-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getting within a second of Kate Ledecky\u2019s world record with an<\/a> 8:05.07. It\u2019s the third-fastest time in history. McIntosh was a full 30 seconds ahead of runner-up <strong>Ella Crosgrove,<\/strong> whose 8:35.72 is under the cut for the World Junior Championships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mabel Zavaros<\/strong> was third in 9:38.67, with <strong>Emma Finlin<\/strong> fourth in 9:42.86.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"614450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadian-trials-night-2-kylie-masse-drops-27-3-to-win-50-back\/canadaw800free\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1444,736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CanadaW800free\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-1024x522.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-614450\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-280x143.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-450x229.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-1200x612.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CanadaW800free-533x272.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Para swimming<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Nicholas Bennett<\/strong> won his second event of trials, the S14 swimmer going 1:54.44 in the men\u2019s multi-class 200 free. 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