2022 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS

DAY 6 FINALS HEAT SHEET

The ultimate session of the 2022 Canadian Trials is right here. Tonight, we now have finals of the 200 breast, 50 free, and para 100 again. There can even be timed finals of the quickest warmth of the ladies’s 800 free and males’s 1500 free.

The lineup for tonight is an thrilling one. Each Kayla Sanchez and Josh Liendo have been nice in prelims of the 50 free this morning. Sanchez led the ladies’s 50 with a 24.82, main the sector by an enormous margin. Liendo sped to a brand new private finest, swimming a 21.79, which sits simply 0.06 seconds off the Canadian Report.

WOMEN’S PARA 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

PODIUM:

• Shelby Newkirk (LASER), SB5 – 1:20.76
• Danny Dorris (CNBQ), SB7 – 1:24.71
• Aurelie Rivard (CNQ), SB9 – 1:11.92

Shelby Newkirk to 1.17 seconds off her prelims efficiency to win the ladies’s para 100 again title. Reminder: para occasions aren’t ranked strictly by time, relatively, there’s some extent system that ranks the swims primarily based off how shut they’re to the World Report in every swimmer’s respective class.

MEN’S PARA 100 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

PODIUM:

1. Alexander Elliot (CNQ), SB9 – 1:03.02
2. Tyson MacDonald (ROW), SB14 – 1:06.19
3. Felix Cowan (SAMAK), SB8 – 1:13.88

Alexander Elliot clocked posted each the quickest and the very best scoring time within the subject, incomes the title within the males’s para 100 again. Elliot took 1.21 seconds off his prelims swim with the efficiency.

WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• World Report – 2:18.95, Tatjana Schoenmaker, 2021
• Canadian Report – 2:20.12, Annamay Pierse, 2009
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 2:25.91

PODIUM:

1. Kelsey Wog (UM) – 2:24.87
2. Rachel Nicol (UCSC) – 2:26.75
3. Tessa Cieplucha (MAC) – 2:26.84

After a reasonably lackluster prelims swim, Kelsey Wog took management of this race from the beginning. Establishing a lead on the primary 50, Wog would proceed to develop her lead because the race progressed. She was unbelievable by means of the primary 150 of the race, splitting 32.71, 36.79, and 37.05 on the primary 3 50s respectively. She light a bit down the stretch, nevertheless, coming dwelling in 38.32. Nonetheless, the swim stands as a season finest for Wog, and she or he got here in effectively beneath the FINA ‘A’ reduce, punching her ticket to Budapest this summer season.

Rachel Nicol and Tessa Cieplucha additionally took time of their prelims performances, however sadly, neither hit the ‘A’ reduce of two:25.91. For Nicol, it marked her first private finest within the occasion in 6 years.

MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• World Report – 2:06.12, Anton Chupkov, 2019
• Canadian Report – 2:08.84, Mike Brown, 2008
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 2:10.32

PODIUM:

1. James Dergousoff (UL) – 2:13.84
2. Finlay Knox (SCAR) – 2:13.96
3. Apollo Hess (UOFL) – 2:15.53

50 breast champion Apollo Hess bought out to an early lead, swimming a easy, highly effective stroke on the primary 50. Finlay Knox, the 200 IM champion, was simply barely behind Hess early on. On the 100, Hess and Knox have been neck-and-neck, then Knox began to tug away on the third 50. James Dergousoff swam a extra conservative race, closing on Knox and Hess on the third 50, then bursting into the lead early on the 4th 50.

Dergousoff would find yourself edging out Knox on the contact, swimming a 2:13.84, a lot quicker than this morning. Everybody within the subject was effectively off the FINA ‘A’ reduce of two:10.32, so it’s trying unlikely that Canada may have a swimmer within the males’s 200 breast at World Champs this summer season.

Jonathan Sebastian Prepare dinner dominated the ‘B’ ultimate, swimming a 2:17.55.

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• World Report – 23.67, Sarah Sjostrom, 2017
• Canadian Report – 24.26, Taylor Ruck, 2018
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 25.04

PODIUM:

1. Kayla Sanchez (AAC) – 24.93
2. Hannah Cornish (USC) – 25.58
3. Roxane Lemieux (NN) – 25.70

Though she was 0.09 seconds slower than this morning, Kayla Sanchez nonetheless managed to select up her 2nd title of the meet, swimming a 24.93. She was in a subject of her personal tonight, touching first by over half a second. As she was this morning, Sanchez was beneath the FINA ‘A’ normal of 25.04, guaranteeing her a spot within the occasion at World Championships this summer season.

Hannah Cornish had an important swim for 2nd, taking 0.32 seconds off her prelims time.

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• World Report – 20.91, Cesar Cielo, 2009
• Canadian Report – 21.73, Brent Hayden, 2009
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 22.18

PODIUM:

1. Josh Liendo (NYAC) – 21.63 (CANADIAN RECORD)
2. Yuri Kisil (WS) – 22.17
3. Owen Guyn (LASC) – 22.61

He did it! Josh Liendo led the race wire-to-wire, storming to victory with a brand new Canadian Report of 21.63. The earlier report was held by lately retired Canadian dash legend Brent Hayden, who set the mark in 2009.

Moreover, Liendo’s swim marks the highest time on the planet this 12 months.

It was an important occasion for Swimming Canada as a complete, since Yuri Kisil took 2nd in 22.17, dipping beneath the FINA ‘A’ normal by 0.01 seconds. Meaning Canada may have two males representing them within the 50 free at World Champs this summer season.

On a unique observe, Josh Liendo will need to have had a problem together with his cap, since he swam the race sporting certainly one of Yuri Kisil‘s caps.

Artem Selin appeared superior within the ‘B’ ultimate, tearing to a 22.66 to the touch first by 0.82 seconds.

WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Report – 8:04.79, Katie Ledecky, 2016
• Canadian Report – 8:20.02, Brittany MacLean, 2014
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 8:37.90

PODIUM:

1. Katrina Bellio (ESWIM) – 8:38.90
2. Mabel Zavaros (MAC) – 8:42.16
3. Emma Finlin (EKSC) – 8:42.54

Pulling away from the sector, Katrina Bellio picked up her first title of the meet. The time of 8:38.90 got here in simply off her entry time of 8:38.12, however was nonetheless good to win the race by effectively over 3 seconds. Bellio took the race out aggressively, splitting 4:14.87 on the primary 400, slightly below 8:30 tempo. Her splits floated up after the midway level, nevertheless, and Bellio ended up simply ending precisely one second off the FINA ‘A’ reduce of 8:37.90.

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Report – 14:31.02, Solar Yang, 2012
• Canadian Report – 14:39.63, Ryan Cochrane, 2012
• FINA ‘A’ Customary – 15:04.64

PODIUM:

1. Eric Brown (PCSC) – 15:17.46
2. Alex Axon (MAC) – 15:31.93
3. Eric Hedlin (UVPCS) – 15:37.71

Erik Brown was dominant within the quickest warmth tonight, roaring to victory with the highest time of the day by 14.5 seconds. He swam a well-split race, going 5:00.73 on the primary 500, 5:09.23 on the 2nd 500, and 5:07.50 on the final 500.