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2024 Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap - SwimSwam

2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALS

Day 2 Finals Heat Sheet 

Hello everyone! Welcome back for the second of seven finals sessions at the 2024 Candian Olympic and Paralympic Trials. The athletes racing at the Torono Pan Am Sports Centre hit the ground running — we saw plenty of fast swimming on Day 1 and if this morning’s prelims are any indiciation, we are in store for more tonight.

Day 2 Finals Live Stream, courtesy CBC

Day 2 Finals Order of Events

  • Men’s Open 400 IM
  • Women’s Open 200 Free
  • Men’s Open 100 Back
  • Women’s Open 100 Breast
  • Women’s Para 100 Breast (SB4-SB9, SB11-SB14)
  • Men’s Para 100 Breast (SB4-SB9, SB11-SB14)

After the medal ceremonies, there will be ‘B’ and junior finals of the day’s events

As you can see, it’s a short but sweet finals session. The evening kicks off with the men’s 400 IM. Tristan Jankovics locked up the top time of the morning in a lifetime best 4:15.68. He and Lorne Wigginton–who owns the fastest PB in the field–were battling during the first half of their prelims heat, but Wigginton seemed to shut it down on the back half. Wigginton coasted safely into the final in 2nd place (4:19.74), seemingly saving up for the final tonight. Wigginton finished 7th at 2024 Worlds in this event and his lifetime best 4:12.81 is just .31 seconds off the Olympic Qualifying Time, which he will surely be aiming for tonight.

Then, we’re shifting over to the women’s 200 freestyle. Summer McIntosh, who qualified for Paris in the 400 freestyle yesterday–leads after prelims with a 1:56.78. Mary-Sophie Harvey, who’s swum multiple bests in this event this season, negative split her heats swim to touch second in 1:57.65. Harvey qualified for her first individual Olympic event last night (100 fly) and looks likely to add another here. But it’s going to be a tight race for the relay spots. There’s less than a second separating the third (Julie Brousseau, 1:58.25) and sixth (Sienna Angove, 1:59.22) place qualifiers. Rebecca Smith, Penny Oleksiak, and Katerine Savard are lurking as well, hoping to pull off outside smoke upsets.

Led by Blake Tierney in 53.93, four swimmers in the men’s 100 backstroke are within a second of the Olympic Qualifying Time. Tierney has already been under the OQT this year and was the only man in the field under 54 seconds this morning. Aiden Norman put up a lifetime best 54.16 in prelims and could push Tierney if he’s got another drop in him, as could Raben Dommann and Javier Acevedo. Even if the winner is off the OQT, they could still earn a nomination to the team for the 4×100 medley relay.

There are three straight events of 100 breaststroke to close the session. First up is the women’s 100 breast and this could be one of the closest races of the meet. After years of missing a breaststroker, there are suddenly an influx of Canadian women pushing the pace. Sophie Angus, one of three who have already been under the OQT, went 1:07.12 to lead prelims. Tokyo Olympian Kelsey Wog sits a tenth behind her in second. Shona Branton (1:07.23), Sydney Pickrem (1:07.29), and Alexanne Lepage (1:07.32) all put themselves in solid position heading into finals.

Then, we shift to the women’s and men’s para 100 breaststroke. We’ll been on Canadian record watch in both events. On the women’s side, Tess Routliffe was just three-tenths off her own S7 Canadian Para Record with a 1:31.81. She’ll be looking to break that mark tonight and put herself in position to be named to Canada’s Paralympic team. The same is true for Nicholas Bennett. Bennett broke the S14 Canadian Para Record in the men’s 200 freestyle last month and now has his eye on his own 100 breast record. In prelims, he missed his 2023 standard by just two-hundredths, swimming 1:04.43.

MEN’S 400 IM – Final

  • World Record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (2023)
  • Canadian Record: 4:11.41 – Brian Johns (2008)
  • 2021 Champion: Collyn Gagne – 4:18.65
  • OLY Qualifying/Consideration Standards: 4:12.50/4:13.76

Top 10:

  1. Tristan Jankovics (RCAQ) — 4:11.74 *Olympic Qualifying Time*
  2. Lorne Wigginton (HP-CON) — 4:13.60
  3. Collyn Gagne (LOSC) — 4:16.90
  4. Eric Brown (PCSC) — 4:18.29
  5. Benjamin Cote (KSC) — 4:20.67
  6. Jordi Vilchez (BTSC) — 4:21.00
  7. Carter Scheffel (BRANT) — 4:25.78
  8. Jacob Gallant (FAST) — 4:27.30
  9. Sebastian Barboza (CAMO) — 4:31.73
  10. Eduard-Daniel Rusu (CAMO) — 4:32.13

What a swim for Tristan Jankovics, who–per the CBC broadcast–has qualified to be the first Canadian man to swim the men’s 400 IM at the Olympics since 2012. After swimming the top qualifying time out of the prelims in a personal best 4:15.68, Jankovics oblierated that time. He posted an Olympic Qualifying Time of 4:11.74, qualifying for his first Olympic Games.

Jankovics, who swims for Ohio State, made his move on the backstroke leg. After letting Lorne Wigginton and Benjamin Cote take the top two spots after the butterfly leg, Jankovics took the lead at the halfway mark, flipping in 2:01.88 to Wigginton’s 2:03.17.

Jankovics did not surrender the lead again, maintaining a lead of over two seconds on Wigginton with just the freestyle remaining. He held off Wigginton and earned the win in 4:11.74. Jankovics came into the meet with a personal best of 4:17.40, which means that he has dropped 5.66 seconds over the course of the day.

Wigginton finished second in 4:13.60, outside of the Olympic Qualifying Time. That’s a huge blow to his hopes to make the Olympic team; this is his best event and his personal best is just .31 off the OQT standard. He also scratched out of the 400 freestyle final yesterday to focus on this event.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE — Final

  • World Record: 1:52.85 – Mollie O’Callaghan, Australia (2023)
  • Canadian Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh (2023)
  • 2021 Champion: Summer McIntosh – 1:56.19
  • OLY Qualifying/Consideration Standards: 1:57.26/1:57.85

Top 10:

  1. Summer McIntosh (UN-CAN) — 1:53.69 *Olympic Qualifying Time*
  2. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAMO) — 1:55.44 *Olympic Qualifying Time*
  3. Julie Brousseau (NKB) — 1:57.60
  4. Emma O’Croinin (HP-CVN) — 1:57.86
  5. Ella Jansen (HP-CON) — 1:58.25
  6. Brooklyn Douthwright (CNBO) — 1:58.49
  7. Sienna Angove (UN-CAN) — 1:58.53
  8. Rebecca Smith (CASC) — 1:59.14
  9. Penny Oleksiak (TSC) — 2:00.18
  10. Katerine Savard (CNQ) — 2:00.24

Though Summer McIntosh may end up bowing out of the indivudal 200 free at the Olympic Games, she still put up a world-contending time here in the championship final. McIntosh just missed her own Canadian record by four-hundredths with a 1:53.69 that ranks her second in the world this season. It’s the second sub-1:54 this season and sits only behind world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan.

The 17-year-old led the entire way, opening in 26.37. She flipped at the 100 in 55.43–a 28.70 split–then followed that with 29.38/28.88 on the back half of her race.

Behind McIntosh, there was the tight race that we expected for the relay spots. Penny Oleksiak was second at the 100-meter mark in 56.70, but couldn’t hang with the rest of the field on the second 100 and finished outside of relay consideration in 9th. After flipping in 5th at the halfway point, Mary-Sophie Harvey made her move on the third 50; she split 29.13 to move up into second place with 50 meters to go.

Harvey came home in 28.62, meaning that she split 57.69/57.75 over her race, essentially even-splitting her race after she negative split her morning swim. She touched second in 1:55.44–another personal best and Quebec Provincial record this season–earning another individual event for Paris.

After just missing the OQT in the 400 freestlye on Day 1, Julie Brousseau finished third, securing a nomination for the 4×200 freestyle relay. Like yesterday, Brousseau swam another personal best but just missing the OQT. She was still pleased in her post-race interview after clocking her 1:57.60. Emma O’Croinin joins her in earning a nomination to her first Olympic team, rounding out what will likely be Canada’s 4×200 freestyle relay with a personal best 1:57.86. For both Brousseau and O’Croinin, those swims appear to be their first sub-1:58 outings.

MEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE – Final

  • World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
  • Canadian Record: 53.35 – Markus Thormeyer (2019)
  • 2021 Champion: Markus Thormeyer – 53.40
  • OLY Qualifying/Consideration Standards: 53.74/54.01

Top 10:

  1. Blake Tierney (GOLD) — 53.48 *Olympic Qualifying Time*
  2. Javier Acevedo (AJAX) — 53.55 *Olympic Qualifying Time*
  3. Aiden Norman (UCSC) — 53.99
  4. Raben Dommann (HP-CVN) — 54.06
  5. Cole Pratt (CASC) — 55.17
  6. Benjamin Winterborn (KBM) — 55.78
  7. Matthew Driscoll (UN-CAN) — 55.80
  8. Parker Deshayes (CASC) — 55.95
  9. Andrew Herman (TSC) — 57.03

DSQ: Paul Dardis

It was a close race in the men’s 100 backstroke but at the touch it was Blake Tierney who took the win–qualifying to be nominated for his first Olympic Games. Tierney, who finished 18th in this event at the 2024 World Championships, led the entire race. He flipped in 25.89–the only one in the field out under 26 seconds.

He came home in 27.59, holding off a charge from veteran Javier Acevedo for the win in a personal best 53.48. That undercuts his personal best 53.65–which he swam leading off Canada’s medley relay in Doha–and puts him within sight of Markus Thormeyer‘s Canadian record.

After turning second in 26.14, Acevedo held on that position and qualified to be nominated to his third Olympics. He stopped the clock at 53.55–his first personal best in this event since 2017. Since that year’s Trials, Acevedo’s best has stood at 53.64 but he broke through tonight with a .09 second drop.

Aiden Norman continued to drop time. After swimming a 54.16 personal best in prelims, the University of Florida commit went sub-54 for the first time, squeaking under that barrier with a 53.99 for third place.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – Final

  • World Record: 1:04.13 – Lilly King, USA (2017)
  • Canadian Record: 1:05.74 – Annamay Pierse (2009)
  • 2021 Champion: Kelsey Wog – 1:06.77
  • OLY Qualifying/Consideration Standards: 1:06.79/1:07.12

Top 10:

  1. Sophie Angus (HP-CON) — 1:06.96
  2. Kelsey Wog (UMAN) — 1:07.00
  3. Sydney Pickrem (TSC) — 1:07.27
  4. Shona Branton (WES) — 1:07.54
  5. Alexanne Lepage (UCSC) — 1:07.59
  6. Katja Pavicevic (TSC) — 1:08.72
  7. Avery Wiseman (OSC) — 1:09.56
  8. Kathryn Ivanov (LAC) — 1:10.16
  9. Ashley McMillan (GO) — 1:10.33
  10. Nina Kucheran (SLSC) — 1:10.54

After nearly quitting the sport in 2022, Sophie Angus has likely earned her spot on Canada’s Olympic team after winning a close race in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Though she missed the Olympic Qualifying Time (1:06.79), Canada needs a breaststroker for their medley relay, so Angus will likely make the team as a Priority 2 swimmer in the official team announcement at the end of the meet.

Angus was tied with Kelsey Wog for third at the 50 (31.57) behind Sydney Pickrem (31.46) and Shona Branton (31.50). The four women–with teenager Alexanne Lepage just behind and trying to get in on the action–pushed each other all the way to the final touch. Angus split 35.39 to get the job done in 1:06.96. She’s already been 1:06.66 this season at the 2024 World Championships.

Wog finished just four-hundredths behind Angus in 1:07.00–a season best for her. She was clearly disappointed to miss the OQT and the team but like many other swimmers in this field, she’ll have another chance to hit the standard in the 200 breaststroke later in the meet.

After turning first, Pickrem took third in 1:07.27. Branton fell back to fourth in 1:07.54, just holding off Lepage’s 1:07.59.

WOMEN’S PARA 100 BREASTSTROKE  – Final

  • Canadian Para Records/Paralympic MSQ/MET Standards:
    • SB5: 2:01.19 – Valerie Drapeau (2017)/2:01.79/2:11.48
    • SB6: 1:42.80 – Camille Berube (2021)/1:42.59/1:50.45
    • SB7: 1:31.31 – Tess Routliffe (2024)/1:43.34/1:47.16
    • SB8: 1:19.44 – Katarina Roxon (2016)/1:28.79/1:31.61
    • SB9: 1:16.93 – Jessica Sloan (2000)/1:22.51/1:25.25
    • SB13: 1:17.12 – Kirby Cote (2002)/1:23.39/1:27.57
    • SB14: 1:24.04 – Justine Morrier (2018)/1:23.30/1:25.29

Top 10:

  1. Tess Routliffe (UL) — 1:30.47 (1030 Para Points) *New Canadian SB7 Para Record and Paralympic MSQ*
  2. Katarina Roxon (AASC) — 1:25.71 (877 Para Points) *SB8 MSQ*
  3. Abi Tripp (CNQ) — 1:40.42 (790 Para Points) *SB7 MSQ*
  4. Maxine Lavitt (UMAN) — 1:25.79 (681 Para Points) *SB13 MET*
  5. Emma Van Dyk (BROCK) — 1:31.10 (567 Para Points)
  6. Ruby Stevens (RCAQ) — 2:09.80 (546 Para Points) *SB5 MET*
  7. Ella Tucker (MTA) — 2:11.30 (531 Para Points) *SB5 MET*

After missing her record in prelims, Tess Routliffe took down the mark tonight. Routliffe broke her own SB7 Canadian Para record by .84 seconds. She swam 1:30.47, putting herself in a strong position to be named to the Paralympic team at the conclusion of the meet. Routliffe split 42.39 on the opening 50, then came back in 48.08.

Katarina Roxon and Abi Tripp also hit the MSQ cuts in their respective classifications. Swimming in SB8, Roxon earned 877 Para Points with her 1:25.71 time while Abi Tripp earned 790 thanks to her 1:40.42.

MEN’S PARA 100 BREASTSTROKE – Final

  • Canadian Para Records/Paralympic MSQ/MET Standards:
    • SB8: 1:23.12 – Joseph Barker (2010)/1:14.84/1:18.71
    • SB9: 1:08.56 – James Leroux (2019)/1:12.19/1:14.06
    • SB14: 1:04.41 – Nicholas Bennett (2023)/1:08.69/1:10.03

Top 10: 

  1. Nicholas Bennett (RDCSC) — 1:03.71 (1049 Para Points) *New Canadian Para SB14 Record and Paralympic MSQ*
  2. James Leroux (UL) — 1:12.43 (803 Para Points) *SB9 MET*
  3. Fernando Lu (LOSC) — 1:12.87 (790 Para Points) *SB9 MET*
  4. Charle Giammichele (GHAC) — 1:23.49 (770 Para Points)

That’s two Canadian Para records in two events. Nicholas Bennett was even closer to his SB14 record in prelims than Routliffe was to her’s. In prelims, Bennett clocked 1:41.43, missing his mark by two-hundredths. He was well under his standard tonight, shattering the mark with a 1:03.71.

Bennett was out faster than he was in the morning–29.61 at the turn in finals compared to 30.03 in the heats. He was three-tenths faster on his second 50 as well, splitting 34.10 to get his hands on the wall and break 1:04 for the first time. The time puts Bennett in a good position to be named to his second Paralympic team.

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