MONTREAL, Canada, April 6. THE final night of swimming at the Canadian Trials features some fast action as three national records tumbled.
Ryan Cochrane chopped a massive amount of time off his national record in the men's 1500 free with a splendid time of 14:54.66 in the distance event. That readout eclipsed Cochrane's record of 14:59.02 set last summer. Cochrane also moved into eighth all time behind Erik Vendt (14:47.59) and ahead of Tae Hwan Park (14:55.03).
Victoria Poon clipped her Canadian record in the women's 50 free with a time of 25.47. The performance slipped under Poon's national record of 25.52 set back in 2005.
In a men's 400 medley relay time trial, the team of Jake Tapp, Mathieu Bois, Joe Bartoch and Joel Greenshields destroyed the national record with a time of 3:34.99. The previous record of 3:37.94 had stood since the 2003 World Championships as set by Tobias Oriwol, Morgan Knabe, Mike Mintenko and Rick Say.
Richard Hortness snatched the men's 50 free title with a time of 22.48, while Matt Rose finished second in 22.53. In another close call, Brian Johns touched out Keith Beavers in the men's 200 IM, 2:01.31 to 2:01.51. Lindsay Seemann also pocketed a victory in the women's 200 back with a time of 2:12.06.
In Paralympic events, Benoit Huot won the men's 50 free in 25.32, while Valerie Grand-Maison took the women's 50 free title in 27.91.