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2022 Bell Canadian Trials: Josh Liendo Blasts Canadian Record 21.63 50 Free
Josh Liendo is officially the fastest Canadian sprinter in history. The 19-year-old star-in-the-making turned in an outstanding 21.63 in the 50 free at Bell Canadian Trials Sunday night, taking down a Canadian record held since 2009 by the newly re-retired Brent Hayden.
Liendo entered with a best time of 21.90. He went 21.79 in the morning, Hayden’s record surviving for another few hours by .06. At night, Liendo went 21.63 to lop a tenth of a second off the super-suited record set in Rome in 2009 at the World Championships.
Though separated in age by nearly two decades, Hayden and Liendo were relay teammates in Tokyo, and the record was a topic of conversation. Liendo’s rapid improvement made the record’s erasure all but an inevitability.
“We always joked and talked about the record,” Liendo said in a Swimming Canada release. “It was cool to get it.”
It gives Liendo, who won bronze in the 50 free and 100 free at the Short-Course World Championships in December, some momentum headed into Worlds in Budapest this summer. The Canadian Trials at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, which wrapped up Sunday, serve as the selection meet for that and other meets.
Second in the 50 was Yuri Kisil in 22.17 seconds. Owen Guyn was third in 22.61, ahead of 200 free champ Ruslan Gaziev.
Event 56 Men 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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WORLD: w 20.91 2009-12-18Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA
CAN: n 21.73 2009-07-31Brent Hayden, UBCD
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 Liendo, Joshua 02 NYAC 21.79 21.63n 903
r:+0.65
2 Kisil, Yuri 95 WS 22.48 22.17 839
r:+0.65
3 Guyn, Owen 96 LASC 22.87 22.61 790
r:+0.58
4 Gaziev, Ruslan 99 ESWIM 22.97 22.99 752
r:+0.66
5 Fullum-Huot, Ed 02 PCSC 23.05 23.04 747
r:+0.59
5 Weaver, Liam M 03 CASC 22.95 23.04 747
r:+0.66
7 Lebuke, James 02 ISC 23.12 23.12 739
r:+0.63
8 Ayoubi, Mehdi 98 CAMO 23.18 23.24 728
r:+0.62
The women’s 50 free went to Kayla Sanchez over a scaled-back field. The champion in the 100 free earned another Worlds swim in 24.93 seconds. She was quicker in the morning at 24.82, but her finals time was still .65 seconds clear of runner-up Hannah Cornish.
“The 50 free isn’t a huge focus of mine but I love to race it because it helps me get my speed,” Sanchez said. “I’m always trying to be faster. I got another win under my belt.”
Roxane Lemieux, the 30-year-old veteran, finished third in 25.70.
Event 55 Women 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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WORLD: w 23.67 2017-07-29Sarah Sjoestroem, SWE
CAN: n 24.39 2015-08-09Chantal Van Landeghem, TSC
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 Sanchez, Kayla 01 AAC 24.82 24.93 855
r:+0.65
2 Cornish, Hannah 03 USC 25.90 25.58 792
r:+0.68
3 Lemieux, Roxane 91 NN 25.80 25.70 781
r:+0.67
4 Henderson, Hann 02 ESWIM 25.97 25.90 763
r:+0.67
5 Daley, Lilly N 05 MAC 26.16 25.98 756
r:+0.67
6 Huddle, Charis 96 WES 26.03 26.03 751
r:+0.62
7 Vander Leek, Te 04 EKSC 26.26 26.11 745
r:+0.60
7 Cannings, Kamry 05 UCSC 25.94 26.11 745
r:+0.67
Katrina Bellio is likely to get a Worlds swim after winning the 800 free. She clocked in at 8:38.90, exactly one second outside the FINA A standard. She was within a second of her best time.
“It’s as good as I could have hoped to finish off the weekend,” the 17-year-old Bellio said. “This was a big stepping stone to know what I have to do next to prepare. I hope to get faster and stronger overall.”
Bellio, an Olympian in the 1,500 free in Tokyo, finished second in the longer event at Trials. The winner of the 1,500, 16-year-old Abby Dunford, finished fourth in the 800.
In between was University of Florida swimmer Mabel Zavaros in second and Emma Finlin in third. Summer McIntosh opted not to swim the event.
Event 57 Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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FINA: f 8:37.90
WORLD: w 8:04.79 2016-08-12Katie Ledecky, USA
CAN: n 8:20.02 2014-08-21Brittany MacLean, ESWIM
Name Year Team Seed Finals FINA
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1 Bellio, Katrina 04 ESWIM 8:38.12 8:38.90 815
r:+0.70 29.42 1:00.96 (31.54)
8:06.64 (33.34) 8:38.90 (32.26)
2 Zavaros, Mabel 00 MAC 8:46.31 8:42.16 800
r:+0.69 29.66 1:01.53 (31.87)
8:10.30 (32.74) 8:42.16 (31.86)
3 Finlin, Emma 05 EKSC 8:51.31 8:42.54 798
r:+0.68 29.66 1:01.41 (31.75)
8:10.01 (32.47) 8:42.54 (32.53)
4 Dunford, Abby C 06 UNCAN/SAND-NV 8:43.43 8:45.13 786
r:+0.73 29.42 1:01.00 (31.58)
8:12.33 (33.55) 8:45.13 (32.80)
5 Kilger, Lydia 06 PCSC 9:09.47 8:54.10 747
r:+0.76 30.11 1:03.15 (33.04)
8:22.02 (33.29) 8:54.10 (32.08)
6 Willar, Megan 04 PCSC 9:01.11 8:55.42 742
r:+0.73 29.54 1:01.80 (32.26)
8:22.93 (34.33) 8:55.42 (32.49)
7 Statkevicius, S 07 ESWIM 8:55.23 8:56.62 737
r:+0.68 29.97 1:02.43 (32.46)
8:26.18 (32.89) 8:56.62 (30.44)
8 Bezanson, Maya 07 ESWIM 8:57.17 8:56.79 736
r:+0.76 30.22 1:02.95 (32.73)
8:23.92 (34.20) 8:56.79 (32.87)
Kelsey Wog delivered an outstanding swim in the 200 breaststroke to win in an auto qualifying time of 2:24.87. The Tokyo Olympian bested the field by nearly two seconds.
“I had to be patient and wait my turn until the very last day to do it,” Wog said. “It’s been a tough (meet) and a tough year in general. I’m really proud to be able to step up on the blocks and qualify.”
Rachel Nicol finished second in 2:26.75, .09 up on Tessa Cieplucha. Sydney Pickrem did not swim the event. Kierra Smith was disqualified in prelims.
vent 53 Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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WORLD: w 2:19.11 2013-08-01Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, DEN
CAN: n 2:20.12 2009-07-30Annamay Pierse, UBCD
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 Wog, Kelsey 98 UM 2:28.19 2:24.87 885
r:+0.66 32.71 1:09.50 (36.79)
1:46.55 (37.05) 2:24.87 (38.32)
2 Nicol, Rachel 93 UCSC 2:27.78 2:26.75 851
r:+0.66 33.39 1:11.03 (37.64)
1:48.92 (37.89) 2:26.75 (37.83)
3 Cieplucha, Tess 98 MAC 2:28.49 2:26.84 850
r:+0.76 33.94 1:11.11 (37.17)
1:48.58 (37.47) 2:26.84 (38.26)
4 Wiseman, Avery 02 OSC 2:30.50 2:28.03 829
r:+0.63 33.23 1:10.96 (37.73)
1:49.28 (38.32) 2:28.03 (38.75)
5 Kucheran, Nina 00 SLSC 2:33.55 2:28.93 814
r:+0.64 33.11 1:10.44 (37.33)
1:48.94 (38.50) 2:28.93 (39.99)
6 Angus, Sophie G 99 UNCAN/NU-IL 2:33.78 2:32.31 761
r:+0.66 34.47 1:13.03 (38.56)
1:52.87 (39.84) 2:32.31 (39.44)
7 Spence, Emma 02 ROD/UBCT 2:33.46 2:32.53 758
r:+0.71 33.93 1:12.62 (38.69)
1:52.10 (39.48) 2:32.53 (40.43)
8 Brousseau, Juli 06 NKB 2:35.25 2:34.07 736
r:+0.70 34.62 1:13.13 (38.51)
1:53.84 (40.71) 2:34.07 (40.23)
James Dergousoff added a second win on the week, overtaking Finlay Knox on the final 50 to win the 200 breast. Dergousoff won in 2:13.84, just .12 up on Knox. Both were more than three seconds off the automatic FINA cut.
Eric Brown won the men’s 1,500 free in 15:17.46. That’s also shy of the A standard, by 13 seconds. Brown had earlier won the 800 free.
Event 54 Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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WORLD: w 2:06.12 2019-07-26Anton Chupkov, RUS
CAN: n 2:08.84 2008-08-13Mike Brown, UCSC
Name Year Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A - Final ===
1 Dergousoff, Jam 96 UL 2:16.03 2:13.84 836
r:+0.66 30.79 1:05.19 (34.40)
1:39.26 (34.07) 2:13.84 (34.58)
2 Knox, Finlay 01 SCAR 2:17.98 2:13.96 834
r:+0.66 30.08 1:04.54 (34.46)
1:38.91 (34.37) 2:13.96 (35.05)
3 Hess, Apollo 02 UOFL 2:17.49 2:15.53 805
r:+0.64 29.97 1:04.17 (34.20)
1:39.62 (35.45) 2:15.53 (35.91)
4 LeFranc, Jaren 99 KISU/UBCT 2:16.90 2:15.99 797
r:+0.66 31.42 1:06.19 (34.77)
1:40.79 (34.60) 2:15.99 (35.20)
5 Gagne, Collyn 00 SFA 2:20.19 2:17.91 764
r:+0.67 31.81 1:06.79 (34.98)
1:42.29 (35.50) 2:17.91 (35.62)
6 Migneault, Just 02 UBCT 2:17.07 2:18.08 762
r:+0.61 30.72 1:05.77 (35.05)
1:41.66 (35.89) 2:18.08 (36.42)
7 Koueiki, Jeremy 03 CAMO 2:20.52 2:19.24 743
r:+0.68 31.45 1:06.37 (34.92)
1:42.88 (36.51) 2:19.24 (36.36)
8 Luykenaar, Aide 03 UCSC 2:20.43 2:20.76 719
r:+0.66 31.34 1:07.44 (36.10)
1:44.17 (36.73) 2:20.76 (36.59)
Event 58 Men 1500 LC Meter Freestyle
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FINA: f 15:04.64
WORLD: w 14:31.02 2012-08-04Yang Sun, CHN
CAN: n 14:39.63 2012-08-04Ryan Cochrane, IS
Name Year Team Seed Finals FINA
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1 Brown, Eric 02 PCSC 15:19.69 15:17.46 855
r:+0.70 26.99 56.68 (29.69)
14:48.10 (30.33) 15:17.46 (29.36)
2 Axon, Alex 03 MAC 15:26.16 15:31.93 816
r:+0.66 27.11 56.89 (29.78)
15:01.38 (31.15) 15:31.93 (30.55)
3 Hedlin, Eric 93 UVPCS 15:24.42 15:37.71 801
r:+0.71 28.67 58.95 (30.28)
15:05.62 (32.72) 15:37.71 (32.09)
4 Fan, Hau-Li 97 UBCT 15:33.13 15:38.72 798
r:+0.78 27.22 56.60 (29.38)
15:09.57 (29.33) 15:38.72 (29.15)
5 Wu, Yu Tong (Ad 04 SKSC 15:50.64 15:47.35 777
r:+0.68 28.32 58.73 (30.41)
15:17.18 (31.53) 15:47.35 (30.17)
6 Paulins, Sebast 98 BRANT 15:53.60 15:49.45 772
r:+0.66 27.86 58.23 (30.37
15:19.39 (31.73) 15:49.45 (30.06)
6 Paz, Diego 03 UOFA 16:13.27 15:49.45 772
r:+0.65 28.62 59.85 (31.23)
15:19.37 (31.31) 15:49.45 (30.08)
8 Dommann, Raben 01 UBCT 15:42.90 15:53.81 761
r:+0.73 28.46 59.40 (30.94)
15:23.50 (31.89) 15:53.81 (30.31)
