Brittany MacLean unleashed a Canadian record time in the women’s 200-meter free by winning in 1:56.94 at the 2016 Canadian Trials.
That swim clipped Genevieve Saumur’s 2009 national record of 1:56.97, and clinched MacLean another spot on the Olympic roster.
MacLean has been on fire since having an unbelievable meet for the University of Georgia at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. That’s also MacLean’s second Canadian record of the week after downing the 400 free mark with a 4:03.84.
She now owns four of the six Canadian freestyle records with the 800 (8:20.02) and 1500 free (15:57.15) both happening at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.
Penny Oleksiak, the 15-year-old wonder this week in the 100 fly, clinched another Olympic berth with a 1:57.59 for second overall.
Katerine Savard (1:58.17) and Kennedy Goss (1:58.26) earned relay spots, while Taylor Ruck (1:58.67) and Jacqueline Keire (1:59.88) finished fifth and sixth.
Alyson Ackman (2:00.27), Meryn McCann (2:00.30), Rebecca Smith (2:01.11) and Samantha Cheverton (2:02.10) also competed in the finale.
=== A - Final ===
1 MacLean, Britta 22 ESWIM 1:58.48 1:56.94n 901
r:+0.72 27.77 57.14 (29.37)
1:27.19 (30.05) 1:56.94 (29.75)
2 Oleksiak, Penny 15 TSC/HPCONT 1:59.63 1:57.59q 886
r:+0.75 27.09 57.23 (30.14)
1:27.99 (30.76) 1:57.59 (29.60)
3 Savard, Katerin 22 Camo 2:00.36 1:58.17q 873
r:+0.69 27.35 57.39 (30.04)
1:27.92 (30.53) 1:58.17 (30.25)
4 Goss, Kennedy 19 Gators 1:59.70 1:58.26q 871
r:+0.64 27.85 57.67 (29.82)
1:27.96 (30.29) 1:58.26 (30.30)
5 Ruck, Taylor M 15 UNCAN 1:58.27 1:58.67q 862
r:+0.90 27.28 56.99 (29.71)
1:27.43 (30.44) 1:58.67 (31.24)
6 Keire, Jacqueli 21 OAK 1:59.24 1:59.88 837
r:+0.75 27.65 57.85 (30.20)
1:28.90 (31.05) 1:59.88 (30.98)
7 Ackman, Alyson 23 Pointe-Claire Sw 2:00.43 2:00.27 828
r:+0.65 28.48 58.61 (30.13)
1:28.99 (30.38) 2:00.27 (31.28)
8 McCann, Meryn 17 ESWIM 2:01.49 2:00.30 828
r:+0.82 28.35 58.99 (30.64)
1:29.69 (30.70) 2:00.30 (30.61)
9 Smith, Rebecca 16 RedDeer Catalina 2:00.55 2:01.11 811
r:+0.77 27.87 58.22 (30.35)
1:29.41 (31.19) 2:01.11 (31.70)
10 Cheverton, Sama 27 Pointe-Claire Sw 2:01.12 2:02.10 792
r:+0.74 28.54 59.24 (30.70)
1:30.62 (31.38) 2:02.10 (31.48)
Guess that coach @. The ‘Dawg Pound must know a thing or three about developing swimmers. And presuming Leah Smuth makes it to Rio in the 409-800 that great rivalry she and McLean have GS’d last coupke of tears @. NCAAs could be renewed again.
‘ Course it’ll all be academic when you know who goes 1:48-plus, 3:50 something and sub- 8:00.0! Hmmm. Wonder if they’ll let her swim against Horton and Sun? Naw…it’d be too embarrassing when she beats ’em!