Canadian Olympic Trials: Penny Oleksiak, Kelsey Wog Earn Top Seeds for Day 2 Finals
Penny Oleksiak and Kelsey Wog won their events in prelims of the Canadian Olympic Trials Sunday morning to earn the top seed in the evening finals.
Oleksiak, who entered as the top seed, was within seven tenths of her seed time with a 1:57.07 in prelims. That’s the only A cut in a race for which Oleksiak was pre-selected to Tokyo.
Second was Summer McIntosh in 1:57.40, followed by Rebecca Smith and Katerine Savard. Savard qualified for the Games in the 100 fly on the first night of competition. Spots for the 800 free relay in Tokyo are up for grabs.
- Live Results
- Day 1 prelims: Joshua Liendo Kicks off Canadian Olympic Trials with National Record in 100 Fly
- Day 1 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Katerine Savard Books Third Olympic Trip in 100 Fly
- Day 1 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Kylie Masse Makes Statement with 57.70 100 Back
Prelims provided two surprises. Third seed Emily Overholt went 2:00.53 to squeak into finals in ninth. She was seeded at 1:57.26.
Missing finals altogether is Taylor Ruck. She was more than four seconds slower than her seed to go 2:01.06 and finish 12th. That time is more than six seconds slower than her Canadian record in the event. Ruck has qualified for the Games Saturday night in the 100 back.
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Event 7 Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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CANADIAN: N 1:54.44 2018-08-09Taylor Ruck, SCAR
OLYMPIC A: A 1:57.28
Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Oleksiak, Penelope 00 TSC 1:56.41 1:57.07A
r:+0.70 56.59 ( )
1:57.07 (1:00.48)
2 McIntosh, Summer 06 ESWIM 1:57.65 1:57.40
r:+0.79 27.47 57.22 (29.75)
1:27.12 (29.90) 1:57.40 (30.28)
3 Smith, Rebecca 00 SCAR 1:57.81 1:58.70
r:+0.76 27.40 57.52 (30.12)
1:28.12 (30.60) 1:58.70 (30.58)
4 Savard, Katerine 93 CAMO 1:59.74 1:58.71
r:+0.67 27.69 57.75 (30.06)
1:28.50 (30.75) 1:58.71 (30.21)
5 Harvey, Mary-Sophie 99 CAMO 2:00.94 1:58.94
r:+0.73 27.90 58.19 (30.29)
1:28.36 (30.17) 1:58.94 (30.58)
6 Douthwright, Brooklyn 03 CNBO 1:59.69 1:59.12
r:+0.68 27.81 57.40 (29.59)
1:27.77 (30.37) 1:59.12 (31.35)
7 Sanchez, Kayla 01 AAC 1:57.32 1:59.20
r:+0.72 27.27 56.98 (29.71)
1:27.91 (30.93) 1:59.20 (31.29)
8 Ackman, Alyson 93 PCSC 1:58.85 2:00.44
r:+0.61 27.65 57.72 (30.07)
1:29.00 (31.28) 2:00.44 (31.44)
9 Overholt, Emily 97 UBCT 1:57.26 2:00.53
r:+0.72 28.24 58.28 (30.04)
1:29.49 (31.21) 2:00.53 (31.04)
10 O'Croinin, Emma 03 EKSC 1:58.64 2:00.63
r:+0.75 28.52 59.02 (30.50)
1:29.88 (30.86) 2:00.63 (30.75)
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11 Bellio, Katrina 04 ESWIM 2:00.25 2:00.83
r:+0.75 28.52 59.00 (30.48)
1:30.07 (31.07) 2:00.83 (30.76)
12 Ruck, Taylor 00 SCAR 1:56.97 2:01.06
r:+0.73 27.43 57.58 (30.15)
1:28.71 (31.13) 2:01.06 (32.35)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Kelsey Wog took care of business in the 100 breast, defending her top seed with a 1:06.92. that remains under an A cut and is .48 seconds off his best.
Second is Rachel Nicol in 1:07.73. Fourth is Sydney Pickrem in 1:08.30, 1.1 seconds off her seed time. Also surprisingly low in prelims was Kierra Smith, the second seed entering the race, who is sixth with a 1:08.60.
Wog is the only holder of an A cut from Canada. No one has been pre-selected for the event. (Pickrem is qualified in the 200 breast and both individual medleys.)
Event 9 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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CANADIAN: N 1:05.74 2009-07-09Annamay Pierse, UBCD
OLYMPIC A: A 1:07.07
Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Wog, Kelsey 98 UM 1:06.44 1:06.92A
r:+0.66 31.61 1:06.92 (35.31)
2 Nicol, Rachel 93 LASC 1:07.94 1:07.73
r:+0.69 31.64 1:07.73 (36.09)
3 Wiseman, Avery 02 OSC 1:08.60 1:07.86
r:+0.67 31.69 1:07.86 (36.17)
4 Pickrem, Sydney 97 TSC 1:07.20 1:08.30
r:+0.65 32.37 1:08.30 (35.93)
5 Kucheran, Nina 00 MAC 1:08.51 1:08.52
r:+0.65 32.16 1:08.52 (36.36)
6 Smith, Kierra 94 KAJ 1:06.54 1:08.60
r:+0.81 32.37 1:08.60 (36.23)
7 Herbert, Bailey 02 LOSC 1:09.80 1:09.88
r:+0.74 32.77 1:09.88 (37.11)
8 Ivanov, Kathryn 03 LAC 1:11.09 1:09.99
r:+0.66 32.58 1:09.99 (37.41)
9 L'Archeveque, Alicia 04 UCSC 1:12.08 1:11.64
r:+0.70 32.91 1:11.64 (38.73)
10 Spencer, Madeline 03 TSC 1:10.92 1:12.16
r:+0.66 33.42 1:12.16 (38.74)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Jeremy Bagshaw was the only swimmer under 1:50 to take the top seed in prelims with a 1:49.60. Three swimmers entered with seed times under 1:50, with Ruslan Gaziev and Carson Olafson finishing third and fourth, respectively. Peter Brothers, who won the 400 free Saturday night, is the second seed after a 1:50.08. An A cut (1:47.02) would require a huge drop from someone.
Event 8 Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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CANADIAN: N 1:46.40 2008-08-10Brent Hayden, UBCD
OLYMPIC A: A 1:47.02
Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Bagshaw, Jeremy 92 ISC 1:49.03 1:49.60
r:+0.70 26.28 53.83 (27.55)
1:22.00 (28.17) 1:49.60 (27.60)
2 Brothers, Peter 96 UCSC 1:51.27 1:50.08
r:+0.72 25.87 53.06 (27.19)
1:21.01 (27.95) 1:50.08 (29.07)
3 Gaziev, Ruslan 99 ESWIM 1:49.33 1:50.55
r:+0.67 25.73 53.73 (28.00)
1:22.35 (28.62) 1:50.55 (28.20)
4 Olafson, Carson 97 UBCT 1:49.59 1:50.56
r:+0.71 25.83 53.86 (28.03)
1:22.51 (28.65) 1:50.56 (28.05)
5 Axon, Alexander 03 MAC 1:53.91 1:51.07
r:+0.70 25.97 53.81 (27.84)
1:22.84 (29.03) 1:51.07 (28.23)
6 Godolphin, Bernard 99 NN 1:51.86 1:51.19
r:+0.62 25.73 53.66 (27.93)
1:22.33 (28.67) 1:51.19 (28.86)
7 Murdock, Cale 97 WLBF 1:51.06 1:52.01
r:+0.71 26.26 54.15 (27.89)
1:22.96 (28.81) 1:52.01 (29.05)
7 Tierney, Blake 02 UBCT 1:55.24 1:52.01
r:+0.66 25.56 53.64 (28.08)
1:22.72 (29.08) 1:52.01 (29.29)
9 Neri, Parker 99 UNCAN 1:50.75 1:52.22
r:+0.69 25.73 53.86 (28.13)
1:22.74 (28.88) 1:52.22 (29.48)
10 Palaschuk, Brian 98 UOFC 1:51.93 1:52.35
r:+0.65 25.80 54.05 (28.25)
1:23.37 (29.32) 1:52.35 (28.98)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Gabe Mastromatteo hopes to etch his name into the list of young Canadian men getting to Tokyo. He set a personal best of 1:00.11, down from a seed of 1:00.69, to earn the top seed in finals. He’ll try to edge closer to the FINA A cut of 59.93. The 19-year-old could also challenge the Canadian record of 59.85 set by Scott Dickens in 2012.
Second in prelims is a swimmer 10 years Mastromatteo’s senior, Richard Funk, who was the top seed entering the meet. He’s second in finals at 1:00.93, with James Dergousoff one hundredth behind.
Event 10 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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CANADIAN: N 59.85 2012-07-28Scott Dickens, PDSA
OLYMPIC A: A 59.93
Name Year Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mastromatteo, Gabe 02 KSS 1:00.69 1:00.11
r:+0.64 27.76 1:00.11 (32.35)
2 Funk, Richard 92 TSC 1:00.62 1:00.93
r:+0.63 28.24 1:00.93 (32.69)
3 Dergousoff, James 96 UL 1:02.00 1:00.94
r:+0.67 28.93 1:00.94 (32.01)
4 Wall, Eli 95 TSC 1:01.70 1:01.21
r:+0.72 28.78 1:01.21 (32.43)
5 Migneault, Justice 02 UBCT 1:03.60 1:01.73
r:+0.71 28.73 1:01.73 (33.00)
6 Hess, Apollo 02 UOFL 1:03.80 1:02.22
r:+0.66 28.72 1:02.22 (33.50)
7 Aylward, Graeme 00 MMST 1:03.21 1:02.30
r:+0.70 28.80 1:02.30 (33.50)
8 Kamminga, Frederik 98 EKSC 1:03.54 1:02.89
r:+0.72 29.03 1:02.89 (33.86)
9 Milanovic, Alexander 02 ESWIM 1:02.20 1:03.44
r:+0.76 29.09 1:03.44 (34.35)
10 Lisoway, Justin 00 CASC 1:04.82 1:03.52
r:+0.68 28.83 1:03.52 (34.69)
