Sinead Russell smashed through the national record in the women’s 200 backstroke, clocking 2:08.89 where Lauren Lavigna’s record from 2009 was 2:10.03. Erica Morningstar notched the Canadian record in the 200 IM, with a 2:11.23 where Julia Wilkingson’s record from August was 2:11.32. And Lauren Lavigna, Haylee Johnson, Noemie Thomas and Heather Maclean demolished the 400 medley national record with a 4:05.89, where the previous mark was 4:08.71. Canada picks 32 swimmers in total for the world championships in Shanghai. Source: SwimmingWorld Magazine.
Day 4 qualifiers
- Sinead Russell (17) – 200 backstroke – 2:08.89
- Genevi̬ve Cantin (20) Р200 backstroke 2:10.36
- Matt Hawes (25) – 200 backstroke – 1:58.89
- Tobias Oriwol (25) – 200 backstroke – 1:58.90
- Victoria Poon (26) – 50 freestyle – 25.35
- Chantal VanLandeghem (17) – 50 freestyle – 25.43
- Brent Hayden (27) – 50 freestyle – 22.37
- Erica Morningstar (22) – 200 IM – 2:11.23
- Julia Wilkingson (23) – 200 IM – 2:12.89
- Andrew Ford (21) – 200 IM – 2:01.27
- Savannah King (18) – 800 freestyle – 8:39.14
- Ryan Cochrane (22) – 1500 freestyle – 15:16.01
The Canadian world championships team is listed here on swimming.ca.
Full results from the Canadian world trials.
