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2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials – Day 2
May 15, 2024
2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell: Day 2 Highlights
The second day of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre did not disappoint.
Tristan Jankovics made a splash in the men’s 400m individual medley. He won the event in 4:11.74, dipping under the Olympic Qualifying Time of 4:12.50. Jankovics becomes the first Canadian male swimmer to qualify for the Olympics in this event since 2012. His remarkable swim ranks 11th in the world this season.
In the men’s 100m backstroke, Blake Tierney (HPC Vancouver) secured his first Olympic berth with a winning time of 53.48, also an Olympic Qualifying Time. Javier Acevedo followed closely in second, clocking 53.55 to make his third Olympic team.
Among the women, Summer McIntosh and Mary-Sophie Harvey achieved Olympic Qualifying Times in the 200m freestyle. McIntosh’s 1:53.69 is the second-fastest time in the world this year, while Harvey’s personal best of 1:55.44 set a new Quebec provincial record.
Julie Brousseau narrowly missed the Olympic Qualifying Time in the 400m freestyle but earned a spot on Canada’s 4x200m freestyle relay with her personal best of 1:57.60. Emma O’Croinin (HPC Vancouver) also secured a relay position.
In the women’s 100m breaststroke, Sophie Angus touched first in 1:06.96, securing spot for the medley relay.
Notably, Shima Taghavi (Hyack Swim Club) broke the girls’ 11-12 long course meters 100m breaststroke Canadian Age Group record, clocking 1:10.78 in the finals, a record that was held by Allison Higson from the Commonweath Games in 1986.
Swim BC Results included:
A Finals
Men’s 400 IM Bronze Collyn Gagne, LOSC (4:11.69)
Women’s 200 Free 4th Emma O’Croionin, HPC VAN (1:57.86)
Men’s 100 Back 4th Raben Dommann, HPC VAN (54.06)
Men’s Para 100 Breast Bronze Fernando Lu, LOSC (1:12.87)
Junior Finals
Men’s 400 IM 3rd Tuja Dreyer, ISC (4:26.50)
Men’s 400 IM 4th Aiden Kirk, KAJ (4:32.62)
Men’s 400 IM 10th Zachary McLeod, WDSC (4:41.32)
Women’s 200 Free 7th Leilani Fack, LOSC (2:03.20)
Men’s 100 Back 2nd Paul Orogo, LOSC (57.12)
Men’s 100 Back 4th Tristan Govier, HST (58.58)
Women’s 100 Breast 3rd Shima Taghavi, HYACK (1:10.78)