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2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials – Day 3

May 15, 2024

Day 3 of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Kylie Masse solidified her spot for her third Olympic Games by qualifying in the 100m backstroke event. Masse’s experience and success on the grand stage will be invaluable for the Canadian team.

In the same event, Ingrid Wilm secured a remarkable second-place finish with a time of 59.31, virtually guaranteeing her first Olympic nomination

The 200m freestyle saw a quartet of athletes, Alex Axon, Patrick Hussey, Lorne Wigginton, and Jeremy Bagshaw (Island Swimming) – qualify for potential nomination to the 4 X 200m freestyle relay team with their top four finishes. While relay-only spots are yet to be confirmed, Bagshaw’s perseverance over his decade-long national team tenure could culminate his well-deserved Olympic debut.

In the Para events, Sebastian Massabie (Pacific Sea Wolves) etched his name in the record books, breaking the SM4 Canadian Record in the Men’s Para Individual Medley with a time of 3:00.34.

Additionally, Julia Strojnowski (Langley Olympian Swim Club) and Kelly Choi (Kelowna AquaJets) were honored with the $1,500 Victor Davis Memorial Award during the evening finals session.

The Swim BC results included:

A Finals

Men’s 200 Free             4^th                    Jeremy Bagshaw, ISC (1:48.49)

Women’s 100 Back        7^th                    Danialle Hanus, RAPID/HPC VAN (1:01.20)

Men’s 200 Breast          Bronze              Justice Migneault, HPC VAN (2:13.52)

Men’s 200 Breast          6^th                    Justin Jung, LOSC (2:17.82)

Men’s Para 150 IM        Gold                 Sebastian Massabie SM4, PSW (3:00.75)

Junior Finals

Men’s 200 Free             6^th                    Aiden Kirk, KAJ (1:53.75)

Women’s 100 Back        7^th                    Natascha Borromeo, WVOSC (1:03.89)

Women’s 100 Back        9^th                    Calli Saunders, SPART (1:04.09)

Men’s 200 Breast          5^th                    Kia Namba, ISC (2:23.41)

Men’s 200 Breast          6^th                    Evan Vellescig, HYACK (2:24.12)

1500 Free Timed Finals

Senior Top 10

Women’s 1500 Free      Silver                Julia Strojnowski, LOSC (16:42.99)

Women’s 1500 Free      9^th                    Michelle Zeng, WVOSC (17:26.37)

Junior Top 10

Women’s 1500 Free      Gold                 Julia Strojnowski, LOSC (16:42.99)

Women’s 1500 Free      6^th                    Michelle Zeng, WVOSC (17:26.37)

Women’s 1500 Free      9^th                    Naomi Mynott, WDSC (17:29.04)