Canada’s McIntosh and Masse win world swimming gold, Liendo takes bronze
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Kylie Masse and Summer time McIntosh gained gold and Joshua Liendo added bronze on a record-breaking day for Canada on the world aquatics championships on Wednesday.
Masse, a local of LaSalle, Ont., completed first within the ladies’s 50-metre backstroke in 27.31 seconds. It was her seventh profession long-course world championship medal, transferring her forward of Penny Oleksiak for probably the most by a Canadian.
McIntosh, a 15-year-old from Toronto, took gold within the ladies’s 200 butterfly in 2:05.20 to trim over half a second from the world junior file she set within the semifinals a day earlier.
Her time additionally set a brand new nationwide file and was the quickest time within the occasion this 12 months.
Liendo, from Markham, Ont., completed third within the males’s 100 freestyle in 47.71 seconds. Romania’s David Popovici gained gold (47.58) and Maxime Grousset of France (47.64) took the silver.
It was the second medal of the competitors for each Masse and McIntosh.
Masse, who gained silver within the 100 backstroke on Monday, completed forward of American Katharine Berkoff (27.39) and Analia Pigree of France (27.40). Ingrid Wilm of Calgary was fourth in 27.43.
McIntosh, who took silver within the 400 freestyle on Saturday, was adopted by American Hali Flickinger (2:06.08) and Yufei Zhang of China (2:06.32).
Additionally Wednesday, Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez, each from Toronto, superior to Thursday’s remaining within the ladies’s 100 freestyle.
Oleksiak completed second (53.18) within the first semifinal warmth behind Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem (53.02). Sanchez was third (53.61) within the different warmth behind Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan (52.85) and American Torri Huske (53.04).
Competitors continues by July 3.
McIntosh has loved a breakout 12 months since her emergence at Canada’s Olympic swim trials final June.
She had two fourth-place finishes on the Tokyo Video games and gained a gold and two silver medals on the short-course championships final December in Abu Dhabi.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed June 22, 2022.
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