Overview
- At the Bell Canadian Trials in Victoria, 18-year-old Summer McIntosh lowered world marks in the 400m freestyle (3:54.18), 200m individual medley (2:05.70) and 400m individual medley (4:23.65).
- Swimming Canada’s selection named a balanced 28-member squad split evenly between men and women, with Ilya Kharun, Antoine Sauve and para-swimmer Nicholas Bennett joining Olympic veterans.
- Olympic backstroke champion Kaylee McKeown claimed all three national titles in Adelaide, posting the fastest women’s 200m backstroke time of the year in 2:04.47.
- Lani Pallister shattered Ariarne Titmus’s Australian women’s 800m freestyle record with an 8:10.84 swim and will face Katie Ledecky at the world championships in Singapore.
- Kyle Chalmers won the men’s 100m freestyle in 47.29 seconds at Australia’s trials, marking his quickest time since earning silver at the Paris Olympics.