2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS
- Saturday, June 7 – Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place
- LCM (50 meters)
- World Championship Selection Criteria
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Prelims Live Recaps: Day 1 | Day 2
- Finals Live Recaps: Day 1
Welcome to the day 2 finals session for the 2025 Canadian Swimming Trials. Tonight’s action will feature finals of the 50 back and 100 fly, as well as timed finals of the men’s 1500 free and women’s 800 free. On the docket for para events tonight, we will also have the 400 free and 200 free.
Kylie Masse was excellent this morning in the women’s 50 back, clocking a 27.51, which led the field by over half a second. Masse has been terrific in the 50 back this year, so we’ll see if she can make a run at her own Canadian Record of 27.13.
There’s a great race set up in the men’s 100 fly between Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun. The duo were nearly identical this morning, and they both should be moving on to Singapore in the event. The only remaining questions are who will win tonight and how fast will they go?
After breaking the World Record in the women’s 400 free last night, Summer McIntosh will be back in action tonight racing the 800 free.
WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, AUS (2023)
- Canadian Record: 27.13 – Kylie Masse (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 28.22
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 29.41
RESULTS:
- Kylie Masse – 27.34
- Ingrid Wilm – 27.58
- Madison Kryger – 28.28
- Delia Lloyd – 28.59
- Sienna Rodgers – 28.69
- Eloise Allen – 28.84
- Bridget Burton – 28.89
- Emma Ducharme – 29.78
Kylie Masse was great once again in the 50 backstroke, winning the race in 27.34 to kick off tonight’s finals session. The swim was slightly faster than her 27.51 from this morning, and came within 0.21 seconds of her own Canadian Record in the event, which she set earlier this year.
Coming in right behind Masse was Ingrid Wilm, who swam a 27.58. That was a fantastic performance for Wilm, blowing away the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 28.22. That means Canada will have two swimmers racing in the event in Singapore, and both will be extremely competitive on the world stage.
Also of note, junior swimmer Madison Kryger was phenomenal tonight, swimming a 28.28. That’s a huge swim for Kryger, and it will land her on Canada’s World Junior roster. Sienna Rodgers was another junior who put up an awesome swim, going 28.69.
MEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS (2023)
- Canadian Record: 24.90 – Javier Acevedo (2023)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 25.11
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 26.08
RESULTS:
- Blake Tierney – 25.23
- Benjamin Winterborn – 25.32
- Parker Deshayes – 25.41
- Cole Pratt – 25.46
- Finlay Knox – 25.51
- Loic Courville Fortin – 25.69
- Andrew Herman – 25.74
- Stephen Calkins – 26.55
Blake Tierney won the men’s 50 back tonight, though none of the swimmers in the field cracked the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 25.11. Tierney posted a 25.23, getting his hand on the wall just ahead of Benjamin Winterborn (25.32).
While the seniors fell short of the cut, junior swimmer Parker Deshayes was on point, taking 3rd with a 25.41. Deshayes blew away the Canadian World Juniors standard of 26.08, which means he’ll qualify to be on Canada’s roster for the World Junior Championships.
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
- World Record: 54.60 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2025)
- Canadian Record: 55.59 – Maggie MacNeil (2021)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 58.33
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 1:00.82
RESULTS:
- Mary-Sophie Harvey – 58.37
- Ella Jansen – 58.96
- Brooklyn Douthwright – 59.40
- Matea Gigovic – 59.61
- Ashlyn Massey – 59.62
- Clare Watson – 59.74
- Kamryn Cannings – 1:00.13
- Leila Fack – 1:00.90
Like the men’s 50 back, the women’s 100 fly didn’t see any swimmers crack the World Aquatics qualifying standard. That being said, Mary-Sophie Harvey put up a very nice race, clocking a 58.37, which missed the ‘A’ standard by just 0.04 seconds. She improved upon her prelims swim of 58.40 by a small margin.
Ella Jansen dipped under 59 seconds for 2nd, clocking a 58.96.
Again like the men’s 50 back, junior swimmer Matea Gigovic got the job done, swimming a 59.61. While that time was slightly off the 59.34 she swam in prelims, Gigovic was well under the 1:00.82 Canadian World Juniors standard in the event. Clare Watson was another junior swimmer who was under the cut, swimming a 59.74.
MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
- World Record: 49.45 – Caeleb Dressel, USA (2021)
- Canadian Record: 49.99 – Josh Liendo (2024)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 51.77
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 53.73
RESULTS:
- Ilya Kharun – 50.37
- Josh Liendo – 50.46
- Patrick Hussey – 52.24
- Filip Senc-Samardzic – 52.92
- Eric Ginzburg – 53.35
- Nicholas Duncan – 53.38
- Kent Goni Avila – 53.46
- Benjamin Loewen – 54.18
The race between star swimmers Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo in the men’s 100 fly lived up to the hype, offering the most thrilling race of the night so far. Kharun got the better of Liendo tonight, swimming a 50.37, which marks a new career best. His previous best in the event was the 50.42 he swam at the Fort Lauderdale Pro Swim Series meet about a month and a half ago.
Liendo clocked a 50.46, which stands as his season best in the event. Liendo is, of course, the Canadian Record holder in the event, having gone his career best of 49.99 last summer. With these two punching their tickets to Singapore, Canada will have one of, if not the single most formidable duo of any country in the men’s 100 fly. In fact, Kharun and Liendo currently stand as the 2nd and 3rd fastest swimmers in the world this year in the 100 fly.
2024-2025 LCM Men 100 Fly
PONTI
50.27
| 2 | Ilya KHARUN | CAN | 50.37 | 06/08 |
| 3 | Josh LIENDO | CAN | 50.46 | 06/08 |
| 4 | Shaine Casas | USA | 50.51 | 06/06 |
| 5 | Hubert KÓS | HUN | 50.55 | 04/12 |
Patrick Hussey earned the bronze medal tonight with a 52.24, bettering his performance from prelims by a little over a tenth of a second.
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS
- World Record: 14:30.67 – Bobby Finke, USA (2024)
- Canadian Record: 14:39.63 – Ryan Cochrane (2012)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 15:01.89
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 15:37.52
RESULTS:
- Eric Brown – 15:17.54
- Aiden Kirk – 15:32.90
- Sebastian Paulins – 15:36.96
- Olivier Risk – 15:39.93
- Simon Fonseca – 15:40.33
- Hunter Payne – 15:42.43
- Edouard Duffy – 15:45.73
- Hugo Janvier – 15:48.12
Eric Brown picked up a decisive win in the men’s 1500 free, clocking a 15:17.54. He won the race by a little over 15 seconds, marking a truly dominant performance. Brown was, however, well off the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 15:01.89.
On the other hand, junior swimmer Aiden Kirk put up a great swim for 2nd, clocking a 15:32.90. That swim comes in well under the Canadian World Juniors standard of 15:37.52, earning Kirk a spot on the team. Fellow junior Simon Fonseca nearly made it through as well, swimming a 15:39.93 for 5th.
WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS
- World Record: 8:04.12 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2025)
Canadian Record: 8:09.96 – Summer McIntosh(2025)- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 8:34.62
- Canadian World Juniors Standard: 8:48.68
RESULTS:
- Summer McIntosh – 8:05.07 (CANADIAN RECORD)
- Ella Cosgrove – 8:35.72
- Mabel Zavaros – 8:39.67
- Emma Finlin – 8:42.86
- Tori Meklensek – 8:53.02
- Naomi Mynott – 8:55.20
- Julia Strojnowska – 8:58.62
- Laila Oravsky – 8:59.54
Summer McIntosh once again stole the show. After breaking the World Record in the women’s 400 free last night, she doubled down, breaking the Canadian Record in the women’s 800 free tonight. McIntosh popped an 8:05.07, taking nearly 5 seconds off her own Canadian Record of 8:09.96. Moreover, McIntosh is now the #2 performer all-time in the event, behind only the World Record holder, Katie Ledecky (8:04.12).
McIntosh put together a great race, splitting 4:01.17 on the opening 400m, then came home in 4:03.90 on the back half.
Coming in 2nd was Ella Cosgrove, who clocked an 8:35.72. Cosgrove was just off the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 8:34.62.
PARA RACE HIGHLIGHTS
Aly Van Wyck-Smart cracked the Canadian Record for the S3 classification in the women’s 200 free. Van Wyck-Smart swam a 4:48.05, clipping the previous Canadian Record of 4:48.21.
Youngster Reid Maxwell put up a great race in the men’s para 400 free. An S8 classification, Maxwell won the event with over 1000 points. His time of 4:26.66 is less than 7 seconds off the S8 World Record of 4:19.74. Maxwell holds the S8 Canadian Record with his career best of 4:23.90.
Nicholas Bennett was close to his own Canadian Record in the men’s 200 free. Bennett won the event with a 1:54.44, which comes in less than a second off his S14 Canadian Record of 1:53.61
The pool seemed to have more waves than the pool at Indy. There was also an area in the middle of each lane line that had no discs at all. I wonder if that slowed Summer down.
Hypothetically if McIntosh swam the 1500 (which probably never happens but it’s fun to think about) do we think she goes under all-time #2 Lotte Friis’ time of 15:38.88
Wont be on the international stage, but she does like to swim off events from time to time at meet so maybe we’ll see it happen
To answer your question though, yeah I do
Maybe? Hard to say. Her PB is 16:20 ish. But that was 3 years ago. I do think it’s just so much further that she might not be great at it. Like Arnie.
Glad to see Ledecky’s record stand another day.
If there is any linear improvement across other strokes, her 400 IM and 200 Fly are going to be otherworldly. 400 IM Sub 4:20 if her breaststroke hasn’t taken too much of backseat to freestyle training and dare we say 2:01.3 for the 200 Fly?
I doubt she’s dropping 4.5 seconds in the IM.
Faster than Ledecky went at her US trials
Ledecky was out even faster, though.
I wouldnt be surprised if they push out under 4 minutes racing either in person or conceptually.
Is 2:01.81 in real jeopardy now?
200 IM will be a good litmus test for where her “sprint” is at this meet
I feel like the 1:56 + 1:57 split 400 kinda tells you her speed is scary now…
A head-to-head would be strategically fascinating because Ledecky usually likes to break her opponents in the middle of the race and doesn’t typically win the sprint home if everything else is even, but the splits for 8:04.1 vs 8:05.0 would indicate that on paper this time it’s different.
There is some chatter about Summer still being in training. If so, it makes the 8:05 even more impressive.
Nobody is ever tapered
She just went 3:54 wr and broke it by 1.2 second and if that is not taper then it’s pretty impressive.
The difference between these two times is that Ledecky broke the WR at the end of the meet after swims a very fast meet while Summer swims it at the second day of the meet after 400 free WR.
I find it absurd that Summer is pushing to unseat Ledecky in Ledecky’s signature event, given Summer’s versatility in strokes, she does not have much of a history with the 800 and Ledecky being one of the best swimmers ever. It is crazy!
The fact that it took 13 years and a few generations of competitors to come and go is more wild. Unprecedented dominance.
And that Summer isn’t justing chasing a decade old WR.
I think you missed the point.
Edit: Sorry. I think I mis-understood your comment.
Summer has the 11-12, 13-14, 15-17 NAGs and Canadian record in the 800, and came 11th at the Olympics in it as a 14 year old, so she’s always been great at it. She just was bored of doing distance free after Tokyo, lol.