2026 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials
- July 5-9, 2026
- Montreal, Canada — Montreal Olympic Pool
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Welcome to the second night of finals of the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials, the primary selection competition being used to determine the Canadian squad for the Pan Pacific Championships. Tonight, swim fans will be treated to finals in the 400m IM, 100m freestyle, and 50m backstroke for both women and men, in addition to a plethora of para events.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Women’s 400m IM – Final
- World Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025)
- Canadian Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 4:43.06
Results:
- Summer McIntosh, 4:27.35
- Ella Jansen, 4:38.17
- Mary-Sophie Harvey, 4:43.26
After setting a new World Record in the women’s 200 butterfly last night, Summer McIntosh had another strong swim, touching in a 4:27.35 in the 400 IM. That is just 0.04 off her World leading 4:27.31 that she swam a month ago while in Austin, Texas.
McIntosh led the entire race and was out in a 59.92 at the 100 mark. She was out in a 59.18 on the fly leg of the race when she swam her World Record 4:23.65 at Canadian Trials a year ago.
Ella Jansen touched in a 4:38.17 here for 2nd, just off her lifetime best of a 4:37.35 from 2023. Today’s swim was her 2nd fastest of her career.
Mary-Sophie Harvey was 3rd in a 4:43.26. Harvey has been as fast as a 4:34.29, a time from the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum tour this year in May. That time sits at #5 in the World so far this season.
Men’s 400m IM – Final
- World Record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand, France (4:02.50)
Canadian Record: 4:11.41 – Brian Johns (2008)- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 4:17.48
Results:
- Lorne Wigginton, 4:11.31 NEW CANADIAN RECORD
- Tristan Jankovics, 4:16.57
- Jaques Harrison, 4:20.78
Lorne Wigginton swam to a new Canadian Record, touching in a 4;11.31. That breaks the previous record of a 4:11.41 from Brian Johns in 2008. That was the oldest LCM record standing on the men’s side. Wigginton drops a second and a half off his lifetime best 4:12.81 that he swam in 2023 at World Juniors for bronze.
After posting the top time in prelims, Tristan Jankovics was 2nd in a 4:16.57. He has ben as fast as a 4:11.74 before, a time he swam at 2024 Canadian Trials to punch his ticket to the Paris Olympics.
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 51.68 – Marrit Steenbergen, Netherlands (2026)
- Canadian Record: 52.59 – Penny Oleksiak (2021)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 54.25
Results:
- Taylor Ruck, 53.06
- Sarah Fournier, 54.75
- Leah Tigert, 54.76
Taylor Ruck continues to have a strong week, posting a 53.06 100 free. That marks her fastest time in the event since the 2019 World Championships when she swam a 53.03. Her lifetime best is a 52.72 from the 2018 Pan Pac Championships. She flipped in a 25.33 to lead by a full second at the halfway mark.
Sarah Fournier was 2nd in a 54.75, just three tenths off her lifetime best of a 54.45 that she swam in May 2025 at the Pro Series stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Men’s 100m Freestyle – Final
- World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
- Canadian Record: 47.27 – Brent Hayden (2009)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 48.34
Results:
- Ruslan Gaziev, 48.69
- Antoine Sauve, 49.16
- Finlay Knox, 49.20
Ruslan Gaziev led the 100 free from start to finish, flipping in a 23.40 ahead of Laon Kim who was 2nd with a 23.59 at the turn before falling to 5th in a 49.39. Gaziev touched in a 48.69 for the win, about four tenths off his best time of a 48.27 from the 2023 World Championships.
Sauve, the Canadian record holder in the 200 free, touched 2nd in a 49.16. His lifetime best if a 48.42 from last year’s Canadian Trials.
Women’s 50m Backstroke – Final
- World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
- Canadian Record: 27.13 – Kylie Masse (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 28.22
Results:
- Kylie Masse, 27.35
- Ingrid Wilm, 27.82
- Madison Kryger, 28.27
Kylie Masse swam to a season best 27.35 for the win, moving her up from #18 (27.57) to #10 in this season’s World rankings. Ingrid Wilm has been as fast as a 27.53 this season, a time that now moves to 17th so far this season. Wilm was 2nd in a 27.82.
Men’s 50m Backstroke – Final
- World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia (2023)
- Canadian Record: 24.90 – Javier Acevedo (2023)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 25.11
Results:
- Javier Acevedo, 25.10
- Loic Courville-Fortin, 25.34
- Blake Tierney, 25.36
Canadian Record holder Javier Acevedo earned the win with a 25.10. That marked the 2nd fastest performance of his career, only behind his Canadian Record of a 24.90.
Loic Courville-Fortin dropped a best time to touch 2nd in a 25.34, dropping from his previous best of a 25.66 he swam at 2023 Canadian Trials. Blake Tierney, the Canadian record holder in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, was 3rd in a 25.36.
Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Fastest Heat
- World Record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky, United States (2018)
- Canadian Record: 15:57.15 – Brittany MacLean (2014)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 16:24.56
Results:
- Emma Finlin, 16:31.53
- Abigail McLeod, 16:44.22
- Katherine Warkentin, 16:49.57
Finlin dropped her fastest time in the 1500 free sine 2024 Canadian Trials when she swam a 16:28.15. Today, she earned the win in a 16:31.53.
16 year old Abby McLeod dropped three seconds off her previous lifetime best of a 16:47.22 that she swam at World Juniors last August for 11th.
Para Highlights
Danielle Dorris won the women’s S5-S7 50 fly in a 34.43.
Sebastian Massabie set a new Canadian Para Record while racing in the men’s S5-S7 50 fly, touching in a 35.21.
Aurelie Rivard swam a 1:01.37 in the women’s 100 free, about three seconds off her S10 Canadian record of a 58.37 from the Tokyo Olympics.
Reid Maxwell (S8) was about two seconds off his Canadian record 58.38 as he touched in a 1:00.16 in the 100 free.
Yu Zidi is just 3 seconds behind Summer McIntosh in the 400m IM
There are 7 seconds
Canada a one women team.
A one woman team better than most countries whole team.
Not to alarm anyone, but Michael Phelps just posted a video from today of him swimming laps on Instagram.
Genuinely haven’t seen him do that since… Rio?
Was he in Arizona or Texas?
If Arizona, I assume he’s just bored. If Texas… uh oh D:
That was a really pedestrian men’s 100fr tonight. One guy under 49? I know Liendo isn’t at the meet, but come on.
Real ones remember Ruck’s generational 2018 pan pacs. Would love to see her recreate it this year!
After this swim, do you think Summer will break any other WR at this meet? I initially said that with Bob i thought she would reach her top times at Pan Pacs, not at trials, last night i thought “how wrong i was”, and now maybe it’s true afterall. Maybe she will smash her 200 fly WR again at Pan Pacs along with the other 3 events
Bob probably gave her some rest for the 200fly so she can break the record in front of a home crowd, and then went back to heavy training immediately. He did the same thing with Marchand in 2023 for French trials
Bob gonna do Bob things 💪
Nobody is ever rested am I right
Oh baloney, she was going for WR tonight and didn’t get it done. For whatever reason. It wasn’t lack of rest going into the meet. (Maybe she stayed up late reading SwimSwam comments of praise last night). Exactly when would the “immediate heavy training” after the 200 Fly have occurred–in the middle of the night? You think Bowman with his rep on the line (Marchand jnjured) wants McIntosh to have a lesser Trials meet than last year? If so, then mission accomplished. And what happened to the CBC line of “Everytime Summer dives into the pool, something magical happens”? There’s a 13yo gal in China who has swum the 400IM just a few secs slower than that this year.
This is a terrible take
I doubt he or she cares about having a better trials meet than last year. If anything he probably noticed that it’s silly to focus on this trials meet when she could win the events at warm-up pace.
The 13 is way more fit and physically mature than Summer was at 13 she is more like a 16 yr old than your average 13 yr old girl
You think she “went back to heavy training” between like 9pm and 7am the next morning? Lol
not enough time to go back into heavy training. it’s more likely that breaking the wr took a toll on her (emotional high, drug test, media – which make for a late night), or that she placed more emphasis on the 200 fly than the 400 im this year. I’d say it’s the former, since we’ve seen a similar scenario with martens last year (breaks the 400 wr, does a subpar 200 the following day, then a pb in the 800 a few days later) and with tom dean in tokyo
I agree.
There was footage of Summer leaving the pool late as Devin and Brittany were wrapping up their commentary at the end of day 1.
The 4:27.35 that she went tonight isn’t far off from her times in significant finals:
4:27.11 (2023 Fukuoka WC)
4:27.71 (2024 Paris Olympics – yes, she was faster tonight than she was in Paris)
4:25.78 (2025 Singapore WC)
But her streak of easily setting a new WR each time she swims the 400 IM in Canada is over.
Maybe she spent all her time training to get 200 fly world record and little on other strokes
Go!
Lots of misfires – what’s going on?
What do you mean?
Sauve, MSH, Jankovics etc
Ok, fair! Agree, was hoping for stronger meets so far for those 3.