2026 Canadian Swimming Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

2026 Canadian Swimming Trials

The final day of the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials is upon us with preliminary heats in the 200 back, 50 fly and 100 breast kicking things off on Thursday morning, along with early heats in the women’s 800 free and the multi-class 150 and 200 IM races for the Para swimmers.

The women’s 100 breaststroke will be marquee race to watch with Sophie Angus riding high after her impressive performance in the 50 breast on Tuesday, while Alexanne Lepage has been on fire this year, recently setting new national records in the SCM 50 and 100 breast.

Blake Tierney and Oliver Dawson headline the men’s 200 back and 100 breast as national record holders, while the women’s 200 back will be missing Kylie Masse, who didn’t even enter that event as the Canadian Record holder but has also scratched the 50 fly this morning.

In Masse’s absence, Madison Kryger is the top seed in the women’s 200 back, while in the 50 fly, it’s Taylor Ruck leading the field with a real shot at breaking the Canadian Record of 25.62 set by Penny Oleksiak in 2017.

The men’s 50 fly features Finlay Knox and Chris Weeks atop the entry lists with Josh Liendo opting out of the meet and Ilya Kharun no longer representing Canada internationally.

Women’s 200 Back – Prelims

  • World Record: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 2023
  • Canadian Record: 2:05.42, Kylie Masse – 2021
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 2:11.08

‘A’ Final:

Men’s 200 Back – Prelims

  • World Record: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (USA) – 2009
  • Canadian Record: 1:55.03, Blake Tierney – 2025
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:58.07

‘A’ Final:

Women’s 50 Fly – Prelims

  • World Record: 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 2014
  • Canadian Record: 25.62, Penny Oleksiak – 2017
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 26.23

‘A’ Final:

Men’s 50 Fly – Prelims

  • World Record: 22.27, Andriy Govorov (UKR) – 2018
  • Canadian Record: 22.68, Ilya Kharun – 2025
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 23.36

‘A’ Final:

Women’s 100 Breast – Prelims

  • World Record: 1:04.13, Lilly King (USA) – 2017
  • Canadian Record: 1:05.74, Annamay Pierse – 2009
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:06.87

‘A’ Final:

Men’s 100 Breast – Prelims

  • World Record: 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2019
  • Canadian Record: 59.33, Oliver Dawson – 2026
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 59.75

‘A’ Final:

Women’s 800 Free – Slower Heats

  • World Record: 8:04.12, Katie Ledecky (USA) – 2025
  • Canadian Record: 8:05.07, Summer McIntosh – 2025
  • World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 8:34.62

Top 10 (after early heats):

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About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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