2026 Speedo Canadian Open – Day 1 Finals Live Recap

2026 SPEEDO CANADIAN OPEN

• April 9-11, 2026
• Edmonton, Alberta
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It’s the first night of finals from the Edmonton Kinsmen Sports Centre at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Open. This evening is loaded up with racing, as 20 event champions will be crowned on night 1.

Tonight’s slate will feature the para 100 freestyle (S1-S14), the 400 IM, 100 backstroke, para 50 back (S1-S5), 50 breaststroke, 200 free, para 200 IM (S5-S14), 200 butterfly, 1500 free, and  4 x 100 medley relay.

Women’s Para 100 Freestyle S1-S14

Top 10:

1. Alyssa Smyth, S13 (OTER)- 1:02.78
2. Mary Jibb, S10 (PSW)- 1:04.09
3. Arianna Hunsicker, S10 (CHPQUE)- 1:04.52
4. Tianna Asala, S10 (MAVS)- 1:04.81
5. Shelby Newkirk, S6 (LASER) – 1:19.18
6. Emma Van Dyk, S14 (BROCK)- 1:08.55
7. Arielle Belanger, S7 (UL)- 1:23.26
8. Ruby Stevens, S6 (RCAQ)- 1:31.30
9. Kate Smith, S14 (BTSC)- 1:19.63
10. Gillian Page, S7 (ENC)- 1:35.15

Alyssa Smyth was the big winner of this one, earning 934 PARA points in her 1:02.78 effort. Mary Jibb (923), Arianna Hunsicker (914), and Tianna Asala (908) each cracked that 900-point barrier en route to strong finishes.

Men’s Para 100 Freestyle S1-14

Top 10:

1. Reid Maxwell, S8 (CHPQUE)- 1:00.12
2. Jagdev Gill, S10 (MCGIL) -57.41
3. Ken Stroud, S10 (OS)- 59.26
4. Guillame Jacob Cayer, S10 (CNML)- 59.63
5. Sebastien Massabie, S5 (PSW)- 1:20.95
6. David Bursik, S13 (SSC)- 1:01.94
7. John Gillis, S9 (PICK)- 1:04.45
8. Cameron Chambers, S14 (KISU)- 1:02.03
9. Charles Giammichele, S8 (GHAC)- 1:12.53
10. Leo Zheng, S6 (RMAR)- 1:21.59

The men’s para 100 free saw three sub-1:00 performances, as Jagdev Gill (57.41), Ken Stroud (59.26), and Guillaume Jacob Cayer (59.63) each managed to dip under that minute mark. But the top performer was Reid Maxwell, whose 1:00.12 earned him a podium-topping 981 PARA points and a Canadian Open Gold.

Sebastian Massabie‘s 1:20.95 also marks a new Canadian Para Record, for the S5 class, topping his own time from this morning of 1:22.00.

Women’s 400 IM

• World Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh (2025)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 4:43.55 – Mabel Zavaros (2024)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 4:24.38 – Summer McIntosh (2024)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 4:46.69 – Katrina Bellio (2019)

Top Ten:

1. Grace Wharton (UNAT)- 4:55.11
2. Callie Cardiff (UCSC)- 4:55.54
3. Kamila Blanchard (PCSC)- 4:57.99
4. Olivia Brenszan (EKSC)- 5:01.69
5. Kyah De Mitri (KISU)- 5:03.51
6. Rachel Wigginton (UNAT)- 5:05.56
7. Sarah Haugen (UOFC)- 5:06.57
8. Bianca Baccus (PCSCP- 5:06.85
9. Ellie Krauss (NG)- 5:13.38

Grace Wharton controlled this race from start to finish, opening in a blistering 2:20.97 through the first 200 meters. She then began to feel a lot of pressure from the field, mostly from 15-year-old Callie Cardiff, who’s managed to really make some ground up on the final 150.

The final 75 meters were a battle, as Wharton had just enough to hold off the 15-year-old to snag the win in 4:55.11. Cardiff would settle for 2nd in 4:55.54.

Kamila Blanchard was the only other finisher under 5:01, touching 3rd to round out the top three in 4:57.99.

Men’s 400 IM

• World Record: 4:02.50 – Leon Marchand (2023)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 4:25.59 – Jordi Vilchez (2024)
• Canadian Senior Record: 4:11.41 – Brian Johns (2008)
• Canadian Age Group Record: 4:12.81 – Lorne Wigginton (2023)

Top Ten:

1. Liam Chew (KAJ)- 4:32.13
2. Benjamin Cescon (CREST)- 4:35.72
3. Charlie Bourne (KISU)- 4:37.57
4. Giulio Gianese (ISC)- 4:37.95
5. Aiden Gyorfi (UCSC)- 4:41.86
6. William McConachie (BTBC)- 4:42.02
7. Theo Lebel (NN)- 4:46.56
8. Maximillian Zhao (LASER)- 4:47.44
9. Tyler Millar (BTSC)- 4:49.73
10. Logan Calhoun (UNAT)- 4:44.30

The early stages of this championship final were a battle between lanes 6 and 7, with Liam Chew and Giulio Gianese right on each other’s hip the entire front half of the contest. Still, it was Gianese It was not until the breaststroke that Chew was able to fully separate himself, having out split Gianese by over two seconds on each length of breaststroke to take control firmly.

He would go on to maintain that lead through the final touch and win in 4:32.13. Benjamin Cescon and Charlie Bourne were each able to take advantage of a fading Gianese to take 2nd and 3rd in 4:35.72 and 4:37.57, respectively.

Gianese would fall to 4th at the final touch in 4:37.97.

Women’s 100 Backstroke

• World Record: 57.13 – Regan Smith (2024)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 59.34 – Taylor Ruck (2026)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 58.97 – Taylor Ruck (2018)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 1:01.06 – Taylor Ruck (2015)

Top Ten:

1. Taylor Ruck (HPCVN)- 59.07 * New Canadian Swimming Open Record
2. Ingrid Wilm (CASC)- 1:00.24
3. Bridgit Burton (UBCT)- 1:02.14
4. Halayna Montrichard (UNAT)- 1:03.10
5. Olive Rogers (ESWIM)- 1:03.33
6. Lea Nugent (NN)- 1:03.67
7. Angelica Bath (KSS)- 1:04.09
8. Mikayla Laurin (GPP)- 1:04.29
9. Christine Zhou (UCSC)- 1:04.73
10. Jordyn Richardson (OYO)- 1:04.74

Coming off a Canadian Swimming Open record in the prelims, Taylor Ruck was all over it again tonight, surging to an early lead in 28.77, three tenths faster than she was in the morning session. That power only grew from there, as by the final touch, she managed to reach the final wall nearly three-tenths of a second better in 59.07, setting another meet record in the process.

Ingrid Wilm, who was right next to Ruck, managed to stay with the top-seeded Ruck relatively closely through the first 50 meters, but was unable to keep up with the speedster, still getting to the wall 2nd in 1:00.24.

Rounding out the podium was Bridgit Burton, clocking the only other sub-1:03 performance of the morning in 1:02.14. The rest of the final was separated by just over 1.6 seconds from 4th-10th.

Men’s 100 Backstroke

• World Record: 51.60 – Thomas Ceccon (2022)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 54.79 – Blake Tierney (2025)
• Canadian Senior Record: 52.95 – Blake Tierney (2025)
• Canadian Age Group Record: 54.63 – Cole Pratt (2019)

Top Ten:

1. Inbar Danzinger (MICH)- 54.69 *New Canadian Swimming Open Record
2. Blake Tierney (GOLD)- 54.94
3. Raben Dommann (UBCT)- 55.20
4. Cole Pratt (CASC)- 55.60
5. Parker Deshayes (CASC)- 55.74
6. Gavin Schinkelshoek (WAC)- 56.46
7. Rhys Walda (WAC)- 57.87
8. Lucian Vilchez (BTSC)- 58.19
9. Oliver Carpenter (PCSC)- 58.28
10. Colton Gonzales (LCSC)- 59.20

This morning, we saw three sub-56 swims, with Blake Tierney leading the way as the lone swimmer under 55 seconds in 54.93. Tonight, Tierney was tested again by both Raben Dommann and Inbar Danzinger.

Tonight, it was Danzinger who got the better of the Canadian record holder as Danzinger took it to Tierney early, taking the lead off the first turn in 26.56, seven hundredths ahead of Tierney. That lead would continue to grow through the final 40 meters or so, as Danzinger amped up the stroke rate to outpace Tierney and notch a new Canadian Swimming Open Record in 54.69, while Tierney would finish closely behind in 2nd in 54.94.

Dommann would stay inside the top three as he was in prelims, snagging 3rd from a charging Cole Pratt (55.60) in 55.20.

Women’s Para 50 Backstroke S5-S14

Top Two:

1. Aly Van Wyck-Smart, S3 (WS)- 1:10.07
2. Jordan Tucker, S4 (RCAQ)- 1:08.05

Only two swimmers made up the women’s para multi-class 50 back final, as Aly Van Wyck-Smart took the win, earning 704 PARA points in her 1:10.07 effort to take the win over Jordan Tucker (589 PARA points) in 1:08.05.

Men’s Para 50 Backstroke S5-S14

Top Two:

1. Etienne Boutin-Cote, S4 (CNQ)- 1:04.46
2. Sebastian Massabie, S5 (PSW)- 51.84

Similar to the women’s event, just two swimmers were in the final, as Etienne Boutin-Cote‘s 424 PARA points in 1:04.46 narrowly edged out Sebastian Massabie‘s 412 PARA points in 51.84.

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

• World Record: 29.16 – Ruta Meilutyte (2023)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 30.99 – Shona Branton (2024)
• Canadian Senior Record: 30.23 – Amanda Reason (2009)

Top Ten:

1. Alexanne Lepage (UCSC)- 31.94
2. Sophie Angus (HPCON)- 31.99
3. Isabelle Angheloni (AJAX)- 32.54
4. Marley Minsen (GPP)- 32.92
5. Nina McEachern (KISU)- 32.93
6. Alexandra Leno (ESWIM)- 33.00
7. Samantha Brundage (BTSC)- 33.26
8. Maelle Sanborn (UVPCS)- 33.32
9. Rowynn Biffart (AMAC)- 33.56
10. Abigail Clark (CASC)- 33.81

This race appeared to be controlled by 27-year-old Sophie Angus, having beaten Alexanne Lepage to the 15-meter, 25-meter, and 35-meter marks in this race, but in the final eight strokes, Lepage managed to find another gear and get her hands on the wall first in 31.94, just edging out Angus by five hundredths of a second.

The 3rd place race was not as close, as Isabelle Angheloni touched about four-tenths better than the remaining field to round out the top three in 32.54.

Men’s 50 Breaststroke

• World Record: 25.95 – Adam Peaty (2017)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 27.49 – Oliver Dawson (2026)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 27.45 – Scott Dickens (2009)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 27.55- Oliver Dawson (2025)

Top Ten:

1. Oliver Dawson (GPP)- 27.46 *New Canadian Swimming Open Record
2. Apollo Hess (HPCON)- 28.48
3. Arthur Galiano (NKB)- 28.69
4. Noah Chang (BADGR)- 28.72
5. Nicholas Duncan (UCSC)- 28.95
6. Addison Butler (UOFC)- 29.49
7. Kiet Kong MAC)- 29.70
8. Stephen Moore (UCSC)- 29.78
9. Henrico Jordaan (GPP)- 29.87
10. Ilyes Soltani (NKB)- 30.05

After an electrifying Canadian Open Record swim this morning in 27.49, Oliver Dawson was back to make a statement, and make a statement he did; breaking that record time in 27.46, more than a full second faster than the rest of the event field.

Apollo Hess gave it a good run against Dawson but was just not able to hold on to the pace, still earning a runner-up finish in 28.48. Arthur Galiano snuck onto the podium, outpacing Noah Chang by three hundredths in 28.69.

Women’s 200 Freestyle

• World Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus (2024)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 1:54.21 – Summer McIntosh (2024)
• Canadian Senior Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh (2023)
• Canadian Age Group Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh (2023)

Top Ten:

1. Ella Jansen (ESWIM)- 1:57.62
2. Bella Sims (MICH)- 1:59.09
3. Emma O’Croinin (UBCT)- 2:00.26
4. Marlee Winser (KISU)- 2:00.68
5. Leah Tigert (TSC)- 2:02.32
6. Brooklyn Douthwright (CNBO)- 2:03.39
7. Riley Miller (KAJ)- 2:05.29
8. Abigail McLeod (WDSC)- 2:05.90
9. Marta Klimek (UNAT)- 2:06.48
10. Rowan Baglole (AJAX)- 2:06.87

In one of what could be the most stacked event fields of the meet, Ella Jansen, who earned middle lane honors this morning, was looking to get the best of a very decorated finals heat.

Bella Sims quickly got the action started, opening in a blistering 27.16 to take an early advantage. By the 100, it was a clear two-swimmer race, as Sims held a tenth-of-a-second lead over Jansen.

Jansen made her move on the 3rd 50, managing to keep some energy saved off of the first 100 to take a more than half-second lead heading into the final length of the pool. And from there it was all Jansen, surging to the wall in 1:57.62, leaving Sims to accept the runner-up in 1:59.09.

Emma O’Croinin rounded out the podium, just missing that sub-2:00 barrier in 2:00.26.

Men’s 200 Freestyle

• World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann (2009)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 1:48.21 – Antoine Sauve (2025)
• Canadian Senior Record: 1:46.39 – Antoine Sauve (2025)
• Canadian Age Group Record: 1:48.51 – Laon Kim (2025)

Top Ten:

1. Antoine Sauve (CAMO)- 1:48.82
2. Daniel Krichevsky (UNAT)- 1:49.22
3. Finlay Knox (MAVS)- 1:49.47
4. Zachary Parise (PCSC)- 1:50.46
5. Sebastien Voicu (NN)- 1:51.93
6. Cole Pratt (CASC)- 1:53.01
7. Eitan Issakov (BLUE)- 1:53.82
8. Gabriel Ardeleanu (Cobra)- 1:53.83
9. Louis Low (MMST)- 1:54.73
10. Alexandre Lepine (NG)- 1:54.80

Through the opening stage of this race, it was Daniel Krichevsky opening as the only sub-25 opener in 24.90; he managed to carry that momentum through the 100 to turn three tenths faster than Antoine Sauve.

The final 100 meters of this race were highlighted by a late push from Sauve to overtake Krichevsky in the closing portion of this event, and ultimately outperform Krichevsky by four-tenths in 1:48.82 to Krichevsky’s 1:49.22.

Canadian international meet mainstay Finlay Knox made a valiant surge in the final 75 meters of this one to get himself into a firm 3rd place position and round out the podium in 1:49.47.

Women’s Para 200 IM S5-S14

Top Ten:

1. Tess Routliffe, SM7 (CHPQUE)- 3:07.83
2. Alyssa Smyth, SM13 (OTTER)- 2:36.12
3. Mary Jibb, SM10 (PSW)- 2:40.41
4. Danielle Dorris, SM7 (CNBO)- 3:17.94
5. Emma Van Dyk, SM14 (BROCK)- 2:48.63
6. Sophie Wood, SM10 (UVPCS)- 2:56.43
7. Ali Diehl, SM9 (PASS)- 3:09.16
8. Arielle Belanger, SM7 (UL)- 3:38.12
9. Kate Smith, SM14 (BYSC)- 3:09.78
10. Catherine McCurrach, SM10 (LASER)- 3:16.30

The top three all earned more than 900 PARA points in this race, as Tess Routliffe topped the standings with 928, followed closely by Alyssa Smyth and Mary Jibb in 926 and 917, respectively.

Men’s Para 200 IM S5-S14

Top Ten:

1. Nicholas Bennett, SM14 (CHPQUE)- 2:10.26
2. Hunter Helberg, SM11 (FMSC)- 2:38.04
3. Jagdev Gill, SM10 (MCGIL)- 2:29.55
4. Ken Stroud, SM10 (2:29.95
5. Cameron Chambers, SM14 (KISU)- 2:31.56
6. Guillaume Jacob Cayer, SM8 (CNML)- 2:36.22
7. Charles Giammichele, SM13 (GHAC)- 2:58.35
8. David Bursik, SM13 (SSC)- 2:40.58
9.  Sebastien Massabie, SM5 (PSW)- 3:37.75
10. John Gillis, SM9 (PICK)- 2:55.32

Nicholas Bennett dominated the times and the point total in the 200 IM, touching in 2:10.26, and accumulating 997 PARA points, more than 100 more than the next highest scorers in Hunter Helberg (856) and Jagdev Gill (847).

Women’s 200 Butterfly

• World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige (2009)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 2:10.85 – Ella Jansen (2025)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 2:03.03 – Summer McIntosh (2024)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 2:13.58 – Summer McIntosh (2020)

Top Ten:

1. Taryn Weatherhead (KISU)- 2:15.22
2. Juliet Nicholson (KAJ)- 2:15.26
3. Kaia Hornby (TSC)- 2:20.29
4. Mary-Ellen Holland (HTAC)- 2:20.42
5. Rowynn Biffart (AMAC)- 2:21.00
6. Ella Harrison (TSC)- 2:21.33
7. Yael Bloom (HTAC)- 2:22.82
8. Emilie Golinowski (KAJ)/ Marlee Hourston (ISC)- 2:23.51
9. (tie)
10. Taylor Ferguson (PCSC)- 2:24.48

In the closest race of the session thus far, Taryn Weatherhead managed to just sneak ahead of Juliet Nicholson by four hundredths of a second to pick up the event win in 2:15.22.

The front of this race continued to shift, with Rowynn Biffart, Kaia Hornby, Nicholson, and Weatherhead each fighting for podium spots at various points.

After Weatherhead and Nicholson separated themselves, it was Hornby who was able to reach the wall ahead of the rest of the field to snag 3rd in 2:20.29.

Men’s 200 Butterfly

• World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak (2022)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 2:00.18 – Kevin Zhang (2024)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 1:52.80 – Ilya Kharun (2024)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 1:58.40 – Anton Semenyuk (2026)

Top Ten:

1. Adrian Cheung (PCSC)- 2:04.42
2. Max Wu (PSW)- 2:04.66
3. Jaques Harrison (CREST)- 2:05.40
4. Casey McDermid (CASC)- 2:05.52
5. Simon Maclure (ESWIM)- 2:05.80
6. Jiashuo Lyu (UVPCS)- 2:07.50
7. Maddox Oliver (EKSC)- 2:10.25
8. Camden Reid (UNB)- 2:10.63
9. Cuyler McNiel (CASC)- 2:10.87
10. Benjamin Millar (BTBC)- 2:12.00

The men’s 200 fly also looked to be a tight race, similar to the women’s just minutes earlier. Five swimmers turned within half a second of each other at the first wall.

Jaques Harrison took a slight lead at the 150 after a continuous battle through the first 75% of the race.

The final 50 a battle of attrition, as Adrian Cheung was able to make the most out of what he had left to surge past the field and earn the event win in 2:04.42, just edging out Max Wu, who also made a late move to get himself a silver medal in 2:04.66.

Harrison held on just enough to still earn a spot on the podium, taking 3rd in 2:05.40, just 12 hundredths better than Casey McDermid in 2:05.52.

Women’s 1500 Free

• World Record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky (2018)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 17:10.36 – Laila Oravsky (2024)
• Canadian 15-17 Record: 16:07.73 – Brittany Reimer (2005)
• Canadian 13-14 Record: 16:15.19 – Summer McIntosh (2021)

Top Ten:

1. Delphine Piatera-Mercier (NN)- 16:46.02 *New Canadian Swimming Open Record
2. Abigail McLeod (WDSC)- 17:08.36
3. Hannah Rutten (KISU)- 17:09.79
4. Juliet Nicholson (KAJ)- 17:26.00
5. Maelle Bowkowy (EKSC)- 17:34.86
6. Ruth Jaskowiak (EKSC)- 17:37.75
7. Kaiya Weaver (ISC)- 17:42.56
8. Lila Koropatniski (ISC)- 17:45.76
9. Shayne Bowie (EKSC)- 17:50.80
10. Mikaelle Pomerleau (PCSC)- 17:52.22

The women’s 1500 final was controlled by Delphine Piatera-Mercier, who at the 400-meter turn sat more than six body lengths ahead of the next closest swimmer in the field. At the 750 turn, she had extended her dominant lead to nearly 15 meters.

The rest of the race was much of the same. Piatera-Mercier appeared untouchable, building her race ever so slightly on the very back end of the race, concluding in a dominant win in 16:46.02, marking a new Canadian Swimming Open Record by more than 24 seconds.

The battle for the 2nd and 3rd place spots on the podium was one to keep an eye on, as Abigail McLeod managed to keep Hannah Rutten at bay long enough to earn a runner-up finish in 17:08.36, while Rutten touched 3rd in 17:09.7. Both of those times were under the former Canadian Swimming Open Record from Laila Oravsky from 2024 in 16:46.02.

Men’s 1500 Free

• World Record: 14:30.67 – Bobby Finke (2024)
• Canadian Swimming Open Record: 15:45.52 – Max Vorobiev (2024)
• Canadian Senior Record: 14:39.63 – Ryan Cochrane (2012)
• Canadian Age Group Record: 15:12.70 – Andrew Hurd (2000)

Top Ten:

1. Aiden Kirk (UBTC)- 15:42.28 *New Canadian Swimming Open Record
2. Oliver Blanchard (PCSC)- 15:48.18
3. Alexandre Lepine (NG)- 16:13.08
4. Kipton Fenniman (ATAC)- 16:17.63
5. Zackary Bowie (UCSC)- 16:19.20
6. Max Parmar (KAJ)- 16:21.49
7. Alex Yao (MAC)- 16:21.61
8. Hunter Payne (UCSC)- 16:25.39
9. Marcus Venditti (PCSC)- 16:25.67
10. Nicholas Skavinski (ESWIM)- 16:34.44

The men’s race was not nearly as lopsided, as Aiden Kirk and Oliver Blanchard looked as though they would be neck and neck for all 30 lengths, having been separated by only about a second through the 600. Still, it was only a matter of time until Kirk began to pull himself away.

At the 1000 mark, Kirk held a lead of just under five seconds over Blanchard; that deficit did not stay, instead it grew, as Kirk began outspitting Blanchard consistently. Tenth by tenth, the lead began to grow for Kirk, as with 250 meters to go, Kirk was now a full six seconds in front. He would ultimately take the event win in 15:42.28, breaking the two-year-old Canadian Swimming Open Record of 15:45.52 from Max Vorobiev.

Blanchard was uncontested in his runner-up effort, finishing just under six seconds back of Kirk in 15:48.18. Alexandre Lepine finished 3rd in 16:13.08.

Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Top Three:

1. Team Canada – 4:01.51
2. Team Alberta- 4:09.96
3. Team British Columbia- 4:14.54

The Team Canada relay was just too much to handle in the women’s 4 x 100 medley relay as 100 back runner-up Ingrid Wilm got her relay off to a hot start in 1:00.32, just slower than she went in the individual 100 back earlier in the session. Wilm then handed over the relay to Alexanne Lepage, who split the fastest 100 breast leg of the field by more than two full seconds in 1:08.06 to give Team Canada total control heading into the back half.

Ella Jansen, fresh off a strong 200 free win, held it down on the fly leg, clocking 58.82 to help continue the strong showing. Anchor responsibilities were left to Taylor Ruck, who bested her now relay teammate Wilm earlier in the 100 back, but flew to a quick 54.31 split to put the finishing touches on an event win in 4:01.51.

Team Alberta finished as runners-up in 4:09.96, while Team British Columbia rounded out the podium in 3rd, just edging out Ontario (4:14.73) in 4:14.54.

Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Top Three:

1. Team Canada – 3:40.76
2. Team Ontario – 3:47.28
3. Team Alberta – 3:47.83

Blake Tierney led things off for Team Canada, reaching the wall first in 55.48, more than a second quicker than any other backstroker in the field. Apollo Hess carried that speed through the breaststroke and managed to hold the lead with his 1:02.40 leg, despite heavy pressure from Alberta’s Oliver Dawson, who was a blistering 59.05 on his breaststroke split to bring Alberta within a body length.

That possibility to mount a major upset did not last long, as Finlay Knox clocked 53.18 on the fly, more than three seconds better than the next quickest split of the relays to regain total control. The cherry on top was Antoine Sauve, as he was the lone freestyler under 51.9 coming home to help cement the win in 49.70, combining for a more than six-second margin of victory in 3:40.76.