2026 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials
- July 5-9, 2026
- Montreal, Canada — Montreal Olympic Pool
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The first preliminary session of the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials is set to get underway in Montreal, as the five-day event will help determine who will represent Canada this summer at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, CA.
As a reminder, the Canadian Commonwealth Games team was pre-selected back in October, so this meet only pertains to Pan Pacs qualifying. The selection criteria for Pan Pacs is linked above, but SwimSwam will post a roster update after the conclusion of each finals session.
Preliminary heats of the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 200 butterfly are on tap for both the men and women, along with the para 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly. Stay tuned for live updates.
Women’s 200m Freestyle – Prelims
- World Record: 1:52.23 – Ariarne Titmus, Australia (2024)
- Canadian Record: 1:53.65 – Summer McIntosh, (2023)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:58.23
Top 10:
- Ella Jansen (ESWIM) – 1:57.89
- Summer Cardwell (PCSC) – 1:58.17
- Sienna Angove (KCS) – 1:59.17
- Sylvia Statkevicius (ESWIM) – 1:59.27
- Brooklyn Douthwright (CNBO) – 1:59.61 & Julie Brousseau (NKB) – 1:59.61 (tie)
- N/A
- Emma O’Croinin (UBCT/HPCVN) – 1:59.96
- Leah Tigert (TSC) – 2:00.02
- Ella Cosgrove (UNCAN) – 2:00.47
- Marlee Winser (KISU) – 2:00.59
Ella Jansen clocked the sole time under the 1:58 barrier en route to securing the top seed for the women’s 200m free final.
Jansen, who trains year-round with the University of Tennessee, hit the wall in 1:57.89 to lead American Summer Cardwell by a few tenths; Cardwell’s 1:58.17 made her the only other swimmer to dip under 1:59.
The reigning bronze medalist in the event, OSU-trained Sienna Angove, swam 1:59.17 to lead Lithuanian Sylvia Statkevicius (1:59.27) by a tenth heading into tonight.
Jansen’s time this morning is within striking distance of her lifetime-best 1:57.33 from this competition a year ago, while Cardwell eclipsed her former best time of 1:58.82 from the 2025 U.S. World Championship Trials. Angove looks to be in a strong position to challenge her best time of 1:58.53 from the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials.
Of note, defending champion Mary-Sophie Harvey and Canadian Record holder Summer McIntosh both have opted to focus on other events throughout the week, hence why you don’t see them in the results above.
Men’s 200m Freestyle – Prelims
- World Record: 1:42.00 – Paul Biedermann, Germany (2009)
- Canadian Record: 1:46.39 – Antoine Sauve (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:46.70
Top 10:
Results unavailable
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Prelims
- World Record: 57.13 — Regan Smith, United States (2024)
- Canadian Record: 57.70 – Kylie Masse (2021)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:00.46
Top 10:
- Kylie Masse (TSC) – 59.30
- Madison Kryger (BROCK/HPCON) – 1:00.07
- Taylor Ruck (HPCVN) – 1:00.32
- Ingrid Wilm (CASC/HPCVN) – 1:01.11
- Delia Lloyd (ESWIM) – 1:01.76
- Reina Liu (UNCAN) – 1:01.80
- Lexi Stephens (TNAQ) – 1:01.82
- Sienna Rodgers (UCSC) – 1:02.60
- Olive Rogers (ESWIM) – 1:02.83
- Halayna Montrichard (BAC) – 1:02.84
All eyes will be on Canadian Record holder and two-time defending Trials champion Kylie Masse in the women’s 100m back final, but 2023 National Champion Ingrid Wilm and the on-fire Taylor Ruck will look to make it a tight race.
Masse recorded the sole performance under the one-minute barrier this morning, swimming 59.30 to lead Madison Kryger (1:00.07) by just under a second. Taylor Ruck hit the wall in a time of 1:00.32 for the third seed, with Ingrid Wilm notching 1:01.11 for fourth-seed status.
Masse’s time this morning undercut her season-best 59.50 from the Mel Zejac International meet earlier in the summer, while Kryger dipped under her former best time of 1:00.27, which she clocked en route to bronze at the 2025 World Junior Championships.
Ruck owns a season best of 58.71 in this event from the Barcelona leg of the Mare Nostrum tour, a time that ranks her #9 in the world so far this season and represents her second-fastest time of her career, only behind the 58.55 best time she produced for runner-up at the 2019 Canadian Trials.
Wilm has been 59.22 during the Mare Nostrum circuit so far this season; her best remains the 58.80 she threw down at this meet back in 2023.
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Prelims
- World Record: 51.60 — Thomas Ceccon, Italy (2022)
- Canadian Record: 52.95 – Blake Tierney (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 53.94
Top 10:
- Blake Tierney (GOLD/HPCVN) – 53.94
- Raben Dommann (UBCT/HPCVN) – 54.64
- Ethan A. Ekk (UNCAN) – 54.68
- Aiden Norman (UCSC) – 55.18
- Benjamin Winterborn (UT/HPCON) – 55.20
- Parker Deshayes (CASC) – 55.25
- Loic Courville-Fortin (CAMO) – 55.44
- Charles Q. Gould (UMIZ) – 55.64
- William Jacques (CNQ) – 55.68
- Kai Lilienthal (UBCT) – 56.43
Canadian record holder Blake Tierney is on track to reclaim his Trials title in the men’s 100m back after being edged out by Cole Pratt by 0.01 last year, following a slip at the start.
Tierney posted a time of 53.94 to lead the field by seven tenths, with Raben Dommann (54.64) and Ethan Ekk (54.68) rounding out the top three in sub-55 swims.
Tierney’s time this morning is a new season best and his first sub-54 swim of the season. His previous season best was the 54.59 he swam at the Sacramento Pro Swim Series stop in late May.
If Dommann can match his personal best of 53.90 from the 2024 Speedo Canadian Championships, he would undercut the AQUA ‘A’ Standard of 53.94, putting him in consideration for the Pan Pacs roster.
Stanford freshman Ekk demolished his former PB of 55.28 from last summer, and good sign for the middle-distance freestyle and 200m back specialist.
Women’s 200m Butterfly – Prelims
- World Record: 2:01.81 – Liu Zige, China (2009)
- Canadian Record: 2:01.99 – Summer McIntosh (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 2:09.21
Top 10:
Results unavailable
Men’s 200m Butterfly – Prelims
- World Record: 1:50.34 – Kristof Milak, Hungary (2022)
- Canadian Record: 1:52.80 – Ilya Kharun (2024)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 1:56.51
Top 10:
Para Swimming – Prelims
- In addition to the previously mentioned athletes, para swimmers were also out in full force this morning in the multi-class events.
- Para swimming is open to athletes with physical disabilities such as dwarfism, amputation/limb loss, blindness/visual impairment, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users, cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke, cognitive impairment, and Les autres.
- Para athletes are classified into categories based on the nature and severity of their impairments: physical (S1-S10), visual (S11-S13), and intellectual (S14). This classification system ensures a level playing field by grouping athletes with similar impairments, allowing for fair competition. To learn more about Para Swimming, including how the points system determines winners rather than time, click here.
Results:
- In the women’s S2-S5 50m backstroke, there were just two competitors: Aly Van Wyck-Smart (S3), who swam 1:08.54 for 738 points, and Jordan Tucker (S4), who posted 1:06.84 for 615 points.
- Etienne Boutin-Cote (S4) was the sole swimmer to take to the pool in the men’s S1-S5 50m backstroke. He hit the wall in a time of 1:03.61, scoring 440 points in the process.
- The women’s S2, S6, S8-S14 100m backstroke saw Jaime Cosgriffe (S10) take the top spot with 1003 points, clocking a time of 1:08.69. Mary C. Jibb (S10) earned 944 points with a 1:12.07, followed by Veronica MacLellan (S10) with 860 points in 1:16.62. Emma Van Dyk (S14) scored 838 points off a 1:15.86, ahead of Sophie Wood (S10), who posted 796 points in 1:19.97. Ruby Stevens (S6) and Brea C. Duncan (S6) rounded out the field with 742 and 569 points, swimming 1:38.23 and 1:50.37, respectively. Danielle Dorris (S7) swam exhibition, scoring 933 points with a time of 1:25.92
- The men’s S1, S2, S6-S14 100m backstroke consisted of three swimmers: Leo Zheng (S6), Ramon Siytangco (S14), and Gabriel Martel (S11). Siytangco posted the quickest time of 1:13.54, ahead of Zheng’s 1:28.34 and Martel’s 1:30.57, but it was Zheng who scored the most points with 806, followed by Siytangco’s 663 and Martel’s 590.
Sylvia S won’t be in the A final tonight, she represents Lithuania.
Cardwell must be a stealth Canadian because they showed her as going into the A final