2026 Canadian Swimming Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

2026 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials

• July 5-9, 2026
• Montreal, Canada — Montreal Olympic Pool
• LCM (50 Meters)
• Meet Central
• Pan Pacific Championships Selection Criteria
• Psych Sheet
• Live Results
• How To Watch
• Recaps:
  • Prelims: Day 1
  • Finals: Day 1

Braden Keith contributed to this report.

Day 2 Scratches

After Summer McIntosh‘s record run in the 200 fly on Sunday evening, the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials settle into the meet of five days of racing on Monday, including Summer swimming the 400 IM: an event where she enters the meet already holding the World Record.

The day’s schedule also includes the 100 frees, 50 backstrokes, and timed finals of the women’s 1500 free on the non-para side, plus the 50 fly and 100 free for para-swimmers.

Women’s 400 IM – Prelims

• World Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025)
• Canadian Record: 4:23.65 – Summer McIntosh (2025)
• World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 4:43.06

‘A’ Final:

1. Summer McIntosh (UNCAN), 4:39.71
2. Ella Jansen (ESWIM), 4:43.76
3. Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAMO), 4:44.58
4. Kathryn Hazle (UNCAN), 4:49.24
5. Julie Brousseau (NKB), 4:49.49
6. Shima Taghavi (HYACK), 4:54.13
7. Naomi Mynott (WDSC), 4:57.13
8. Michelle Yeng (CDSC), 4:57.82
9. Charlotte Brousseau (CAMO), 4:57.98
10. Lily Chai (MAC), 4:59.46

Fresh off breaking the oldest world record on the books last night in the 200 fly, Summer McIntosh cruised to the top time of the morning in the women’s 400 IM to kick off the second day of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal.

The 19-year-old comfortably put up a time of 4:39.71, more than a second faster than she was in the prelims at the 2025 Trials (4:40.93) before breaking the world record in the final in 4:23.65.

McIntosh leads the 2025-26 world rankings with her time of 4:27.31 from the Longhorn Elite Invite last month.

Etobicoke’s Ella Jansen qualified 2nd overall in 4:43.76, swimming alongside McIntosh in the fifth and final heat. The rising Tennessee junior owns a personal best time of 4:37.35, set in 2023, and went 4:39.30 in last year’s Trials final to place 3rd. She’s been as fast as 4:40.40 this season.

Two-time Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey topped the penultimate heat in a time of 4:44.58 to advance 3rd overall. Last year, she was the runner-up to McIntosh at the Canadian Trials in a personal best time of 4:35.56 after going 4:41.02 in the prelims.

Rising Cal senior Kathryn Hazle (4:49.24) and rising Florida junior Julie Brousseau (4:49.49) made it five women under 4:50 to advance 4th and 5th into the final.

Fifteen-year-old standout Shima Taghavi impressed by making the ‘A’ final in a time of 4:54.13, just over two seconds shy of her 4:52.10 PB set at the 2025 Trials where she won the junior final.

Men’s 400 IM – Prelims

• 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

‘A’ Final:

1. Tristan Jankovics (RCAQ), 4:19.84
2. Lorne Wigginton (ESWIM), 4:21.63
3. Jaques Harrison (CREST/HPCVN), 4:23.59
4. Aiden Kirk (KAJ/HPCVN), 4:26.81
5. Liam Chew (KAJ), 4:26.95
6. Eduard-Daniel Rusu (CAMO), 4:29.91
7. Colton Chaires (GO), 4:30.07
8. Carter Scheffel (UCSC), 4:30.46
9. Jacob Bougaieff (UNCAN), 4:31.83
10. Owen Ekk (UNCAN), 4:31.95

*Internationals in Top 10 But Ineligible for ‘A’ Final: Matthew Mortenson (4:29.59), Sebastian Gonzalez-Barboza (4:31.06)

Tristan Jankovics and Lorne Wigginton did what they needed to do in this morning’s prelims of the men’s 400 IM, coasting to win each of the two circle-seeded heats and earn the middle two lanes for tonight’s final.

Wigginton won the first circle-seeded heat in 4:21.63, putting it on cruise control on the back half with American Matthew Mortenson the next-closest swimmer back nearly eight seconds in 4:29.59.

Wigginton has been as fast as 4:14.35 this season, done a few weeks ago at the Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis that ranks him 22nd in the world.

Jankovics followed with a strong showing in the sixth and final heat, out-splitting Wigginton by two seconds on breast and free to post the top time of the session in 4:19.84. His season-best sits at 4:18.67, set in December at the U.S. Open.

At the 2025 Canadian Trials, Jankovics (4:13.15) edged out Wigginton (4:13.40) for the victory, though Wigginton was the only one of the two to swim at the World Championships, placing 14th.

Qualifying 3rd into the final was Jaques Harrison, a 19-year-old who won the junior final at last year’s Trials. Harrison put up a time of 4:23.59 this morning, just shy of the 4:22.92 PB he set en route to a 9th-place finish at the 2025 World Junior Championships.

Women’s 100 Free – Prelims

• World Record: 51.68 – Marrit Steenbergen, Netherlands (2026)
• Canadian Record: 52.59 – Penny Oleksiak (2021)
• World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 54.25

‘A’ Final:

1. Taylor Ruck (HPCVN), 53.91
2. Leilani Fack (OS), 54.95
3. Sarah Fournier (CAMO), 55.15
4. Leah Tigert (TSC), 55.17
5. Brooklyn Douthwright (CNBO), 55.44
6. Reina Liu (UNCAN), 55.45
7. Sienna Angove (KCS), 55.52
8. Summer Cardwell (PCSC), 55.59
9. Emma O’Croinin (UBCT/HPCVN), 55.76
10. Marlee Winser (KISU), 56.01

*Internationals in Top 10 But Ineligible for ‘A’ Final: Kayla Sanchez (53.86)

Kayla Sanchez was the fastest swimmer in this morning’s prelims of the women’s 100 free, but it’s Taylor Ruck claiming Lane 4 for tonight’s ‘A’ final.

Sanchez, a two-time Olympic medalist with Canada in Tokyo, now represents the Philippines, meaning she’ll be relegated to the consolation final in tonight’s session. The 25-year-old UBC Thunderbird put up a solid time of 53.86 this morning, which marks her fastest since the Paris Olympics.

Sanchez and Ruck raced head-to-head in the final heat, with Ruck finishing just a hair behind her longtime training partner in 53.91, marking her third time sub-54 this season. She also went 53.80 in Edmonton in April, and then was 53.90 at the Sacramento Pro Swim in May.

The 26-year-old is coming off a big win in the 100 back last night, which earned her a spot on Canada’s Pan Pac roster.

Advancing 2nd behind Ruck into the ‘A’ final was Olympians Swimming’s Leilani Fack, 20, who broke 55 seconds for the first time in 54.95. In fact, Fack only broke 56 seconds for the first time a few weeks ago at the Indianapolis Pro Swim, where she lowered her PB from 56.02 to 55.57.

Thirty-year-old veteran Sarah Fournier (55.15) led a group of seven Canadian women in the 55-second range to qualify 3rd, with rising 18-year-old standout Leah Tigert (55.17) next up in 4th.

Men’s 100 Free – Prelims

• World Record: 46.40 – Pan Zhanle, China (2024)
• Canadian Record: 47.27 – Brent Hayden (2009)
• World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 48.34

‘A’ Final:

1. Antoine Sauve (CAMO), 49.17
2. Yuri Kisil (CASC/HPCVN), 49.22
3. Laon Kim (UCSC), 49.52
4. Finlay Knox (MAVS/HPCVN), 49.59
5. Filip Senc-Samardzic (TSC), 49.61
6. Ruslan Gaziev (UNCAN), 49.63
7. Francis Brennan (BBST), 49.82
8. Luke Stewart-Beinder (OS), 49.96
9. Chris Weeks (MPM), 50.16
10. Aiden Norman (UCSC), 50.26

Antoine Sauve paced a bunched-up field in the men’s 100 free this morning as the top eight qualifiers were separated by less than eight-tenths of a second.

Sauve, a rising sophomore at Michigan, split 23.61/25.56 en route to a time of 49.17, winning the penultimate heat in what held up as the top time overall. The 21-year-old was the runner-up at the 2025 Canadian Trials in a personal best of 48.42.

Three-time Olympian Yuri Kisil had similar splits to Sauve in the previous heat, clocking 49.22 to advance 2nd overall. Not only was this his first sub-50 swim of the year, but it’s also faster than he was in the 2025 final (49.30), where he placed 6th.

Eighteen-year-old stud Laon Kim, who’s headed to Texas in the fall, had a strong swim to clock 49.52 and qualify 3rd for the final, just shy of the 49.33 personal best he set last year at the World Junior Championships.

Medley specialist Finlay Knox (49.59) and rising ASU senior Filip Senc-Samardzic (49.61) also put themselves in strong position to vie for a relay berth at Pan Pacs with their morning swims, as did the 2025 Canadian Trials champion, Ruslan Gaziev (49.63)

Gaziev has had a strong season thus far. After setting a best time of 48.37 at the 2025 Trials and then matching it at the World Championships, he’s already been sub-49 five times this season, including a pair of 48.55s.

Women’s 50 Back – Prelims

• World Record: 26.86 – Kaylee McKeown, Australia (2023)
• Canadian Record: 27.13 – Kylie Masse (2025)
• World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 28.22

‘A’ Final:

1. Kylie Masse (TSC), 27.90
2. Ingrid Wilm (CASC), 28.20
3. Madison Kryger (BROCK), 28.67
4. Sienna Rodgers (UCSC), 28.96
5. Reina Liu (UNCAN), 29.18
6. Eloise Allen (UBCT), 29.46
7. Leanne Chen (PSW), 29.55
8. Lucy Wiens (MAVS), 29.57
9. Christine Zhou (UCSC), 29.61
10. Bridget Burton (ISC/HPCVN), 29.66

*Internationals in Top 10 But Ineligible for ‘A’ Final:Lexi Stephens (28.87), Kayla Sanchez (29.19)

The ever-reliable Kylie Masse booked Lane 4 for tonight’s final of the women’s 50 backstroke with a solid morning swim of 27.90, just over three-tenths shy of her 27.57 season-best that ranks her 18th in the world this season.

The 30-year-old has all but secured her spot on the Pan Pac roster after a runner-up finish in last night’s 100 back, and has been a dominant force domestically in the 50 back over the years. Last year, she won the Trials title in a time of 27.34 over Ingrid Wilm (27.58).

The two will go head-to-head again tonight after Wilm advanced 2nd overall in a time of 28.20. Expect her to be dangerous after she clocked 27.53 in May on the Mare Nostrum Tour.

Brock’s Madison Kryger, 18, qualified 3rd into the final in 28.67, tying her fourth-fastest swim ever. She set her lifetime best of 28.28 last year en route to winning the junior final at Trials.

Sixteen-year-old Reina Liu completed an impressive double, making the ‘A’ final of the 50 back in a time of 29.18 after qualifying for the 50 free championship heat earlier in the session. Her time was just two one-hundredths off her PB set last May at the 2025 Pro Swim in Fort Lauderdale.

Men’s 50 Back – Prelims

• World Record: 23.55 – Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia (2023)
• Canadian Record: 24.90 – Javier Acevedo (2023)
• World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 25.11

‘A’ Final:

1. Loic Courville-Fortin (CAMO), 25.50
2. Benjamin Winterborn (UT), 25.52
3. Parker Deshayes (CASC) / Blake Tierney (GOLD), 25.55
4. –
5. Javier Acevedo (HPCON), 25.65
6. Raben Dommann (UBCT), 25.86
7. Canek Bracho (UBCT), 25.97
8. Aiden Norman (UCSC), 26.02
9. Jonathan Gallacher (OTT), 26.20
10. Kai Lilienthal (UBCT), 26.22

*Internationals in Top 10 But Ineligible for ‘A’ Final: Charles Gould (25.61)

CAMO’s Loic Courville-Fortin posted a new personal best time of 25.50 to lead the men’s 50 back field into what should be an exciting final with the top five swimmers separated by just 15 one-hundredths.

Courville-Fortin improved on his previous best of 25.52, set in May 2025. Last year, he was 6th at the Canadian Trials in 25.69.

University of Toronto’s Benjamin Winterborn, last year’s Trials runner-up, was second-fastest this morning in 25.52, a new season-best after he hit a PB of 25.32 in the 2025 final.

Defending champion Blake Tierney qualified in a tie for 3rd overall alongside Cascade’s Parker Deshayes, who won the junior final at the 2025 Trials. The two men put up matching times of 25.55—they own respective best times of 25.20 and 25.41.

Canadian Record holder Javier Acevedo clocked 25.65 to easily qualify for the ‘A’ final in 5th, matching his season-best set in March. The 28-year-old was absent at the 2025 Canadian Trials but still competed throughout the year, primarily in short course meters.

Women’s 1500 Free – Slower Heats

• 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

Top 10 (after slow heats):

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