2026 Canadian Swimming Trials
- July 5-9, 2026
- Montreal, Canada — Montreal Olympic Pool
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Welcome to the 3rd finals session of the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials.
This morning’s prelims session was relatively quiet with most athletes cruising to their top seeds. The top swim of the morning came from Sophie Angus who dropped more than half-a-second in the 50 breaststroke prelims to swim 30.28, becoming the 2nd fastest Canadian in history in the event and scaring the 2009 Canadian Record of 30.23.
The biggest news after the prelims session was Summer McIntosh scratching the rest of the meet due to illness. That means she will not race the women’s 400 free final tonight, bumping Juliet Nicholson into the event. Ella Cosgrove will be the new top seed, just ahead of Ella Jansen in 2nd. There was another ‘A’ final scratch in 5th qualifier Madison Kryger.
Ethan Ekk earned the top seed in the men’s 400 free final, just ahead of Simon Fonseca and Lorne Wigginton, who is fresh off a Canadian record in the men’s 400 IM. Francis Brennan, who qualified 2nd overall, scratched the event final.
The women’s 100 fly will see Taylor Ruck as the top seed by almost a second over Leilani Flack, almost a new personal best time for Ruck, and under the AQUA ‘A’ standard.
Finlay Knox will lead the men’s 100 fly final by two tenths over Raben Dommann as the only two swimmers under 53 seconds in the event.
The meet will wrap up with the 50 breaststroke finals. Angus is the top seed on the women’s side ahead of SCM Canadian record holder Alexanne Lepage, and Oliver Dawson set the top time on the men’s side by three tenths over Javier Acevedo.
Women’s 400 Free – Final
- World Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh, Canada (2025)
- Canadian Record: 3:54.18 – Summer McIntosh (2025)
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 4:10.23
Top 3 Finishers
- Ella Jansen — 4:08.05
- Ella Cosgrove — 4:11.66
- Julie Brousseau — 4:11.74
The women’s 400 freestyle went to Ella Jansen in 4:08.05, two seconds under the World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard in the event.
She added about a second from her lifetime best of 4:07.18, which she set in March of 2023, and came in more than three seconds ahead of Ella Cosgrove, who swam 4:11.66 for 2nd overall. She split 2:02.43/2:05.62.
Cosgrove, who was the top seed coming in, has a lifetime best of 4:10.89 from last August at the World Junior Championships. She was 2:04.60/2:07.06.
Julie Brousseau finished 3rd in 4:11.74, a three second add from the 4:08.12 she set in may of 2024. She was out faster than Cosgrove, splitting 2:03.24 on the opening 200 before coming home in 2:08.50 to fall behind Cosgrove on the back half.
Men’s 400 Free – Final
- World Record: 3:39.96, Lukas Martens (GER) – 2025
- Canadian Record: 3:43.46, Ryan Cochrane – 2014
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 3:48.15
Top 3 Finishers
- Ethan Ekk — 3:47.22
- Jordi Vilchez — 3:50.12
- Lorne Wigginton — 3:53.00
The men’s 400 freestyle final went to Ethan Ekk in 3:47.22. He was the only swimmer under 3:50 in the event and the only one under the AQUA ‘A’ standard of 3:47.22.
Ekk swam six seconds faster than his prelims time of 3:53.16, which earned him the top seed. He split 1:52.51/1:54.71 in the final to lead the race from wire-to-wire. He missed his lifetime best of 3:46.01 by about a second.
Jordi Vilchez took 2nd in 3:50.12, splitting 1:52.97/1:57.15 to add half-a-second from the 3:49.63 he set at last year’s Canadian Trials to finish 2nd to Ekk .
Lorne Wigginton earned the bronze with his final time of 3:53.00. His lifetime best is 3:49.05, which is also the Canadian Junior record, from September of 2023.
Women’s 100 Fly – Final
- World Record: 54.33, Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 2026
- Canadian Record: 55.59, Maggie MacNeil – 2021
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 58.33
Top 3 Finishers
- Taylor Ruck — 58.15
- Leilani Fack — 58.60
- Matea Gigovic — 59.01
After swimming a near personal best time in prelims, Taylor Ruck won the women’s 100 fly final in 58.15, just a little off her prelims time of 57.98, but enough to lockup her win.
Ruck was just shy of her 57.71 lifetime best from April, splitting 26.39/31.76, and came in about half-a-second ahead of 2nd place finisher Leilani Fack’s 58.60.
Fack, set another new personal best time of 58.60, after breaking 59 seconds for the first time in prelims to clock a 58.97. She fell just short of the AQUA ‘A’ standard of 58.33, however.
Matea Gigovic finished 3rd in 59.01, taking three tenths off her previous best time of 59.34, which she swam to win the junior final at last year’s 2025 Canadian Trials. She was the final swimmer under 1:00 in the event.
Men’s 100 Fly – Final
- World Record: 49.45, Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 2021
- Canadian Record: 49.99, Josh Liendo – 2024
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 51.77
Top 3 Finishers
- Finlay Knox — 51.82
- Raben Dommann — 52.57
- Kent Goni Avila — 52.87
Women’s 50 Breast – Final
- World Record: 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 2023
- Canadian Record: 30.23, Amanda Reason – 2009
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 30.75
Men’s 50 Breast – Final
- World Record: 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR) – 2017
- Canadian Record: 27.29, Oliver Dawson – 2026
- World Aquatics ‘A’ Standard: 27.33
The top 3 in the W400 should’ve been way faster given their yards swims this season