2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALS
- May 13-19, 2024
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
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- Prelims – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap | Day 3 Recap
- Finals – Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap
Day 3 Finals Heat Sheet
Scott Grant/Swimming Canada
Heading into this morning’s heats of the 200 free, two-time Olympian Javier Acevedo was riding a high. He had just qualified for his third Olympic Games because his time from his second-place finish in the 100 back last night was faster than the OQT.
Fast forward half a day, and the event in which he was seeded first, the 200 free, was an ultimate letdown. Seeded with an entry time of 1:47.72, Acevedo was the only entrant with a time under 1:48. The first of the circle-seeded heat was quite fast as Patrick Hussey and Josh Liendo duel each other to massive new personal bests and made the time to qualify just that much faster.
Acevedo went out fast and looked like he was in good shape to qualify for the final, flipping at 53.12, the 6th fastest out of the top 12, but faded towards the end, missing out on the A-final by .08, as he hit the wall in 1:49.69.
However, both the #2 and 3 seeds, Liendo and Finlay Knox have opted out of swimming in tonight’s final. Liendo should be buoyed by his massive personal best, but likely used this swim as a warm-up for tomorrow’s 100. Knox, who has already qualified for the team in a relay position, has his best event, the 200 IM, later on in the week. Both Knox and Liendo also likely were looking to put their names into contention for the men’s 4×200 free relay.
With their scratches, Jordi Vilchez moves into lane 0, and Javier Acevedo will take lane 9 this evening. They will need to make the most of their second chance, as many swimmers ahead of them, like Lorne Wigginton and Jeremy Bagshaw, see this relay as their last best opportunity to qualify for Paris.
There were no other changes to the A-Finals for the evening. The two scratches out of the top 10 in the women’s 1500 were covered this morning, which you can read here.
Will Canada send m4x200?
The policy commits them to doing so – the free relays even have priority over filling out the medley relays
It is going to eat up options for discretionary picks
So they’re gonna bring a quite a few relay only swimmers.
WHY does it look better and better for TEAM USA @ Paris 2024?
Why? Because your country has a huge population of people wealthy enough to invest in their children’s swimming careers, as well as a higher education system that values athletics, and a high concentration of technical expertise.
What is this based on? Events today:
Men’s 200 free: Neither Canada or USA has any chance at an individual medal. Canada was never a factor in the relay so this makes no difference.
Women’s 100 backstroke: Canada just produced a time that will shut up the Americans thinking bronze was a guarantee.
Men’s 200 breast: Neither Canada or USA has a chance at a medal.
Women’s 1500: Canada never had a shot so it’s irrelevant.
So if anything, all this session did was reduce USA medal chances. Not sure where “better and better” comes from. Just jingoistic garbage from a usual suspect.
The winner in the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials was 1:49. We just had 5 different swimmers go 1:47 today. Canadian swimming is surging
Knox playing things fairly dangerously. Not inconceivable that two other guys could go faster than 1:48.26 tonight, especially with Acevedo back in the mix and two others already having been 1:48.49 or better this morning
If the current top 4 make it I don’t think either Liendo or Knox will get to swim it because that will be 4 relay only swimmers that they have to use on the 4×2
it’s kind of a big ask, but does anybody think Kylie Masse will break the world record tonight?
I dont think so but she could put up a time that could get her in the gold medal conversation
Im expecting a 57 swim tonight though!
No. Her heats swim was an incredible comeback swim for her but nothing to suggest she would be anywhere near the WR
No, more like a 58.1. Anything in the 57s is going to be a tough ask.
No. Kylie had a great prelim swim this morning and I am hoping she can continue that momentum into tonight’s final with a low 58 or high 57.