2025 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS
- Saturday, June 7 – Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Victoria Saanich Commonwealth Place
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Stanford commit Ethan Ekk made a splash in the 200 back, throwing down a time of 1:56.54 to break the Canadian record in the event. His performance saw him take down former Canadian record holder Blake Tierney, who secured the runner-up spot in 1:57.04.
Ekk shaved .2 off the previous record of 1:56.74, which was set by Tierney at the 2024 Canadian Swimming Trials.
It was also a huge personal best time for the 18-year-old, as he knocked almost two seconds off of his previous lifetime best (1:58.28) from last summer, marking his first time under 1:58 and skipping the 1:57 range entirely. Ekk notably turned in a very consistent, keeping all of his 50 splits under 30.
Split Comparison
| Ekk – New Canadian Record | Ekk – Previous Best Time | Tierney – Previous Canadian Record | |
| 50 | 27.80 | 28.21 | 27.25 |
| 100 | 57.06 (29.26) | 58.32 (30.11) | 56.55 (29.30) |
| 150 | 1:26.98 (29.92) | 1:28.28 (29.96) | 1:26.45 (29.90) |
| 200 | 1:56.54 (29.56) | 1:58.28 (30.00) | 1:56.74 (30.29) |
Ekk’s performance bumped him up to #6 on the world rankings for top times in the men’s 200 back so far this season.
The race tonight proved to be an exciting battle between Ekk and Tierney, with Ekk trailing by .77 at the 150 mark before blasting home in 29.56 to overtake Tierney on the final stretch.
Ekk’s record-setting victory in the 200 back marks his second win of the meet; he claimed gold in the 400 free (3:49.57) on day one.
Best race of the night.
Betting he goes to practice and doesn’t talk back to coach!
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Stanford is loving this
what a closing speed!
Woa, that’s a GREAT swim 👏👏👏