2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALS
- May 13-19, 2024
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
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After securing his spot on the Canadian Olympic Team on Friday evening in Toronto, 19-year-old Ilya Kharun was oozing with confidence in the Pan Am Sports Centre.
The CBC’s lead Olympic correspondent Devin Heroux asked Kharun how much more Canadians can expect from him in the 200 fly in Paris.
His answer: “A lot more. I’m going for top three. And more. To beat Leon Marchand. I’m coming.”
I just asked Ilya Kharun how much more Canadians can expect from him in the 200m fly in Paris:
“A lot more. I’m going for top-three. And more. To beat Leon Marchand. I’m coming”
Shots fired. He’s a confident Canadian. pic.twitter.com/HC2oyvA7By
— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) May 17, 2024
Kharun, who grew up and trains in the United States, finished in 1:54.41, which is about six-tenths shy of his Canadian Record of 1:53.82 done at last year’s World Championships.
Kharun finished tied-for-4th in the 200 fly at those World Championships at just 18-years old. In his comments, Kharun mentions French swimmer Leon Marchand, who won the 2023 World Championship in 1:52.43 – 1.4 seconds ahead of Kharun. Marchand also won titles in the 200 IM and 400 IM at that meet, including breaking Michael Phelps’ last remaining World Record in the latter race.
Marchand and Kharun were teammates at Arizona State last year as part of the program’s first-ever NCAA team title. Marchand turned pro at the conclusion of the season and is expected to follow coach Bob Bowman to Austin while Kharun did not enter the NCAA Transfer Portal and appears to be staying at Arizona State.
Didn’t they train together til recently? Seems like he should know approx how they stack up
Talking big game, I am HERE for it!!
Also, olympci
Chuppy will cook him
Milak – “hold my Unicum”…..
Bob Bowman showing this to Marchand first thing in the morning tmrow just like how he showed Phelps the Cavic beating Phelps statements
Big dawg there’s a kid 2 years younger than you that’s as fast as you lmao
Idk why everybody downvoting completely true lmao
Bro only mentioned Marchand cuz he knows Milak could swim a faster 2 fly in his sleep wearing drag sox.
Medals:
Milak
Marchand
Heilman
Chmielewski and Honda also have something to say.
The fact people give Milak a chance and the dudes not even training. I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t show up to the olympics.
He needs to look at Honda before he looks at Marchand.
He is the most consistent 200m butterfly player if you exclude Milak.