Liendo Cracks 50 Free Canadian Record Twice, Record #10 and #11 for Canada

2021 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – SEMIS

  • World Record: 20.16 – DRESSEL Caeleb (USA) 21 NOV 2020
  • Championship Record: 20.26 – MANAUDOU Florent (FRA) 5 DEC 2014
  • World Junior Record: 20.98 – SIMONS Kenzo (NED) 22 DEC 2019

Top 8:

  1. Ryan HeldΒ (USA) – 20.81
  2. Joshua Liendo EdwardsΒ (CAN) – 20.88
  3. Ben ProudΒ (GBR) – 20.95
  4. Thom de BoerΒ (NED) – 20.98
  5. Lorenzo ZazzeriΒ (ITA) – 21.02
  6. Szebasztian SzaboΒ (HUN) – 21.06
  7. Maxime GroussetΒ (FRA) – 21.16
  8. Ian HoΒ (HKG) – 21.22

Canadian 19-year-old Josh Liendo finished 2nd in semifinals of the men’s 50 free tonight, clocking a 20.88. Liendo has been fantastic through the first 2 rounds of the event, posting a new personal best of 21.01 in prelims, before bringing that time under 21 seconds here in semis. His prelims swim blew away the previous Canadian Record of 21.34, which was held by Brent Hayden. So, Liendo broke the record twice today, marking his 3rd and 4th individual national records of the week.

Canada has been tearing its national records down all week. Liendo’s performances mark the 10th and 11th Canadian Records of the meet. Here is a breakdown of the 11 Canadian Records that have gone down so far this week.

Canadian Records Through Day 3 Of Short Course Worlds

  • Rebecca Smith, 200 freestyle: 1:52.24
  • Women’s 4Γ—100 freestyle: 3:28.52
  • Women’s 4Γ—50 medley (prelims): 1:45.17
  • Women’s 4Γ—50 medley (finals): 1:44.16
  • Josh Liendo, 100 butterfly: 50.00
  • Josh Liendo, 50 butterfly: 23.13
  • Summer McIntosh, 800 freestyle: 8:13.37
  • Kylie Masse, 100 backstroke: 55.22
  • Mixed 4Γ—50 freestyle: 1:28.55
  • Josh Liendo, 50 free (prelims): 21.01
  • Josh Liendo, 50 free (semifinals): 20.88

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Njones
2 years ago

And apparently Acevedo has broken the 200 Fly record at a local Ontario meet…1:52 and change. He’s had a nice career extension with the Olympic berth, a great ISL season, and now this. πŸ‘πŸ‘

CanSwim
2 years ago

@Spencer

lol
Reply to  CanSwim
2 years ago

I don’t think he’s going 23.13 on a 100 fly lol

Jesh
2 years ago

Wouldn’t he have technically first broke the record last night on the 4Γ—50 Mixed Free going 20.94?

Splash
Reply to  Jesh
2 years ago

Can’t break records on mixed relays πŸ™

Admin
Reply to  Jesh
2 years ago

No, mixed relay leadoffs don’t count as records in most countries