2024 CANADIAN OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC TRIALS
- May 13-19, 2024
- Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Toronto, Ontario
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Following up from his meager drop off the 100 fly national record, Josh Liendo was back into “go mode” to reset his hours-old Canadian record during the finals of the 100 fly. Liendo took home another Canadian Trials title in national record time of 50.06, dropping 0.27s off his prelims record time of 50.33. Placing second and also qualifying for the Paris Olympics in this event was Ilya Kharun at 51.09, with him and Liendo both easily under the 51.67 automatic Olympic qualification.
Liendo now adds this 100 fly title to his newly-minted 50 free national record and 100 free equal best time win, totaling three 2024 Canadian titles and Olympic-qualifying events.
Liendo, a 21-year-old NCAA champion with the Florida Gators, went out a quarter of a second faster than both his 2023 Canadian record and prelims national mark at 23.30. He then closed in a 26.76, streamlined with his past two record breaks.
100 Fly CAN Record Split Progression
| JOSH LIENDO | JOSH LIENDO | JOSH LIENDO | |
| 2024 Canadian Trials – Finals | 2024 Canadian Trials – Prelims |
2023 World Champs Final
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| 50m | 23.30 | 23.68 | 23.55 |
| 100m | 26.76 | 26.65 | 26.79 |
| Total Time | 50.06 | 50.33 | 50.34 |
Liendo now sits on top of the 2023-2024 season rankings in the world, passing up both Switzerland’s Noe Ponti (50.16) and Australia’s Matthew Temple (50.25). Liendo finished last 2022-2023 season in second overall with his former 50.34 record, only behind France’s Maxime Grousset and his 2023 World title time of 50.14.
2023-2024 LCM Men 100 Fly
MILAK
49.90
| 2 | Josh Liendo | CAN | 49.99 | 08/03 |
| 3 | Noe PONTI | SUI | 50.16 | 04/06 |
| 4 | Caeleb DRESSEL | USA | 50.19 | 06/22 |
| 5 | Matthew William Temple | AUS | 50.25 | 12/03 |
Taking a look at the all-time World performers, Liendo moves up from 7th to 5th in history, only behind the sub-50 top four. Only 0.11s and 0.24s separates Liendo from the first two performers to ever break 50 seconds, Milorad Cavic of Serbia’s 49.95 and American GOAT Michael Phelps‘ 49.82. World record holder Caeleb Dressel is working himself back into regular form while European record holder Hungarian Kristof Milak‘s current form remains questionable.
After seeing “50.0” on the scoreboard, breaking the elusive 50-second barrier will be on Liendo’s radar next.
All-Time World Performers – Men’s 100 Fly LCM
- Caeleb Dressel (USA)- 49.45, 2021 Olympics
- Kristof Milak (HUN)- 49.68, 2021 Olympics
- Michael Phelps (USA)- 49.82, 2009 Worlds
- Milorad Cavic (SRB)- 49.95, 2009 Worlds
- Josh Liendo (CAN)- 50.03, 2024 Canadian Trials**
Liendo has been consistent in his turnover from Trials to “the big meet”, which this year will be the Paris Olympics, historically swimming within a tenth of his top outputs from each meet. Back in 2022, Liendo had swum 50.88 at Canadian Trials, but only gained 0.11s at Worlds (50.97). Last year, however, Liendo swam 50.36 at 2023 Canadian Trials before improving 0.02s to podium at 2023 Worlds with his 50.33.
Heading into this year’s Olympics, Liendo will enter this event with two Worlds finals appearances, having earned 2022 bronze before upgrading to 2023 silver.
Personally I feel summer and Josh were just warming up at these trials and they will crush every American swimmer in Paris. Dressel and ledecky will only prove they are washed up and past it in Paris. Ledecky will win the 800 free simply because summer is not swimming it youth will prevail in Paris
chill bro go easy on us you guys don’t have embarrass us that hard in Paris 😂🫎🇺🇸
Oh David, how I missed the Summer hype ups you gave us around this time last year
If I was Ribeiro I would look into the possibility of moving to Florida to train with Dressel and Josh. The guy is 19…if he goes to this training environment maybe he can catch up to Josh and Dressel
it’s crazy how Ribeiro is a “world champion” (mickey mouse world champion with asterisks of course) yet it’d be a victory in itself just making the final in Paris
He has little chance of beating Dressel, Milak, Liendo, Temple, Ponti, Grousset, Rose, etc, let’s be real. I’m sure other guys will drop 50.xx in the next few months too
The Canadian commentator said that he had good timing into the wall, I beg to disagree, he was long or else we would have seen a 49
Ps: I meant the first wall, of course.
3rd performer all-time, textile
I think the Paris Olympics is going to be a watershed moment for swimming much like 2009 was as so many nations being competitive and on the cusp of world record times. No technical aids but raw physical abilities are showing through at the right time – post-COVID. I also have high hopes for Josh to break the 50-second barrier in the 100 fly. Who knows, in the heat of competition reaching the podium. But what I like even better is Ilya’s 100 fly best time improvement. About 1.5 seconds behind Josh before the race, he’s narrowed the gap to 1 second behind – and that’s on top of a half second improvement over the previous Canadian record at the… Read more »
Certainly, one of the most exciting races at the Paris Games. Eight guys are able to win. Dressel, Milak, Liendo, Grousset, Temple, Ponti, Rose… I don’t think the WR will be broken in Paris but the Gold medalist will be around 49.60-49.70.
If Dressel nails his walls right, he might gain enough on the record to go past it. He just went his in-season best in April so he could be in peak form in that event.
Lol @ people downvoting
Do we think we will see 49 before Paris?
Temple at AUS trials? Grousset at FRA trials? Dressel at US trials?
Ponti or Milak at Mare Nostrum/ Euros?
I think Liendo was the biggest threat to the 50 barrier until Paris. Maxime has no competition at Trials, and Euros will be a deep training meet for everyone. Perhaps Dressel or Rose since they’ll both have to be at their best to make it out of Trials, but I’m skeptical.
Dressel at US Trials
Who’s gonna be top 2 at US trials? I’ve got my money on Dressel and Rose.
I would love to see Michael Andrew and Shaine Casas get the top 2 and watch Swimswam comments meltdown.
Better chance of pigs flying
Casas will miss the final then swim a 49.31 in the B final and miss the team
I could see that happening
Make it a 49.8 and I’m willing to put money
LOL exactly