PARIS – The Canadian men’s and women’s medley relay teams advanced to the swim finals at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Ingrid Wilm, Sophie Angus, Mary-Sophie Harvey and Penny Oleksiak posted the second-quickest qualifying time in a race of backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle in that order.
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Blake Tierney, Finlay Knox, Ilya Kharun and Javier Acevedo combined for the seventh-fastest qualifying time among the eight countries advancing to the men’s final.
Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., reached the 16-swimmer semifinals in women’s 50-metre freestyle. She tied for eighth in qualifying.
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Sunday’s medley relays will conclude nine days of Olympic swimming, but several Canadians were still in the podium hunt in Saturday’s finals.
Summer McIntosh chased a fourth medal and a third gold in the women’s 200-metre medley with Sydney Pickrem joining her in the final.
Josh Liendo and Kharun were to race the 100-metre butterfly. Canada also reached the mixed relay final.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 3, 2024.
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