Canadian Olympic Trials: Kelsey Wog Adds Second Win in 200 Breast
Kelsey Wog might not be the headliner for the Canadian women’s delegation. The Winnipeg native may not have traveled the most common path to Olympic swimming glory.
But Wog is going to be a factor come Tokyo in a couple of events for the burgeoning Canadian program.
Wog won the 200-meter breaststroke Tuesday at Canadian Olympic Trials. It’s her second win in four days at the meet and third Olympic event. She already had an A cut, but reinforced that with a 2:23.40 to win the event.
“I guess I’m happy for how it went for it being the third day of racing in a row,” Wog said. “I was definitely hoping to go a little bit faster, and I think I’m still able to, but after the third day of racing, I can’t complain.”
- Live Results
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- Day 1 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Kylie Masse Makes Statement with 57.70 100 Back
- Day 2 prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Penny Oleksiak, Kelsey Wog Earn Top Seeds
- Day 2 finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Summer McIntosh Rallies Past Penny Oleksiak to Win 200 Free
- Day 3 Prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Joshua Liendo Adds 50 Free A Cut in Prelims
- Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Summer McIntosh Adds A Cut in 800 Free
- Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Sydney Pickrem Outduels Kelsey Wog in 200 IM
- Day 3 Finals: Canadian Olympic Trials: Brent Hayden Sprints Into Fourth Olympics in 50
- Day 4 Prelims: Canadian Olympic Trials: Yuri Kisil Nabs 100 Free A Cut; Brent Hayden Scratches Final
Second was Kierra Smith in 2:25.73. That’s shy of an A cut she already had entering the meet. She’ll miss out on Tokyo, though, given that Sydney Pickrem was pre-selected to the games with a time of 2:22.63. Pickrem scratched the swim today to focus on the 200 IM Monday and 400 IM Wednesday.
Third in the 200 breast was Avery Wiseman, the 18-year-old going 2:26.85. Florida State’s Nina Kucheran was fourth in 2:27.54.
For Wog, it’s a third event on her Olympic program. And while the 22-year-old University of Manitoba grad may not have the pedigree some of her national teammates, she’s one to watch in Tokyo.
“This past year and a half has been pretty crazy,” Wog said. “Training has been pretty sporadic until about January when I was able to start getting in the pool every day, twice a day and put in the work. It feels really good to get the job done here. It still doesn’t feel real, and I’m looking forward to the next couple of weeks.”
Event 17 Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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CANADIAN: N 2:20.12 2009-07-30Annamay Pierse, UBCD
OLYMPIC A: A 2:25.52
Name Year Team Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Wog, Kelsey 98 UM 2:25.89 2:23.40A
r:+0.71 32.75 1:09.02 (36.27)
1:45.91 (36.89) 2:23.40 (37.49)
2 Smith, Kierra 94 KAJ 2:29.84 2:25.73
r:+0.87 33.82 1:11.01 (37.19)
1:48.48 (37.47) 2:25.73 (37.25)
3 Wiseman, Avery 02 OSC 2:26.90 2:26.85
r:+0.72 32.83 1:09.66 (36.83)
1:47.34 (37.68) 2:26.85 (39.51)
4 Kucheran, Nina 00 MAC 2:31.07 2:27.54
r:+0.68 33.14 1:10.07 (36.93)
1:47.79 (37.72) 2:27.54 (39.75)
5 Herbert, Bailey 02 LOSC 2:31.02 2:29.36
r:+0.74 33.87 1:11.74 (37.87)
1:49.96 (38.22) 2:29.36 (39.40)
6 McDonald, Abigail 01 GMAC 2:35.62 2:35.38
r:+0.70 35.08 1:14.14 (39.06)
1:53.97 (39.83) 2:35.38 (41.41)
7 Mollin, Nina 04 MAC 2:38.18 2:37.11
r:+0.69 34.87 1:14.05 (39.18)
1:54.70 (40.65) 2:37.11 (42.41)
8 Guan, Tina 03 CHENA 2:39.42 2:39.29
r:+0.78 36.49 1:17.41 (40.92)
1:58.04 (40.63) 2:39.29 (41.25)
9 Spencer, Madeline 03 TSC 2:39.68 2:40.84
r:+0.64 34.73 1:14.34 (39.61)
1:56.83 (42.49) 2:40.84 (44.01)
Men’s 200 breaststroke
Eli Wall worked the middle 100 to coast to victory in 2:12.16, a personal best by more than a half second, but it remained shy of the A standard.
Second was Frederick Kamminga, who lopped more than two seconds off his prelims time to go 2:13.91. James Dergousoff was quicker than prelims in 2:14.05 but settled for third.
Event 18 Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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CANADIAN: N 2:08.84 2008-08-13Mike Brown, UCSC
OLYMPIC A: A 2:10.35
Name Year Team Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Wall, Eli 95 TSC 2:13.94 2:12.16
r:+0.76 30.30 1:03.67 (33.37)
1:37.39 (33.72) 2:12.16 (34.77)
2 Kamminga, Frederik 98 EKSC 2:16.20 2:13.91
r:+0.71 30.14 1:04.34 (34.20)
1:38.99 (34.65) 2:13.91 (34.92)
3 Dergousoff, James 96 UL 2:14.59 2:14.05
r:+0.71 30.52 1:04.28 (33.76)
1:38.89 (34.61) 2:14.05 (35.16)
4 Hess, Apollo 02 UOFL 2:16.26 2:14.92
r:+0.66 29.61 1:03.67 (34.06)
1:38.23 (34.56) 2:14.92 (36.69)
5 Migneault, Justice 02 UBCT 2:17.41 2:16.50
r:+0.72 30.17 1:04.34 (34.17)
1:39.82 (35.48) 2:16.50 (36.68)
6 Aylward, Graeme 00 MMST 2:17.54 2:16.69
r:+0.73 31.31 1:06.05 (34.74)
1:41.29 (35.24) 2:16.69 (35.40)
7 Koueiki, Jeremy 03 CAMO 2:18.92 2:17.69
r:+0.72 31.46 1:06.32 (34.86)
1:42.45 (36.13) 2:17.69 (35.24)
8 Park, Kevin 03 CREST 2:19.96 2:18.30
r:+0.61 31.42 1:06.48 (35.06)
1:42.52 (36.04) 2:18.30 (35.78)
9 Mastromatteo, Gabe 02 KSS 2:19.03 2:18.78
r:+0.68 31.01 1:06.79 (35.78)
1:41.98 (35.19) 2:18.78 (36.80)
10 Hemeon, Brayden 01 GOLD 2:19.38 2:19.96
r:+0.68 30.60 1:05.83 (35.23)
1:42.40 (36.57) 2:19.96 (37.56)
Women’s 200 butterfly
Emily Overholt rallied from the second seed after prelims, getting her hand to the wall first in 2:11.16. It’s her best time by a second and a half. The time was well behind the Olympic A cut of 2:08.43.
Mabel Zavaros was second in 2:12.19, with Daniella Hanus second in 2:12.42.
Event 19 Women 200 LC Meter Butterfly
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CANADIAN: N 2:05.95 2009-07-30Audrey Lacroix, CAMO
OLYMPIC A: A 2:08.43
Name Year Team Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Overholt, Emily 97 UBCT 2:12.62 2:11.16
r:+0.73 29.44 1:02.41 (32.97)
1:36.27 (33.86) 2:11.16 (34.89)
2 Zavaros, Mabel 00 MAC 2:11.31 2:12.19
r:+0.71 29.15 1:02.38 (33.23)
1:36.97 (34.59) 2:12.19 (35.22)
3 Hanus, Danielle 98 ISC 2:14.32 2:12.42
r:+0.71 29.30 1:03.21 (33.91)
1:37.18 (33.97) 2:12.42 (35.24)
4 Jansen, Ella 05 ESWIM 2:17.05 2:13.56
r:+0.82 29.77 1:04.21 (34.44)
1:37.70 (33.49) 2:13.56 (35.86)
5 Field, Josie 01 UBCT 2:14.11 2:14.31
r:+0.75 30.40 1:04.63 (34.23)
1:39.51 (34.88) 2:14.31 (34.80)
6 Kwan, Victoria 00 ESWIM 2:15.41 2:16.17
r:+0.78 30.64 1:04.50 (33.86)
1:39.89 (35.39) 2:16.17 (36.28)
7 Fernandes, Aryanna 00 AAC 2:16.82 2:16.74
r:+0.70 30.47 1:04.81 (34.34)
1:41.24 (36.43) 2:16.74 (35.50)
8 Sasseville, Genevieve 03 WS 2:16.75 2:17.19
r:+0.76 29.46 1:03.57 (34.11)
1:39.16 (35.59) 2:17.19 (38.03)
9 Willar, Lora 02 PCSC 2:17.25 2:18.79
r:+0.77 30.94 1:06.13 (35.19)
1:42.11 (35.98) 2:18.79 (36.68)
10 Minic, Catherine 03 GPP 2:17.53 2:18.94
r:+0.75 30.66 1:05.63 (34.97)
1:42.00 (36.37) 2:18.94 (36.94)
Men’s 200 butterfly
Mack Darragh was easily the class of the field to win the event in 1:58.10. But he fell short of his seed time, which was two tenths off the Olympic A standard. A 1:56.48 is required for automatic passage to Tokyo.
Second was Montana Champagne, cracking two minutes in 1:59.34. Patrick Hussey was third, leading three 2:00-points.
Event 20 Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly
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CANADIAN: N 1:56.27 2018-08-10Mack Darragh, OAK
OLYMPIC A: A 1:56.48
Name Year Team Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Darragh, Mack 93 OAK 1:59.11 1:58.10
r:+0.68 25.62 54.84 (29.22)
1:25.62 (30.78) 1:58.10 (32.48)
2 Champagne, Montana 96 GO 2:00.48 1:59.34
r:+0.70 26.11 55.83 (29.72)
1:26.79 (30.96) 1:59.34 (32.55)
3 Hussey, Patrick 01 PCSC 2:00.91 2:00.51
r:+0.68 26.98 58.22 (31.24)
1:29.37 (31.15) 2:00.51 (31.14)
4 Wu, Yu Tong 04 SKSC 2:01.64 2:00.67
r:+0.74 27.20 58.27 (31.07)
1:30.07 (31.80) 2:00.67 (30.60)
5 Loewen, Benjamin 04 CREST 2:00.27 2:00.97
r:+0.60 26.92 57.81 (30.89)
1:29.66 (31.85) 2:00.97 (31.31)
6 Sava, Michael 02 RAMAC 2:01.24 2:01.26
r:+0.77 26.85 57.50 (30.65)
1:29.59 (32.09) 2:01.26 (31.67)
7 Lim, Dmitriy 00 UBCT 2:03.11 2:01.88
r:+0.67 26.75 57.23 (30.48)
1:28.92 (31.69) 2:01.88 (32.96)
8 Duke, Nicolas 98 UL 2:03.97 2:04.74
r:+0.71 27.87 59.82 (31.95)
1:31.43 (31.61) 2:04.74 (33.31)
9 Paulins, Sebastian 98 BRANT 2:04.94 2:04.80
r:+0.67 28.00 59.66 (31.66)
1:31.69 (32.03) 2:04.80 (33.11)
10 Vanherk, Brendan 99 ROD 2:05.47 2:06.43
r:+0.69 27.06 58.09 (31.03)
1:31.34 (33.25) 2:06.43 (35.09)
