Okotoks swimmer Finlay Knox wins 200 IM bronze in Baku
Canada's medal count grew Friday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup as two national team members reached the podium in individual events.
Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta., won bronze in the men's 200-metre individual medley at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku on Friday, finishing in one minute 52.57 seconds. American Luke Barr took gold in 1:51.34.
Kelowna, B.C.'s Taylor Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist, added a silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke, touching in 56.49 seconds behind the Netherlands' Marrit Steenbergen (55.17). Ruck had also claimed bronze in the 50 freestyle a day earlier, while Saskatoon's Blake Tierney won silver in the men's 200 backstroke.
Elsewhere in the meet, Russia's Egor Kornev equalled the world record in the men's 100 freestyle, clocking 44.84 seconds to match Australian Kyle Chalmers' 2021 mark, and also won the 50 backstroke in a World Cup-record 22.23 seconds.
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