Taylor Ruck Wins Third Race — in Third Different Stroke — at Canadian Swimming Trials
Ruck became the second Canadian to win three national titles in different strokes after taking the 100-metre butterfly in 58.15 seconds.
- On Tuesday, Taylor Ruck captured the 100-metre butterfly gold at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal, joining Summer McIntosh as the only swimmers to win titles in three different strokes at a single trials.
- The three-time Olympian added this victory to earlier wins in the 100-metre backstroke and freestyle, continuing a resurgent season two years ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
- "That's definitely the first time I'm hearing this information, so that's pretty cool," Ruck told CBC Sports's Devin Heroux after the race, noting the sprint schedule allows focus on "two laps and one lap."
- Elsewhere, Ella Jansen claimed gold in the women's 400-metre freestyle hours after world-record holder McIntosh withdrew from the event due to an illness.
- Other results included Ethan Ekk winning the men's 400 freestyle, while Sophie Angus and Oliver Dawson took the 50-metre breaststroke titles, with the meet continuing through Thursday as qualification for the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Calif.
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Taylor Ruck wins third race — in third different stroke — at Canadian swimming trials
MONTREAL - Taylor Ruck has joined some elite company.
Ruck joins McIntosh as only Canadians to win 3 titles in 3 different strokes at a national trials
Taylor Ruck joined elite company on Day 3 of Canadian national swimming trials. The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., won the women's 100-metre butterfly on Tuesday, joining Summer McIntosh as the only swimmers to capture three titles in three different strokes at a single Canadian national trials.
Taylor Ruck's renaissance continues. The swimmer now has a perfect record of three wins in three races at the 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal. On Tuesday night, the 26-year-old swimmer won a third gold medal by adding the women's 100-m butterfly to her 100-m back and 100-m freestyle titles. Faster of qualifying, Ruck sled from the central corridor. After the turn, she held a comfortable lead and, despite a slight drop in speed in the l…
Taylor Ruck wins third gold medal of 2026 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials - Team Canada
The Taylor Ruck resurgence continues, with the swimmer now three for three at the 2026 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal. On Tuesday evening, the 26-year-old claimed her third gold medal of the meet, adding a victory in the women’s 100m butterfly to those she already had in the 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle. As the fastest qualifier from the heats, Ruck was in the middle of the pool in lane four. Coming off the turn, she had a healt…
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