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[Topicmaster1010 4,177]

Alexanne LePage swam 1:07.60 in the 100m breast semis today. Had an entry time of 1:09.66. Bodes well for the future of sprint breaststroke!

[Topicmaster1010 4,177]

10 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Alexanne LePage swam 1:07.60 in the 100m breast semis today. Had an entry time of 1:09.66. Bodes well for the future of sprint breaststroke!

1:06.58 in the final to win gold!!! 

[orangeman 1,989]

20 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

1:06.58 in the final to win gold!!! 

Between this and Sophie Angus, Canada might have finally filled their breaststroke role in the relays.  Unfortunately it comes at a time where they are falling behind in the other strokes.  

[intoronto 5,638]

1 hour ago, orangeman said:

Between this and Sophie Angus, Canada might have finally filled their breaststroke role in the relays.  Unfortunately it comes at a time where they are falling behind in the other strokes.  

Yup. No clear successor to Masse/Wilm or MacNeil

[orangeman 1,989]

16 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Yup. No clear successor to Masse/Wilm or MacNeil

And unless Oleksiak comes back strong, the sprint freestyle has suddenly dried up, too.  Still think they'll compete for a medal in the women's medley in Paris, and maybe even the mixed medley if they decide to go for it.  The latter is much harder, though.  Putting Angus/LePage on the breaststroke will improve the team, but replacing McNeil with Liendo won't really move the dial.  Not sure if it'd be enough.

 

The other good news is, reviewing the times from Fukuoka, Gaziev did great in the relays on the freestyle.  After two strong finishes in the men's freestyle relays in Tokyo and Fukuoka, they're just lacking one more 47-second guy to really challenge for a medal.  

Edited September 8, 2023 by orangeman

[Topicmaster1010 4,177]

Yeah, during the 2016-20 period, most of our young talent was in the 100/200m distances. Now during this period, it seems like most of our young talent is now in the 200/400m distances which is still great but doesn't bode as well for the sprint relays. But as we saw with Lepage, talent can emerge from out of nowhere very quickly so hopefully we can find some new sprint talent soon

Edited September 8, 2023 by Topicmaster1010

[intoronto 5,638]

 

[Josh 10,505]

Eight bronze medals so far, and only one each of gold and silver. How fitting.

[Topicmaster1010 4,177]

Notably another National age group records from Wigginton in the 400 IM. 4:12.81. Now just 0.31 from the OQT.

 

Also nice to see Jansen bounce back after a rough double yesterday.

[Topicmaster1010 4,177]

Another gold for Lepage! 2:24.70 to win the 200m breaststroke. Will be interesting to see what she splits in the medley relay later.