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Taylor Ruck earned silver in the 200-metre backstroke and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, her fourth podium in three days.
Canada's Taylor Ruck earned silver in the 200-metre backstroke and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. , reached the podium for the fourth time in three days of competition at Baku's Aquatic Palace. She had already earned silver in the 100-metre backstroke and bronze in the 50-metre freestyle earlier at the event. In the 200-metre backstroke final, Ruck touched the wall one-tenth of a second after Anna Peplowski of the United States in the short-course 25-metre pool.
Ruck Adds More Medals in Baku
Freya Constance Colbert of Britain finished third, just over three seconds behind Peplowski and Ruck. Ruck's Canadian teammate Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview, N.B. , placed fourth in the same race. In the 100-metre freestyle, Ruck raced to third, finishing just over a second and a half behind winner Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands.
Katarzyna Wasick of Poland placed second. Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist in relays, continues to add to her international medal collection with the strong showing in Azerbaijan. Her four medals across three days in Baku mark one of the most productive stretches of her World Cup campaign. In other Canadian results Saturday, Saskatoon's Blake Tierney finished fourth in the men's 100-metre backstroke.
The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup stop in Baku features short-course racing in a 25-metre pool, a format that differs from the 50-metre Olympic pool. Ruck's performances in Baku follow a strong season that included competition at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Montreal in July. The World Cup series brings together top swimmers from multiple countries for a series of sprint-focused events.
Baku Podiums and Canadian Results
Ruck's silver in the 200-metre backstroke came in a tightly contested final decided by just one-tenth of a second. Her bronze in the 100-metre freestyle added to a growing tally that includes medals in both backstroke and freestyle disciplines. Peplowski's victory in the backstroke final led a podium that featured swimmers from the United States, Canada and Britain. Steenbergen's win in the freestyle final put the Netherlands atop a podium that also included Poland and Canada.
Douthwright's fourth-place finish kept Canada close to the medals in the backstroke event. Tierney's fourth-place result in the men's 100-metre backstroke gave Canada another near-podium performance on the day. The Baku competition is part of the broader World Aquatics Swimming World Cup schedule that moves through multiple host cities. Ruck, still competing at a high level at 26, remains one of Canada's most experienced international swimmers.
Her relay medals at the Olympics include multiple podium appearances for Canada in team events. Saturday's double-medal showing underlined her versatility across backstroke and freestyle races. The Canadian Press first published this report on Oct. 3, 2026.
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