Canada's Maggie Mac Neil closed out the FINA World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday by setting a world record in the women's 100-metre butterfly.
Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished in 54.05 seconds to trim over a half-second off American Kelsi Dahlia's previous mark .Rebecca Smith of Red Deer, Alta., won silver in the women’s 200 freestyle and Montreal native Ilya Kharun took silver in the men's 100-metre butterfly.
Calgary's Ingrid Wilm, Sydney Pickrem of Halifax, Mac Neil and Kelowna, B.C., native Taylor Ruck also set a national mark with their third-place finish in the women's 4x100 medley relay."I’m just kind of trying to improve things as I go along for finals, so I’m really pleased with that," she said. "To make that my last individual swim of 2022 is so great."
Mac Neil was named best female swimmer of the meet after winning three individual gold medals, two world records and three relay bronzes. In the 200 back, Australia's Kaylee McKeown won gold in 1:59.26 and American Claire Curzan took silver in 2:00.53."I just tried to rely on my training that I’ve done and just continue to believe in myself to put together a good race," Masse said. "It’s great to have Ingrid up there fourth in the 200 as well, she had a great swim."
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