2024 Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials
After setting a Canadian record in the 50 free on Saturday night. josh liend He was in full “go mode” at the Canadian Olympic Trials on Sunday morning. He swam 50.33 seconds in qualifying, shaving 0.01 seconds off his previous best time and national record, reaffirming his status as a strong contender for a medal at this summer's Paris Olympics.
Riendo set a record high, beating out the silver medalist at last summer's world championships. Maxime Grousset French.
Split comparison:
| josh liend | josh liend | |
| Old Canadian Records (2023) |
New Canadian record (2024) |
|
| 50 meters | 23.55 | 23.68 |
| 100 meters | 26.79 | 26.65 |
| total time | 50.34 | 50.33 |
He swam this essentially the same way he swam at last year's World Championships. In comparison, he made a huge push to the front of the race en route to winning his first NCAA title at the March event.
He has held this record since 2021, when he broke Santo Condorelli's record of 51.83 points in 2016.
Liendo is ranked No. 3 in the world this season, but the Olympic stage remains in turmoil with the American's uncertain status. caleb dresselworld record holder and defending champion, Hungarian Christoph Mirak.
Dressel appears to be in good shape as of late, swimming 50.84 seconds in San Antonio in April, but it remains to be seen how that will play out in a double taper scenario between the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Milak's situation is even more confusing, with local media reporting that he has missed most training since the Hungarian national championships.
| 2 | Matthew William temple |
Australia | 50.25 | 12/03 |
| 3 | josh re-end |
can | 50.33 | 05/19 |
| Four | caleb dressel |
united states of america | 50.84 | 04/12 |
| Four | Hubert kos island |
hun | 50.84 | 04/12 |
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Reends have historically leveled off from trials to major international competitions, with no significant time drop, but usually within a tenth of the trial in either direction.
| ordeal | big meat | |
| 2023 | 50.36 | 50.34 |
| 2022 | 50.88 | 50.97 |
| 2021 | 51.4 | 51.5 |
In addition to setting a Canadian record in the 50 free, Riendo also won the 100 free this week with a score of 47.80, and in qualifying he matched his time at last year's world championships with a score of 47.55. She also advanced to the finals in the 200 free with a best time of 1:47.83 in the preliminaries.
Riendo, 21, is training at the University of Florida in the United States. He has two silver medals and two bronze medals at the World Championships.
