PARIS – Canada’s Ilya Kharun advanced to the men’s 200-metre butterfly semifinals at the Olympic Games in Paris with the second-fastest time in the heats.
The 19-year-old from Montreal was among 16 swimmers moving onto the evening semifinals. The top eight advance to Wednesday’s final.
Kharun was just over a tenth of a second back of world-record holder and quickest qualifier Kristof Milak of Hungary.
Toronto’s Josh Liendo also moved onto the semifinals in the men’s 100-metre freestyle, finishing 10th out of the 16 to advance.
Butterfly specialist Maggie Mac Neil grabbed the last berth to the women’s 100-metre freestyle semifinal by qualifying 16th, but decided to skip the race to prepare for relays later in the Games.
The Canadian men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay team ranked 14th in heats and didn’t reach the evening final.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2024.
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