Canada at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships

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Canada at the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeCAN
National federationAquatic Federation of Canada
Websiteaquaticscanadaaquatiques.com
in Budapest, Hungary
18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) – 3 July 2022 (2022-07-03)
Competitors76 (30 men and 46 women)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
14
World Aquatics Championships appearances

Canada competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from June 18 to July 3, 2022. Canadian athletes competed in all five disciplines held at the championships. Canada's team consisted of 76 athletes.

The Canadian team won 14 medals a record high for one edition of the event, including 11 in swimming, also a new record.[1]

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 0 12 12
Diving 3 3 6
Open water swimming 4 1* 5
Swimming 10 17 27
Water polo 13 13 26
Total 30 46 76
  • 2 female athletes will compete in both open water swimming and in indoor swimming, they are included within the swimming numbers.

Artistic swimming

Canada's 12 member artistic swimming team (all women) was named on June 14, 2022.[2]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Audrey Lamothe Solo technical routine 83.1821 10 Q 83.0909 10
Solo free routine 84.5333 9 Q 85.4000 9
Sydney Carroll
Scarlett Finn
Laurianne Imbeau
Audrey Lamothe
Kenzie Priddell
Kiara Quieti
Alicia Rehel*
Claire Scheffel
Raphaelle Plante
Team technical routine 84.7752 7 Q 84.4817 8
Rosalie Boissonneault
Scarlett Finn
Laurianne Imbeau
Audrey Lamothe
Raphaelle Plante
Kenzie Priddell
Kiara Quieti
Alicia Rehel
Team free routine Did not start
Rosalie Boissonneault
Sydney Carroll
Scarlett Finn
Laurianne Imbeau
Raphaelle Plante
Kenzie Priddell
Kiara Quieti
Claire Scheffel
Kiana Sweet
Maude Turcotte
Highlight routine 85.1000 7 Q 85.2000 7
  • Competed in preliminary only

Diving

Canada's diving team consisted of six athletes (three men and three women).[3]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Bryden Hattie 3 m springboard 360.00 22 Did not advance
Rylan Wiens 10 m platform 415.15 7 Q 419.25 9 Q 416.20 9
Nathan Zsombor-Murray 400.25 10 Q 421.50 8 Q 446.55 7
Rylan Wiens
Nathan Zsombor-Murray
Synchronized 10 m platform 377.88 4 Q 417.12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Margo Erlam 1 m springboard 250.75 8 Q 246.10 9
3 m springboard 224.00 29 Did not advance
Mia Vallée 1 m springboard 249.60 9 Q 276.60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3 m springboard 304.95 4 Q 300.45 4 Q 329.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Caeli McKay 10 m platform 320.35 6 Q 336.30 3 Q 318.45 5
Margo Erlam
Mia Vallée
Synchronized 3 m springboard 282.60 4 Q 282.90 5

Open water swimming

Canada entered seven open water swimmers (four men and three women).[4] Katrina Bellio and Abby Dunford also competed in the pool competitions.[4] Eric Hedlin was named to the team but did not compete in any event.

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Alexander Axon 5 km 58:21.5 33
Eric Brown 10 km 1:56:15.0 36
Hau-Li Fan 1:54:29.6 17
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Abby Dunford 5 km 1:01:08.9 31
Emma Finlin 1:01:01.3 28
Katrina Bellio 10 km 2:09:13.2 34
Abby Dunford 2:10:21.2 38
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Katrina Bellio
Alexander Axon
Emma Finlin
Eric Brown
Team relay 1:07:34.7 11

Swimming

Canada's swimming team consisted of 27 swimmers (10 men and 17 women).[5] The team was selected at the conclusion of the Canadian Swim Trials that were held in Victoria, British Columbia.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yuri Kisil 50 m freestyle 22.71 41 Did not advance
Joshua Liendo 21.72 2 Q 21.73 3 Q 21.61 NR 5
Ruslan Gaziev 100 m freestyle 48.49 =14 Q 49.00 16 Did not advance
Joshua Liendo 48.16 4 Q 47.55 3 Q 47.71 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ruslan Gaziev 200 m freestyle 1:48.10 25 Did not advance
Jeremy Bagshaw 400 m freestyle 3:50.77 21 Did not advance
Javier Acevedo 50 m backstroke 25.18 18 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.97 22 Did not advance
Richie Stokes 200 m backstroke 1:59.86 17 Did not advance
James Dergousoff 50 m breaststroke DQ Did not advance
100 m breaststroke DQ Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:13.89 23 Did not advance
Finlay Knox 100 m butterfly 53.05 31 Did not advance
Joshua Liendo 50.97 2 Q 51.14 3 Q 50.97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Patrick Hussey 200 m butterfly 2:00.24 29 Did not advance
Finlay Knox 200 m individual medley 1:59.60 17 Did not advance
Collyn Gagne 400 m individual medley 4:17.85 14 Did not advance
Javier Acevedo
Ruslan Gaziev
Yuri Kisil
Joshua Liendo
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:13.08 5 Q 3:11.99 6
Jeremey Bagshaw
Ruslan Gaziev
Finlay Knox
Patrick Hussey
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:18.34 11 Did not advance
Javier Acevedo
James Dergousoff
Ruslan Gaziev
Joshua Liendo
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:35.62 11 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kayla Sanchez 50 m freestyle 25.15 13 Q WD Did not advance
Penny Oleksiak 100 m freestyle 53.70 2 Q 53.18 4 Q 52.98 4
Kayla Sanchez 54.06 5 Q 53.61 6 Q 53.59 6
Penny Oleksiak 200 m freestyle 1:57.22 =3 DQ Did not advance
Taylor Ruck 1:58.41 14 1:56.80 6 Q 1:57.24 =6
Summer McIntosh 400 m freestyle 4:03.19 2 Q 3:59.39 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Katrina Bellio 800 m freestyle 8:45.67 17 Did not advance
Katrina Bellio 1500 m freestyle 16:54.55 19 Did not advance
Abby Dunford 16:46.01 17 Did not advance
Kylie Masse 50 m backstroke 27.26 1 Q 27.22 1 Q 27.31 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ingrid Wilm 27.55 3 Q 27.39 4 Q 27.43 4
Kylie Masse 100 m backstroke 58.89 2 Q 58.57 2 Q 58.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Taylor Ruck 1:01.14 17 Did not advance
Kylie Masse 200 m backstroke 2:09.37 6 Q 2:09.23 6 Q 2:08.00 5
Taylor Ruck DNS Did not advance
Rachel Nicol 50 m breaststroke 31.24 18 Did not advance
Sophie Angus 100 m breaststroke 1:08.76 24 Did not advance
Kelsey Wog 200 m breaststroke 2:24.37 1 Q 2:23.82 5 Q 2:23.86 4
Katerine Savard 50 m butterfly 26.47 =15 Q 26.14 13 Did not advance
Katerine Savard 100 m butterfly 58.22 10 Q 57.98 11 Did not advance
Rebecca Smith 58.65 12 Q 58.15 12 Did not advance
Summer McIntosh 200 m butterfly 2:07.26 1 Q 2:05.79 WJR, NR 1 Q 2:05.20 WJR, NR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mary-Sophie Harvey 200 m individual medley 2:10.38 4 Q 2:10.22 Q 4 2:12.77 8
Sydney Pickrem 2:11.60 10 Q 2:11.28 11 Did not advance
Tessa Cieplucha 400 m individual medley 4:44.53 11 Did not advance
Summer McIntosh 4:36.15 1 Q 4:32.04 WJR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Maggie Mac Neil
Penny Oleksiak
Kayla Sanchez
Taylor Ruck
Katerine Savard*
Rebecca Smith*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:35.34 3 Q 3:32.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Summer McIntosh
Penny Oleksiak
Kayla Sanchez
Taylor Ruck
Katerine Savard*
Rebecca Smith*
Mary-Sophie Harvey*
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:53.59 4 Q 7:44.76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kylie Masse
Rachel Nicol
Maggie Mac Neil
Penny Oleksiak
Kayla Sanchez*
Kelsey Wog*
Ingrid Wilm*
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:58.38 4 Q 3:55.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • Raced in heat only and received medals.
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Acevedo
Joshua Liendo
Kayla Sanchez
Penny Oleksiak
Ruslan Gaziev*
Taylor Ruck*
Maggie Mac Neil*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:25.30 2 Q 3:20.61 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Javier Acevedo
Rachel Nicol
Katerine Savard
Yuri Kisil
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:35.34 11 Did not advance

Water polo

Canada qualified both a men's and women's team.[6] The men's team qualified for the first time since 2017.[6] On June 24, the Canadian men's team withdrew from the tournament after multiple positive Covid-19 cases amongst the team.[7][8]

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Playoff Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada men's Men's tournament  Spain
L 2–19
 Italy
cancelled
 South Africa
cancelled
4 withdrew 16
Canada women's Women's tournament  Italy
D 7–7
 Colombia
W 22–2
 Hungary
L 7–11
 Netherlands
L 7–10
Classification 9–12
 Kazakhstan
W 19–11
9th place match
 New Zealand
W 20–11
9

Men's tournament

Roster

Canada's roster consisted of 13 athletes.[9]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 42 14 +28 4 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 2 1 0 1 34 18 +16 2 Playoffs
3  South Africa 2 0 0 2 6 50 −44 0
4  Canada[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ On 24 June, the Canadian team withdrew from the tournament after multiple positive COVID-19 cases amongst the team.[10][11]
21 June 2022 (Annulled)[note 1]
19:30
Report Canada  2–19  Spain Sopron Lover Pool, Sopron
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Agustin Pinski (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–7, 0–6, 0–4
Constantin-Bicari, D'Souza 1 Goals Perrone 5

Cancelled[note 2] Italy   Canada

Cancelled Canada   South Africa
  1. ^ The Canadian national team later withdrew, so the result of the match was canceled and annulled afterward.
  2. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 23 June 2022, was postponed due to health concerns.[12]

Women's tournament

Roster

Canada's roster consisted of 13 athletes.[9]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 48 21 +27 5 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 55 21 +34 4 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 36 20 +16 3
4 Colombia 3 0 0 3 11 88 −77 0
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts
20 June 2022
19:30
Report Canada  7–7  Italy Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Andrew Carney (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 1–1, 1–0
McKelvey, Wright 2 Goals Giustini 2

22 June 2022
19:30
Report Colombia 2–22  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Anbar Anbar (KUW), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–5, 0–7, 0–7
Ortega, Restrepo 1 Goals McKelvey 5

24 June 2022
21:00
Report Hungary  11–7  Canada Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–0, 2–3
Keszthelyi 3 Goals McKelvey 3
Playoffs
26 June 2022
14:00
Report Canada  7–10  Netherlands Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Raffaele Colombo (ITA), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 2–6, 2–1
seven players 1 Goals three players 2
9–12th place semifinals
28 June 2022
18:30
Report Canada  19–11  Kazakhstan Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged
Referees:
Ivan Raković (SRB), Fabio Toffoli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–3, 5–3, 5–3
three players 4 Goals Yeremina 3
9th place match
30 June 2022
18:30
Report New Zealand  11–20  Canada Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged
Referees:
Pascal Bouchez (FRA), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–5, 5–6, 4–5
Houghton 6 Goals Lekness 4

See also

References

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  8. ^ "Canadian men's water polo team withdraws from worlds due to COVID-19". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "World Championships – Budapest 2022 – Rosters & Schedule". www.total-waterpolo.com/. Total Water Polo. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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  11. ^ "Canadian men's water polo team withdraws from worlds due to COVID-19". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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