Canada’s Taylor Ruck claimed the gold medal at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup event held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The 26-year-old athlete from Kelowna, British Columbia, secured victory in the women’s 200-meter backstroke event, clocking a time of 2 minutes and 2.29 seconds.
American swimmer Anna Peplowski finished in second place with a time of 2:03.81, followed by Ireland’s Ellen Walshe in third place with a time of 2:04.33. Ruck, a four-time Olympic medalist, has now achieved two gold and one silver medal in the 200m backstroke across the three stops of the World Cup series.
Another Canadian, Finlay Knox, also had a notable performance by clinching the silver medal in the men’s 100m individual medley event with a time of 52.18 seconds.
