By Canadian Press

Cieplucha, Smith, relay team win medals at world short-course swimming championships

Dec 16, 2021 | 10:26 AM

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tessa Cieplucha and the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay raced to gold, while Rebecca Smith captured silver on a three-medal day for Canada on Thursday at the world short-course swimming championships.

Cieplucha, a 23-year-old Olympian from Oakville, Ont., won the 400-metre individual medley in a personal-best time of four minutes 25.55 seconds.

Cieplucha finished 0.97 seconds ahead of Ireland’s Ellen Walshe. American Melanie Margalis earned bronze with a time of 4:26.63. Bailey Anderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., was fifth. 

Kayla Sanchez, Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil, Smith, and Katerine Savard set a Canadian short-course record to win the relay in a time of 3:28.52. 

Smith, a 21-year-old from Red Deer, Alta., was also second in the 200 freestyle in a Canadian short-course record time of 1:52.24. 

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Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong won gold in a world-record time of 1:50.31. 

The championships, which run through Tuesday, are held in a short-course — 25-metre — pool, as opposed to the swimming events at the World Aquatic Championships or the Olympics, which are held in a 50-metre pool. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 16, 2021. 

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