Medicine Hat’s Biffart wins bronze at 2026 Speedo Canadian Swimming Open

Apr 13, 2026 | 10:08 AM

Medicine Hat’s Rowynn Biffart won a bronze medal over the weekend at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Swimming Open.

The 17-year-old had the third-best time in the finals of the Women’s 200 metre individual medley.

Her time of 2 minutes 17.12 seconds was over a second and a half ahead of the fourth-place finisher.

A pair of accomplished swimmers fished ahead of her on the podium.

Gold went to Ontario’s Ella Jansen with a time of 2:12.57. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women’s 400-metre individual medley. At those Games, she was also a member of the fourth-place Canadian team in the 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay.

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Bella Sims from Las Vegas won silver at 2:13.44. Sims competes for the University of Michigan. She is an Olympic silver medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Games, where she was a member of the American 4 x 200-metre freestyle relay team.

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(Image Credit: Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club)

Biffart set three Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club records during the event. These included times in the 200-metre individual medley, 50-metre freestyle and 50-metre fly.

The Grade 12 student at Monsignor McCoy High School has previously committed to swim at the NCAA’s Arizona State University in the fall.

by Jesse Gill

Medicine Hat’s Biffart wins bronze at 2026 Speedo Canadian Swimming Open

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