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Canada's Taylor Ruck, of Kelowna, B.C., looks at the scores after competing in the 50m women's freestyle semifinal during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Nanterre, France, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck narrowly misses gold at World Cup stop in Uzbekistan

Oct 8, 2026 | 2:37 PM

TASHKENT — Canadian Taylor Ruck narrowly missed gold in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on Thursday.

The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. finished second in 23.68 seconds, just five hundredths of a second behind Poland’s Kasia Wasick.

Wasick has not lost a short-course race in the event since December 2022.

Finlay Knox, of Okotoks, Alta., finished third in the men’s 100-metre individual medley in 51.65 seconds.

Australia’s Cameron McEvoy set a World Cup record of 20.13 seconds in the men’s 50-metre freestyle, the second-fastest swim ever.

The three-day meet continues Friday.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2026.

The Canadian Press