Canadian Olympian Rachel Nicol wins 100 breaststroke at Mel Zajac meet
VANCOUVER — Canadian Olympic swimmer Rachel Nicol won the women’s 100-metre breaststroke on Friday at the Mel Zajac Jr. International swim meet.
Nicol, from Lethbridge, Alta., finished the race in one minute 9.30 seconds to claim the victory. The 25-year-old was fifth in the distance in her first Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
Bailey Herbert of the Canadian junior swim team was second in 1:09.56 and Kelsey Wog of Team Manitoba was third in 1:09.86.
A trio of Canadians also topped the podium in the women’s 200 freestyle with Mackenzie Padington of the Campbell River Killer Whales taking first place. Molly Gowans of B.C.’s Island Swim Club and Kyla Leibel of Canada’s junior team finished second and third, respectively.