CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Maggie Mac Neil closed out the FINA World Swimming Championships in style on Sunday by setting a world record in the womenB次元官网网址檚 100-metre butterfly.
Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished in 54.05 seconds to trim over a half-second off American Kelsi DahliaB次元官网网址檚 previous mark (54.59).
Canada won five medals on the day to bring the teamB次元官网网址檚 total to 14 for the week.
Rebecca Smith of Red Deer, Alta., won silver in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200 freestyle and Montreal native Ilya Kharun took silver in the menB次元官网网址檚 100-metre butterfly.
Kylie Masse of La Salle, Ont., won bronze in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200-metre backstroke in a Canadian record time.
CalgaryB次元官网网址檚 Ingrid Wilm, Sydney Pickrem of Halifax, Mac Neil and Kelowna, B.C., native Taylor Ruck also set a national mark with their third-place finish in the womenB次元官网网址檚 4x100 medley relay.
Mac Neil said she was B次元官网网址渄efinitely aimingB次元官网网址� for a world record.
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American Torri Huske was second in 54.75 and SwedenB次元官网网址檚 Louise Hansson took bronze in 54.87. MontrealB次元官网网址檚 Katerine Savard was eighth.
Mac Neil was named best female swimmer of the meet after winning three individual gold medals, two world records and three relay bronzes.
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In the 200 back, AustraliaB次元官网网址檚 Kaylee McKeown won gold in 1:59.26 and American Claire Curzan took silver in 2:00.53.
Masse was third in 2:01.26 for her first individual podium appearance of the meet. Wilm was fourth.
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The United States won gold in the 4x100 medley relay in 3:44.35. Australia took silver in 3:44.92 and Canada was third in 3:46.92.
Kharun was second in the menB次元官网网址檚 100 fly in 49.03 behind South AfricaB次元官网网址檚 Chad le Clos (48.59).
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Hong KongB次元官网网址檚 Siobhan Haughey won gold in the 200 free in 1:51.65. Smith was next in 1:52.24 and Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands was third in 1:52.28.
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The Canadian Press
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