Montreal’s Ilya Kharun earned an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s 200-metre butterfly final on Wednesday at La Defense Arena in Paris.
The 19-year-old Kharun posted a time of one minute 52.80 seconds to set a Canadian record time and secure Canada’s first medal in men’s swimming since London 2012.
Trailing most of the race, Leo Marchand surged past defending Olympic champion and world-record holder Kristof Milak of Hungary to capture his second Paris 2024 gold medal.
The crowd at La Defense Arena roared as Marchand touched in an Olympic record of 1 minute, 51.71 seconds, beating Milak by four-hundredths of a second.
Montreal’s Ilya Kharun swam to a bronze medal and set a new Canadian record time of 1:52.80 in the 200-metre butterfly at Paris 2024.
McIntosh advances
Canadian 17-year-old phenom Summer McIntosh went first overall in the women’s 200-metre butterfly semifinals on Wednesday with a time of two minutes 04.87 seconds.
McIntosh, who earned a gold and a silver medal in these Games, is the two-time defending world champion in the event.
Canadian swimming action continues on Wednesday when Kelsey Wog and Sydney Pickrem compete in the women’s 200m breaststroke semifinals, starting at 4:03 p.m. ET.
More to come.