Canada has kept the best for the end at the Fisu World University Games.
Shona Branton, originally from Port Lambton, won bronze at the 100m women’s breaststroke on Wednesday, doubling the total of Canada medals at the seventh and last day of competition in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.
His time of 1: 07.75 was good for a third place behind the American Emma Weber (1: 07.09) and Barbara Mazurkiewicz from Poland (1: 07.57).
“It represents a lot. This is the very first time that I have the opportunity to represent Canada, so to be able to bring a medal home is very special, “says the 22 -year -old swimmer, who trains with Paul Midgley at the Western University in London, have. “I looked at everyone, and just to see them so excited in the tarrades, I kept my tears. »»
Canada missed another medal by 0.26 seconds, while Julie Brousseau d’Ottawa finished fourth at the 400 m feminine free with a time of 4: 10.14. Benjamin Loewen de Toronto finished sixth in the 200m male breaststroke (1: 59.00) after reaching him with a personal record of 01: 58.78 in the semi-finals.
Complete results: https://rhineruhr2025.com/en/schedule#/athletic-sports-schedule/swm/