Taylor Ruck reacts following women's 100-metre backstroke final at the Canadian swimming trials in Montreal on Sunday, July 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canada’s Taylor Ruck wins women’s 200m backstroke gold at swimming World Cup
Oct 10, 2026 | 10:26 AM
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TASHKENT — Taylor Ruck wrapped up the second stop of the three-meet World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series with a podium-topping performance for Canada on Saturday.
The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., won gold in the women’s 200-metre backstroke with a time of two minutes 2.41 seconds.
Anna Peplowski of the United States was second in 2:02.71, while Japan’s Waka Kobori was third in 2:06.99.
A four-time Olympic medallist, Ruck also captured silver in both the women’s 100-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle earlier in the week.
