# Canada at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships

Canada competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 July to 30 July.
Canada was scheduled to compete in all six disciplines and its team consisted of 84 athletes (31 men and 53 women). However, only 83 competed across five disciplines because high diver Lysanne Richard withdrew from competition.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Kylie Masse | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | July 25 |
| Silver | Jennifer Abel Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | July 17 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Abel | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | July 21 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Abel François Imbeau-Dulac | Diving | Mixed 3 m synchronized springboard | July 22 |
| Bronze | Javier Acevedo* Richard Funk Yuri Kisil Kylie Masse Penny Oleksiak Rebecca Smith* Chantal van Landeghem* | Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay | July 26 |
| Bronze | Javier Acevedo Yuri Kisil Markus Thormeyer* Sandrine Mainville* Penny Oleksiak Chantal van Landeghem | Swimming | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | July 29 |
| Bronze | Sydney Pickrem | Swimming | Women's 400 m individual medley | July 30 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Diving | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Open water swimming | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Swimming | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Synchronized swimming | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Water polo | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Total | 31 | 53 | 84 |

## Diving

Canada has entered 11 divers (five male and six female). Canada will compete in all events except the men's 10 metres synchronized platform and the team event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Philippe Gagné | 3 m springboard | 410.25 | 16 Q | 396.90 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| François Imbeau-Dulac | 3 m springboard | 385.30 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ethan Pitman | 10 m platform | 386.50 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vincent Riendeau | 10 m platform | 389.25 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Philippe Gagné François Imbeau-Dulac | 3 m synchronized springboard | 404.43 | 4 Q | — | — | 390.06 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jennifer Abel | 3 m springboard | 335.00 | 3 Q | 337.60 | 4 Q | 351.55 | |
| Pamela Ware | 3 m springboard | 317.25 | 5 Q | 338.25 | 3 Q | 335.10 | 6 |
| Meaghan Benfeito | 10 m platform | 339.75 | 5 Q | 355.15 | 4 Q | 331.40 | 8 |
| Olivia Chamandy | 10 m platform | 299.10 | 17 Q | 320.55 | 10 Q | 307.15 | 10 |
| Jennifer Abel Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu | 3 m synchronized springboard | 306.60 | 2 Q | — | — | 323.43 | |
| Meaghan Benfeito Caeli McKay | 10 m synchronized platform | 293.22 | 6 Q | — | — | 315.78 | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| François Imbeau-Dulac Jennifer Abel | 3 m synchronized springboard | 297.72 | |
| Nathan Zsombor-Murray Meaghan Benfeito | 10 m synchronized platform | 307.80 | 5 |

## High diving

Canada qualified one female high diver. Lysanne Richard had to withdraw from the competition after sustaining a neck injury.

## Open water swimming

Canada's open water swimming team was named on April 9, 2017. The team consists of six athletes (three men and three women).
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Philippe Guertin | Men's 10 km | 1:52:40.6 | 28 |
| Eric Hedlin | Men's 5 km | 54:56.9 | 14 |
| Richard Weinberger | Men's 10 km | 1:52:36.0 | 23 |
| Jade Dusablon | Women's 10 km | 2:07:16.8 | 32 |
| Stephanie Horner | Women's 10 km | 2:04:48.1 | 28 |
| Breanne Siwicki | Women's 5 km | 1:01:59.8 | 29 |
| Eric Hedlin Richard Weinberger Stephanie Horner Breanne Siwicki | Mixed team | 55:58.3 | 11 |

## Swimming

Canada's swimming team was named on April 9, 2017, after the conclusion of the Canadian Swimming trials in Victoria, British Columbia. A total of 26 swimmers (17 women and 9 men) were named to the team. To qualify for the team, an athlete had to place in the top two of their event and also meet the a standard time set by FINA. Notable absentees to the team include, 2015 World Championship bronze medalist Emily Overholt, multiple time 2015 Pan American Games medalists Santo Condorelli and multiple World and Olympic medalist Ryan Cochrane (who retired after the 2016 Summer Olympics).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Javier Acevedo | 50 m backstroke | 25.16 | 15 Q | 25.13 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javier Acevedo | 100 m backstroke | 54.43 | 15 Q | 54.11 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeremy Bagshaw | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.82 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josiah Binnema | 50 m butterfly | 24.50 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josiah Binnema | 100 m butterfly | 53.10 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tristan Cote | 400 m individual medley | 4:19.87 | 17 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Funk | 50 m breaststroke | 27.59 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Funk | 100 m breaststroke | 59.89 | 14 Q | 59.92 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuri Kisil | 50 m freestyle | 22.43 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuri Kisil | 100 m freestyle | 48.56 | =9 Q | 48.50 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oleksandr Loginov | 50 m freestyle | 22.88 | =47 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Markus Thormeyer | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.23 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javier Acevedo Yuri Kisil Carson Olafson Markus Thormeyer | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:14.88 | 8 Q | — | — | 3:15.25 | 6 |
| Jeremy Bagshaw Yuri Kisil Carson Olafson Markus Thormeyer | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:17.36 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javier Acevedo Josiah Binnema Richard Funk Yuri Kisil | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:35.14 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Olivia Anderson | 800 m freestyle | 8:43.93 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Olivia Anderson | 1500 m freestyle | 16:34.50 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hilary Caldwell | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.37 | 13 Q | 1:00.29 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hilary Caldwell | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.32 | 6 Q | 2:07.64 | 8 Q | 2:07.15 | 6 |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.38 | 15 Q | 1:58.15 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.74 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey | 400 m individual medley | 4:46.88 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandrine Mainville | 50 m freestyle | 24.99 | 15 Q | 24.67 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandrine Mainville | 100 m freestyle | 54.22 | 12 Q | 54.01 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kylie Masse | 50 m backstroke | 28.10 | 13 Q | 27.64 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kylie Masse | 100 m backstroke | 58.62 | 1 Q | 58.18 AM | 1 Q | 58.10 WR | |
| Kylie Masse | 200 m backstroke | 2:08.30 | 5 Q | 2:05.97 NR | 2 Q | 2:07.04 | 5 |
| Ashley McGregor | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.31 | 9 Q | 2:25.75 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rachel Nicol | 50 m breaststroke | 31.02 | 15 Q | 30.49 | 8 Q | 30.80 | 8 |
| Rachel Nicol | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.10 | 8 Q | 1:07.03 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Penny Oleksiak | 100 m freestyle | 53.18 | 4 Q | 53.05 | 6 Q | 52.94 | 6 |
| Penny Oleksiak | 50 m butterfly | 25.87 | 10 Q | 25.66 | 4 Q | 25.62 | 5 |
| Penny Oleksiak | 100 m butterfly | 57.51 | 5 Q | 57.07 | 5 Q | 56.94 | 4 |
| Mackenzie Padington | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.88 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mackenzie Padington | 800 m freestyle | 8:40.68 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sydney Pickrem | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.14 | 2 Q | 2:09.17 NR | 3 Q | DSQ | DSQ |
| Sydney Pickrem | 400 m individual medley | 4:36.25 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:32.88 | |
| Katerine Savard | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.16 | 14 Q | 1:58.46 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katerine Savard | 50 m butterfly | 26.81 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katerine Savard | 100 m butterfly | 58.71 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.67 | 10 Q | 2:11.61 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kierra Smith | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.43 | =15 Q | 1:06.62 | =6 Q | 1:06.90 | 6 |
| Kierra Smith | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.57 | 6 Q | 2:23.18 | 5 Q | 2:22.23 | 5 |
| Michelle Toro | 50 m freestyle | 24.64 | 6 Q | 24.66 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandrine Mainville Penny Oleksiak Kayla Sanchez Rebecca Smith* Michelle Toro* Chantal van Landeghem | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:35.84 | 5 Q | — | — | 3:33.88 | 4 |
| Mary-Sophie Harvey Mackenzie Padington Katerine Savard Kayla Sanchez* Rebecca Smith | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:56.49 | 8 Q | — | — | 7:55.57 | 8 |
| Sandrine Mainville* Kylie Masse Penny Oleksiak Kierra Smith Rebecca Smith* Chantal van Landeghem | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:57.17 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:54.86 | 4 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Javier Acevedo Yuri Kisil Markus Thormeyer* Sandrine Mainville* Penny Oleksiak Chantal van Landeghem | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:25.07 | 3 Q | 3:23.55 NR | |
| Javier Acevedo* Richard Funk Yuri Kisil Kylie Masse Penny Oleksiak Rebecca Smith* Chantal van Landeghem* | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:44.46 | 3 Q | 3:41.25 NR | |

## Synchronized swimming

Canada's synchronized swimming team consisted of 14 athletes (1 male and 13 female).

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jacqueline Simoneau | Solo technical routine | 89.2331 | 5 Q | 89.5000 | 5 |
| Jacqueline Simoneau | Solo free routine | 89.8333 | 5 Q | 90.1333 | 6 |
| Claudia Holzner Jacqueline Simoneau | Duet technical routine | 87.7081 | 7 Q | 87.6523 | 7 |
| Claudia Holzner Jacqueline Simoneau | Duet free routine | 88.9667 | 7 Q | 89.0000 | 7 |
| Janelle Ball Gabrielle Boisvert (R) Gabriella Brisson Andree-Anne Cote Claudia Holzner Gwendolyn McGuire (R) Samantha Nealon Elizabeth Savard Jacqueline Simoneau Kali Wong | Team technical routine | 86.4407 | 7 Q | 86.2044 | 7 |
| Janelle Ball (R) Gabrielle Boisvert Gabriella Brisson (R) Claudia Holzner Gwendolyn McGuire Marie-Lou Morin Elizabeth Savard Jacqueline Simoneau Laurence Vezina Kali Wong | Team free routine | 88.2667 | 7 Q | 88.8000 | 7 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Isabelle Rampling Rene Prevost | Duet technical routine | 81.3330 | 6 Q | 82.3413 | 6 |
| Isabelle Rampling Rene Prevost | Duet free routine | 83.0667 | 6 Q | 83.5667 | 6 |
Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

## Water polo

Canada has qualified both a men's and women's teams. The roster of both teams (with each consisting of 13 athletes each) was announced on July 12, 2017.

### Men's tournament

Canada's men's water polo team qualified for the World Championships with a silver medal performance at the 2017 UANA Cup in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.

#### Team roster

* Milan Radenovic
* Gaelan Patterson
* Aria Soleimani
* Nicolas Constantin-Bicari
* Matthew Halajian
* Scott Robinson
* Jérémie Blanchard
* David Lapins
* Dusan Radojcic
* Reuel D'Souza
* George Torakis
* Devon Thumwood
* Robin Randall

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Kazakhstan 10–9 Canada
| 17 July 2017 10:50 | Report | Montenegro | 8–8 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Francesc Buch (ESP) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Francesc Buch (ESP) |||
| 17 July 2017 10:50 | Report | Petković 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Francesc Buch (ESP) |
| 19 July 2017 18:50 | Report | Canada | 9–10 | Kazakhstan | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |||
| 19 July 2017 18:50 | Report | Thumwood 4 | Goals | Medvedev, Ukumanov 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |
| 21 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Brazil | 6–6 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA) |||
| 21 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Coutinho 2 | Goals | six players 1 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Andrej Franulović (CRO), Dion Willis (RSA) |

#### 13th–16th place semifinals

| 23 July 2017 10:30 | Report | Canada | 6–10 | France | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |||
| 23 July 2017 10:30 | Report | Thumwood 2 | Goals | Crousillat, Marzouki 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR) |

#### 15th place game

| 25 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Canada | 9–6 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |||
| 25 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Constantin-Bicari 5 | Goals | Le Roux 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

* Jessica Gaudreault
* Krystina Alogbo
* Axelle Crevier
* Emma Wright
* Monika Eggens
* Kyra Christmas
* Joëlle Békhazi
* Elyse Lemay-Lavoie
* Hayley McKelvey
* Christine Robinson
* Kelly McKee
* Shae Fournier
* Ymane Hage

#### Group play

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 0 | |
| 16 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Italy | 10–4 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 16 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Bianconi 4 | Goals | Eggens 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| 18 July 2017 18:50 | Report | China | 8–9 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
| 18 July 2017 18:50 | Report | Xiong, Zhang J. 2 | Goals | four players 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| 20 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Brazil | 6–16 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Daners (URU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Daners (URU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 20 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Ferreira 3 | Goals | Christmas 5 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Daniel Daners (URU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |

#### Playoffs

| 22 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Canada | 16–3 | New Zealand | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 22 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Békhazi 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Natacha Florestano (BRA), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |

#### Quarterfinals

| 24 July 2017 20:30 | Report | Hungary | 4–6 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Steven Rotsart (USA) |||
| 24 July 2017 20:30 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Eggens 5 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Steven Rotsart (USA) |

#### Semifinals

| 26 July 2017 22:00 | Report | Canada | 10–12 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |||
| 26 July 2017 22:00 | Report | Christmas, Fournier 3 | Goals | Gual 5 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alessandro Severo (ITA) |

#### Third place game

| 28 July 2017 15:00 | Report | Russia | 11–9 | Canada | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
| 28 July 2017 15:00 | Report | Ryzhkova 3 | Goals | Eggens 4 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |