Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck narrowly misses gold at World Cup stop in Uzbekistan

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-08 · by The Canadian Press

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Taylor Ruck, a 26-year-old swimmer from Kelowna, B.C., finished second in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent on Thursday, missing gold by just five hundredths of a second to Poland's Kasia Wasick. The article focuses specifically on Ruck's near miss and highlights Wasick's undefeated streak since December 2022 in short-course races for this event.
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Taylor Ruck, a 26-year-old swimmer from Kelowna, B.C., narrowly missed winning gold in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday. She finished second with a time of 23.68 seconds, just five hundredths of a second behind Poland's Kasia Wasick. Wasick has not lost a short-course race in this event since December 2022. Also competing was Finlay Knox, from Okotoks, Alberta, who secured third place in the men’s 100-metre individual medley with a time of 51.65 seconds. Additionally, Australia's Cameron McEvoy set a World Cup record of 20.13 seconds in the men’s 50-metre freestyle, marking the second-fastest swim ever recorded. The three-day competition continues through Friday.

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B.C. Canadian Kelowna TASHKENT the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

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B.C. GPE · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Finlay Knox PERSON · 1× Kasia Wasick PERSON · 1× Kelowna GPE · 1× Okotoks GPE · 1× Poland GPE · 1× TASHKENT GPE · 1× Taylor Ruck PERSON · 1× Wasick PERSON · 1×

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The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. finished second in 23.68 seconds, just five hundredths of a second behind Poland’s Kasia Wasick.
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Canadian Taylor Ruck narrowly missed gold in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on Thursday. asserted
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The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. finished second in 23.68 seconds, just five hundredths of a second behind Poland’s Kasia Wasick. asserted
old → finish → Wasick
Wasick has not lost a short-course race in the event since December 2022. asserted
Wasick → lose → December
Finlay Knox, of Okotoks, Alta., finished third in the men’s 100-metre individual medley in 51.65 seconds. asserted
Knox → finish → seconds
Australia’s Cameron McEvoy set a World Cup record of 20.13 seconds in the men’s 50-metre freestyle, the second-fastest swim ever. asserted
McEvoy → set → freestyle
The three-day meet continues Friday. asserted
meet → continue → ?
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2026. asserted
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