Canada’s Kharun swims to gold, Liendo takes bronze in 50m butterfly at World Cup finale in Toronto
Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun captured his second gold medal in as many days at the World Cup finale in Toronto with a thrilling win in the men’s 50-metre butterfly final on Saturday.
Montreal’s Kharun, who also won Friday’s 200m butterfly, clocked a time of 21.80 seconds to narrowly beat Switzerland’s Noe Ponti by one one-hundredth of a second. Toronto’s Josh Liendo finished just behind them for bronze in 21.91.
The 20-year-old Kharun earned $10,000 US for winning the 50m butterfly at all three stops of the World Cup tour, something he also accomplished in the 200m fly.
He took silver behind Liendo in the 100m butterfly on Thursday, which saw Liendo break Ponti’s short-course world record in 47.68.
Kharun, whose parents spent most of their lives performing with Cirque du Soleil, racked up a total of eight medals, including five golds, at the first two meets in Indianapolis and Chicago.
Montreal’s Ilya Kharun finishes first in the men’s 50-metre butterfly final at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 stop in Toronto with a time of 21.80.Toronto’s Josh Liendo places third to capture the bronze medal.
Pallister breaks Ledecky’s short-course WR
Australia’s Lani Pallister opened the final night of racing with a bang, smashing Katie Ledecky’s short-course world record in the women’s 800m freestyle.
Pallister, the reigning world champion in the distance, clocked a time of 7:54 — nearly three seconds faster than Ledecky’s mark of 7:57.42 from the 2022 World Cup in Indianapolis.
The 23-year-old was well ahead of world-record pace throughout the race.
Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey finished fourth in 8:15.52.
Australia’s Lani Pallister wins the women’s 800m freestyle event with a short-course world record of 7:54.00 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 stop in Toronto. Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., just misses the podium with a fourth-place result.
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