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London swimmers posting fast times at Olympic trials

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Maggie Mac Neil isn’t the only local swimmer putting up fast times at the Canadian Olympic trials this week in Toronto.

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Fellow London Aquatic Club members Carter Buck and Kathryn Ivanov clocked club records in the 100-metre backstroke and 100-metre breaststroke in the opening two days of the meet. Buck went 57.15 seconds and will swim the 200 back Wednesday, while Ivanov went one minute, 9.58 for a seventh-place finish.

She will compete in the 200 breaststroke Tuesday. Both are taking part in their first Olympic trials.

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The London club has eight swimmers at the pre-Tokyo event, including 100-metre butterfly world champ Mac Neil, Shona Branton, Jack Haycock, David Hickey, Charis Huddle and Brett Liem.

Mac Neil, previously pre-selected for the Games, opened the meet with a 56.19 effort to win the 100-metre butterfly.

The trials continue until Wednesday.

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