Markus Thormeyer wins 200 backstroke for fourth medal at Canadian Trials
EDMONTON — Markus Thormeyer is piling up the medals at the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials.
The Delta, B.C. product became the most successful athlete to date at the 2018 Trials on Saturday, winning his third gold and fourth medal at the event, which serves as a qualifier for next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, also home to the 2020 Summer Olympics Games.
Thormeyer blazed to victory in the 200-metre backstroke, recording a time of 1:59.13, and flirted with the Canadian record time of 1:57.34 for the bulk of the race.
“I’m happy with my execution,” he said, adding that breaking the record is a goal heading into Tokyo.