Canada’s Taylor Ruck wins women’s 200m backstroke gold at swimming World Cup

TASHKENT - Canadian swimmer Taylor Ruck claimed victory at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup on Saturday, clinching the gold medal in the women’s 200-metre backstroke event. The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., completed the race in a time of two minutes 2.41 seconds, edging out American Anna Peplowski by just 0.30 seconds, who placed second with a time of 2:02.71, and Japan’s Waka Kobori, who finished third with a time of 2:06.99.

Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist, also secured silver medals in the women’s 100-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle earlier in the week. Canada's overall performance at the event was strong, securing a total of seven medals, including one gold, three silver, and three bronze. The World Cup series concluded in Kazakhstan the following week.