News & Articles

BUDAPEST 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BY THE NUMBERS

With the 2017 FINA World Championships in the books, here is one final look at some numbers that stood out at the event.

# of finalists: 17

# of finalists at Kazan 2015 worlds: 16

Last time Canada had more than 17 finalists at long-course worlds: 1978 (West Berlin)

# of additional Top 16 finishers: 21

# of additional Top 16s in Kazan: 10

# of medals: 4

# of gold medals: 1 (Kylie Masse, W 100 back)

Last Canadian gold medal at worlds: 2007 (Brent Hayden, M 100 free)

# of world records: 1 (Kylie Masse, W 100 back – 58.10)

Masse’s world ranking two years ago: 18th

Masse’s Canadian ranking five years ago: 99th

Last Canadian world record: 2009 (Annamay Pierse, W 200 breast)

Masse’s best 100 back time in 2009: 1:15.62 (age 13)

# of Canadian records: 12

# of Canadian records broken by Masse: 6 (individual and relay)

# of previous times Canada set 12 Canadian records at worlds: 0

Youngest swimmer: 16 years old (Kayla Sanchez)

Oldest swimmer: 26 years old (Michelle Toro)

Youngest and oldest in Kazan 2015: 17, 31

# of swimmers leaving with a medal: 10

# of swimmers with a medal in Kazan 2015: 8