DOHA, Qatar – Finlay Knox became a world champion and Ingrid Wilm earned another bronze medal for Canada Thursday at the World Aquatics Championships.

Knox won the men’s 200-m individual medley in a Canadian record 1:56.64, beating Carson Foster of Team USA by .33 seconds. The Okotoks, Alta., native, who swims with Scott Talbot at the High Performance Centre – Vancouver, was third at the final turn before charging ahead with a final split of 27.79.

“It feels incredible obviously now having the world champion under my name,” said the 23-year-old Olympian. “For me it’s just another step forward. I’m very happy to be in the spotlight tonight but in the back of my mind I know there are some faster swimmers out there which keeps me hungry.”

Earlier in the session Wilm out-touched Lauren Cox of Great Britain by .04 seconds to take the bronze in the 50-m backstroke behind Claire Curzan of Team USA (27.43) and Australian Iona Anderson (27.45).

“I’m feeling incredibly lucky. The 50 is always very up in the air. If wishes were fishes I wish it was a bit of a faster time, but really glad I get to represent Canada on the podium again. I’m so happy for that,” said the 25-year-old from Calgary’s Cascade Swim Club.

Canada has five medals (one gold, one silver, three bronze) after five days of the eight-day championships at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.

Finals begin at 11 a.m. ET each day, with live streaming and extensive coverage on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.

Meanwhile, Sydney Pickrem delivered a semifinal swim of 2:23.77 in the women’s 200-m breaststroke, good for third seed in Friday’s final.

In other evening swims for Canada Thursday, the women’s 4×200-m freestyle relay of Rebecca Smith, Emma O’Croinin, Sienna Angove and Taylor Ruck finished sixth in a time of 7:55.71.

HPC-Van teammates James Dergousoff (200-m breaststroke, 2:12.59) and Raben Dommann (200-m backstroke, 2:00.75) finished 16^th in their semifinals.

Dergousoff called his morning qualifying heat “probably the most stressful moment in my life”

“Just getting in there and making sure that I got my second swim I felt like a million bricks were lifted off my body. I don’t know why I did that to myself, it was so silly,” said the 27-year-old. “Now I’m just so thankful for all the hard work I’ve put in for 20 years to get me to a moment where I could compete with the best in the world.” 

“To compete against people that are world class, that adrenaline rush is something I’ll remember for a long time and use it to motivate me in every aspect of life.”

Dommann was also grateful for the semifinal opportunity.

“A year ago I swam my first 200 back in five years and I was 2:06, now I’m in a world championship semifinal,” said the 23-year-old, who represented Canada in open water in 2019. “Of course I always want more, everyone always wants more, but sometimes you just have to take a step back and be grateful on how far you’ve come.”

More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatics Refugee Team

are in Doha to compete in 75 medal events across six aquatic sports.

Live streaming and extensive coverage will run through Sunday on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem. See the full streaming and broadcast schedule here.

Fans can also follow along on Instagram and X through @CBCOlympics and @SwimmingCanada for highlights throughout the competition.

Full team Canada roster.

Pool swimming schedule and entries.