{allcanada} Canada's Lacroix wins women's 200-metre gold

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Canada's Audrey Lacroix won the gold medal Sunday in the women's 200-metre butterfly on the final day of the Santa Clara Grand Prix.

Lacroix, a two-time Olympian from of Pont-Rouge, Que., clocked two minutes 08.64 seconds for the win. Jasmine Tosky of the U.S., was second in 2:10.89 and Elizabeth Beisel of the U.S. third in 2:12.74.

"I showed a lot of power on the second and third lengths," said Lacroix. "The field was fast so I really wanted to win this race. It gives me a lot of confidence with the world championships still six weeks away."

In the 800-metre freestyle, Gillian Ryan of the U.S., reeled in Alexa Komarnycky of Victoria over the final 200-metres to win the gold in 8:36.49.

Komarnycky who led a big part of the race was second in 8:36.93 while Tabitha Baumann of Ottawa was sixth and Heather Maitland of Toronto ninth.

Canadian swimmers collected 11 medals at the four-day meet, including four gold.

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