By Canadian Press

Saskatoon’s Tierney just misses podium in 200m backstroke at swimming worlds

Aug 1, 2025 | 6:57 AM

SINGAPORE — Saskatoon’s Blake Tierney finished fourth in the men’s 200-metre backstroke at the world swimming championships on Friday.

Tierney finished with a time of one minute 55.09 seconds, 47 hundredths shy of the podium.

Hungary’s Hubert Kós won gold in 1:53.19, followed by South Africa’s Pieter Coetze (1:53.36) and France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (1:54.62).

Tierney broke the Canadian record twice — in the heats (1:55.17) and again in the semifinal (1:55.03) — to qualify for the final.

Canada has won six medals at the world aquatics championships — five in swimming and one in high diving.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 1, 2025.

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