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Canada's Taylor Ruck posts double-medal day in swimming's World Cup

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Taylor Ruck from Canada won two medals on Saturday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan—silver in the 200-meter backstroke and bronze in the 100-meter freestyle. This is her fourth medal in three days following previous silver and bronze wins in shorter events. In the 200-meter backstroke final, Ruck narrowly missed first place by a tenth of a second to Anna Peplowski from the United States.

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Taylor Ruck, a Canadian swimmer from Kelowna, B.C., won two medals on October 3, 2026, at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku’s Aquatic Palace, Azerbaijan. She earned silver in the 100-metre backstroke and bronze in the 50-metre freestyle. Ruck, a four-time Olympic medalist in relays, narrowly missed first place by just one-tenth of a second to Anna Peplowski from the United States in the short-course (25-metre pool) backstroke event. This performance marks her fourth podium appearance in three days at the World Cup.

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“Article A describes Ruck's silver medal win in the women’s 100-metre backstroke and Knox's bronze medal in the men’s 200 individual medley on Friday, while Article B details Ruck's double-medal day with a silver in the 200-metre backstroke and a bronze in the 100-metre freestyle on Saturday.”

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Canada’s Taylor Ruck continued her medal haul at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup with a silver in the 200-metre backstroke and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle in Azerbaijan on Saturday. asserted

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The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., reached the podium a fourth time in three days after earning silver in the 100-metre backstroke and bronze in 50-metre freestyle at Baku’s Aquatic Palace. Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist in relays, touched the wall a 10th of a second after Anna Peplowski of the United States in the short-course (25-metre pool) backstroke. asserted

Ruck → reach → backstroke

Freya Constance Colbert of Britain finished third just over three seconds back of Peplowski and Ruck. asserted

Colbert → finish → Peplowski

Ruck’s teammate Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview, N.B., placed fourth. asserted

teammate → place → Riverview

Ruck raced to third in freestyle just over a second and a half back of victor Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands. asserted

Canada's Taylor Ruck posts double-medal day in swimming's World Cup

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