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Canada's Taylor Ruck wins women's 200m backstroke gold at swimming World Cup

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 10). Canada's Taylor Ruck wins women's 200m backstroke gold at swimming World Cup. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/canada-s-taylor-ruck-wins-women-s-200m-backstroke-gold-at-swimming-world-cup/article_300050da-85ca-5f62-a8bc-6a5fbf8d7e5a.html

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Taylor Ruck, a 26-year-old swimmer from Kelowna, B.C., Canada, won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter backstroke at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent with a time of two minutes and 2.41 seconds on October 7, 2026. The silver medal went to Anna Peplowski from the United States with a time of 2:02.71, followed by Waka Kobori from Japan in third place at 2:06.99. Ruck also claimed silver medals earlier in the week for both the women's 100-meter backstroke and 50-meter freestyle events. Canada secured seven total medals in Tashkent — one gold, three silvers, and three bronzes. The World Cup series will conclude next week in Kazakhstan.

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TASHKENT - Taylor Ruck wrapped up the second stop of the three-meet World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series with a podium-topping performance for Canada on Saturday. asserted

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The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., won gold in the women’s 200-metre backstroke with a time of two minutes 2.41 seconds. Anna Peplowski of the United States was second in 2:02.71, while Japan’s Waka Kobori was third in 2:06.99. asserted

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A four-time Olympic medallist, Ruck also captured silver in both the women’s 100-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle earlier in the week. asserted

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Canada finished with seven medals in Tashkent — one gold, three silver and three bronze. asserted

Canada → finish → gold

The World Cup series concludes next week in Kazakhstan. asserted

series → conclude → Kazakhstan

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2026. asserted

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