Taylor Ruck, a 26-year-old swimmer from Kelowna, B.C., clinched the top spot on the podium for Canada during the second leg of the three-meet World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series on Saturday. Ruck secured a gold medal in the women’s 200-metre backstroke event with an impressive time of 2 minutes 2.41 seconds. Following her, Anna Peplowski from the United States claimed the silver medal with a time of 2:02.71, and Japan’s Waka Kobori secured the third spot with a time of 2:06.99.
In addition to her gold-winning performance, Ruck, a four-time Olympic medalist, also took home silver medals in the women’s 100-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle events earlier in the competition. The Canadian team had a successful outing in Tashkent, accumulating a total of seven medals, including one gold, three silver, and three bronze.
Looking ahead, the World Cup series will wrap up its final meet next week in Kazakhstan.
