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Canadian teenager Leah Tigert had a breakthrough swim in the 200 freestyle at last weekend’s Ontario Junior International (SCM) meet in Toronto, climbing the all-time national rankings with a three-second drop.
Tigert, a 17-year-old Tennessee commit, clocked 1:53.60 in the 200 free to smash her best time coming into the meet of 1:56.46, set in the prelims, and take more than three seconds off her best time coming into the meet of 1:56.67, set at last month’s NYAC Cup.
Split Comparison
Tigert, 2025 NYAC Cup Tigert, 2025 OJI (Prelims) Tigert, 2025 OJI (Final) 28.04 26.96 26.68 58.38 (30.34) 56.50 (29.54) 55.66 (28.98) 1:27.74 (29.36) 1:26.19 (29.69) 1:24.29 (28.63) 1:56.67 (28.93) 1:56.46 (30.27) 1:53.60 (29.31)Tigert now ranks 7th all-time in Canadian history and 6th in the girls’ 15-17 age group. She currently sits just 1.10 seconds shy of the 15-17 NAG record of 1:52.50, set by Taylor Ruck in 2016.
All-Time Canadian Performers, Women’s 200 Freestyle (SCM)
Mary-Sophie Harvey, 1:51.49 – 2024 Rebecca Smith, 1:52.15 – 2022 Taylor Ruck, 1:52.50 – 2016 Kayla Noelle Sanchez, 1:52.59 – 2018 Summer McIntosh, 1:52.63 – 2022 Ella Jansen, 1:53.35 – 2022 Leah Tigert, 1:53.60 – 2025 Katerine Savard, 1:54.21 – 2016 Genevieve Saumur, 1:54.23 – 2009 Alexandra Gabor, 1:54.97 – 2009Tigert also set new best times in the 50 free (24.68), 100 free (53.17) and 100 back (59.32) at the meet, moving her into 5th, 4th and 22nd all-time in the 15-17 age group, respectively.
The Toronto Swim Club product, who will be joining the Lady Vols in the fall of 2026, represented Canada at the World Junior Championships this past August, placing 11th in the 100 free (55.36), 13th in the 200 free (2:01.71), 15th in the 50 free (26.01) 20th in the 100 back (1:02.21) and contributing to four Canadian relays that finished either 4th or 5th.
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