Wilm's double-gold highlights 5-medal day for Canada at Mare Nostrum Swim Tour
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Canadian swimmers continued their medal-winning ways in Monaco on Sunday at final event of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, led by Ingrid Wilm's double-gold performance.
The Calgary native won the women's 100-metre backstroke and as the only swimmer to stop the clock in less than a minute. The 24-year-old posted a time of 59.83 seconds to edge Poland's Adela Piskorska by 0.92 seconds.
WATCH l Wilm races to women's 100m backstroke gold:
Wilm topped the podium once again by beating Czech swimmer Simona Kubova in the women's 50m backstroke duel event.
The Canadian's time of 27.37 was 0.97 seconds faster than her opponent, and secured her second gold medal of the day.
WATCH l Wilm wins duel to top podium again on Sunday:
Mary-Sophie Harvey almost landed Canada's third gold medal of the day, but had to settle for silver in the women's 200m medley.
The Trois-Rivières, Que., native finished 0.46 seconds behind gold medallist Anastasia Gorbenko of Israel.
WATCH l Harvey captures 2nd silver in 2 days in Monaco:
Calgary's Lorne Wigginton, 17, finished the men's 400m medley in 4:19.27 to grab bronze, edging France's Emilien Mattenet by 3.4 seconds.
Japan's Tomoyuki Matsushita (4:12.53) and Riku Yamaguchi (4:13.51) won gold and silver, respectively.
WATCH | Canada's Lorne Wigginton takes 400m medley bronze:
Not long after Wigginton's medal win, another Canadian teenager made the podium in another long distance event. Emma O'Croinin captured bronze in the women's 400m freestyle.
The 19-year-old Edmonton native swam to a time of 4:16.59, behind gold medallist Agostina Hein of Argentina (4:09.94) and Japan's Ruka Takezawa (4:14.26).
