Final Day of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest

Sprint swimmer Canny came painstakingly close to stepping onto the podium finishing fourth in the women’s 50m freestyle on the final day of the gala.

Competing against some of the best 18yr olds and under swimmers in the world, the South Africans missed out on any medals.

American Gretchen Walsh won the race in a blistering 24.71 seconds with countrywoman Maxine Parker finishing second in 24.75. Australian Meg Harris rounded off the podium clocking 24.89. Canny touched in a distant fourth place with a time of 25.29. She was one of the top South African swimmers at the championships after she also finished fifth in the 100m freestyle final clocking 54.93.

Later in the evening, Ethan du Preez featured in the men’s 200m butterfly final where he had to be content with an eighth-place finish hitting the wall in a time of 1:58.83. Urlando Luca of the United States stole the show winning the race in a time of 1:55.02.

Earlier in the week, Lara van Niekerk finished in fourth place in the women’s 50m breaststroke, while Dune Coetzee finished eighth in the 200m butterfly final.

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