Canada’s Taylor Ruck posts double-medal day in swimming’s World Cup

BAKU — Canada’s Taylor Ruck continued her medal haul at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup with a silver in the 200-metre backstroke and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle in Azerbaijan on Saturday.

The 26-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., reached the podium a fourth time in three days after earning silver in the 100-metre backstroke and bronze in 50-metre freestyle at Baku’s Aquatic Palace.

Ruck, a four-time Olympic medallist in relays, touched the wall a 10th of a second after Anna Peplowski of the United States in the short-course (25-metre pool) backstroke.

Freya Constance Colbert of Britain finished third just over three seconds back of Peplowski and Ruck. Ruck’s teammate Brooklyn Douthwright of Riverview, N.B., placed fourth.