It was a strong morning for Canadian swimmers at the World Aquatics Championships on Friday in Fukuoka, Japan, with four advancing to the semifinals in their respective events.
The fifth day of swimming at the Marine Messe Fukuoka kicked off with a pair of Canadians qualifying for the men's 100-metre butterfly semifinals.
Ilya Kharun, 18, was the first Canadian to hit the pool, posting a personal-best time of 51.33 seconds to finish fifth in the penultimate seventh heat.
The son of Cirque du Soleil acrobats had the seventh-fastest time among the 16 qualifiers. Canadian Olympian Josh Liendo won the eighth and final heat with a time of 50.98, the third-fastest time of the morning.
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