Canada's Sydney Pickrem competes in a women's 200-meter individual medley semifinal during the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday. ( Darko Bandic / The Associated Press )BUDAPEST, HUNGARY—Sydney Pickrem put herself in medal contention at the FINA world championships on Sunday by breaking her own Canadian record in the 200-metre individual medley semifinal. Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak advanced to Monday’s 100-metre butterfly final after clocking a time of 57.07 seconds in the semis — good for fifth. Canada’s women’s team faces Hungary in quarter-final play on Monday. The world championships run through Sunday.

Source: thestar July 23, 2017 21:33 UTC