Canada saved its best for last at the FISU World University Games.
Port Lambton, Ont., native Shona Branton captured bronze in the women’s 100-m breaststroke Wednesday to double Canada’s medal total on the meet’s seventh and final day of competition in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.
Branton’s time of 1:07.75 was good for third behind American Emma Weber (1:07.09) and Barbara Mazurkiewicz of Poland (1:07.57).
“It means a lot. This is my first time getting to represent Canada ever, so getting to bring home a medal is so special,” said the 22-year-old, who trains with Paul Midgley at Western University in London, Ont. “I looked over at everyone and just to get to see everybody so excited in the stands I was just like, fighting back tears.”
Canada just missed another medal, as Ottawa’s Julie Brousseau came fourth in the women’s 400-m freestyle by 0.26 seconds with a time of 4:10.14. Toronto’s Benjamin Loewen was sixth in the men’s 200-m backstroke final (1:59.00) after qualifying with a personal best 1:58.78 in his semifinal.
Full results: https://rhineruhr2025.com/en/schedule#/athletic-sports-schedule/SWM/*