Sydney Pickrem, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson reach swim semis
Canadians advance in 200-metre individual medley
By Jonathan Rumley, CBC Sports
A pair of Canadian women swam their way into the semifinals of the 200-metre individual medley with strong Olympic showings Monday in Rio de Janeiro.
Sydney Pickrem touched the wall with a time of 2:11.06, which was eighth-best overall, and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson finished with a time of 2:12:47 in her heat to rank 14th among the field of competitors.
Only the top 16 swimmers move on to reach the two semifinals and stay in the hunt for a medal at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Pickrem is a 19-year-old from Oldsmar, Fla., while 21-year-old Seltenreich-Hodgson was born in Ottawa.
The next round of competition in the women's 200 IM begins Monday at 11:36 p.m. ET, which you can watch live on CBCSports.ca.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Sydney Pickrem finishes 2nd in her women's 200m IM heat at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/5MkckzO1om">https://t.co/5MkckzO1om</a> <a href="https://t.co/HCSDsJw51l">https://t.co/HCSDsJw51l</a>
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