Redemption for Pickrem, medal record for Ruck at Pan Pacs
(WorldNews Canada)

TOKYO - Sydney Pickrem found redemption and Taylor Ruck tied another all-time Canadian medal record Saturday at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo. Pickrem lowered her Canadian record to 2:09.07 to take silver in the 200-m individual medley, the event in which she was disqualified at last year`s world championships after she choked on water in the final and got out of the pool. `After what happened last year in the 200 IM, I can consider it redeemed,` Pickrem said with a big smile moments after her race. `It was the best that I could do this week and that`s all I expect out of myself, so I`m happy with it. `It`s been kind of a rough year being really sick and having mono earlier...