Okotoks' Finlay Knox is on to the semifinals in the 200m individual medley after finishing third in his heat earlier today at the Summer Olympics in Paris.
The reigning world champion in the event, Knox hit the wall in a time of 1:58.97 to easily qualify for the semifinals, which will see 16 swimmers compete in two heats beginning at 1:47 p.m. MDT today.
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals will compete in the 200m IM final on Friday, Aug. 2 at 12:43 p.m. MDT.
The Okotoks Mavericks alumnus was part of the men's 4x100m freestyle relay team that finished in sixth place on opening day of competition at the Olympic Games.
Knox swam the third leg of the relay on the Canadian team that also included Yuri Kisil, Josh Liendo and Javier Acevedo.
Knox is also expected to be part of Canada's 4x100m medley relay team which will compete in heats beginning at 4:40 a.m. MDT on Saturday, Aug. 3. The 4x100m medley relay final is scheduled for 11:06 a.m. MDT on Sunday, Aug. 4.
