TORONTO - For the second straight night, Ilya Kharun and Josh Liendo stole the show for the host nation at the three-day World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, which concludes Saturday at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

Kharun won the men’s 200-metre butterfly in 1:49.71 to become the first Canadian in history to capture a World Cup triple crown.

The 20-year-old from Montreal had previously triumphed in the event in each of the first two legs of the three-stop series, staged earlier this month in Carmel, Ind., and Westmont, Ill. The hat-trick is worth US$10,000 in prize money.

For his part, Toronto’s Liendo followed his two wins from opening night — including a short-course world record in the 100 fly — with a victory and a Canadian mark in the men’s 100 freestyle. His time of 45.30 bette

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