Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun captured his second gold medal in as many days at the World Cup finale in Toronto with a thrilling win in the men’s 50-metre butterfly final on Saturday.

Montreal’s Kharun, who also won Friday's 200m butterfly, clocked a time of 21.80 seconds to narrowly beat Switzerland’s Noe Ponti by one one-hundredth of a second. Toronto’s Josh Liendo finished just behind them for bronze in 21.91.

The 20-year-old Kharun earned $10,000 US for winning the 50m butterfly at all three stops of the World Cup tour, something he also accomplished in the 200m fly.

He took silver behind Liendo in the 100m butterfly on Thursday, which saw Liendo break Ponti's short-course world record in 47.68.

Kharun, whose parents spent most of their lives performing with Cirque du Soleil, racked

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