Russell, who swims for the Dolphins Swim Club and is coached by her mother in Oakville, ON, is also the daughter of former coach Cecil Russell. The 14 year old smashed Garapick's record of 1:03.28 (set in a bronze medal winning swim at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal) twice, once in heats with a 1:02.90 then again in the finals with a 1:02.66 to finish in 8th spot at the Mare Nostrum's Barcelona stop.
Of the 11 girls on the top 10 All-Time TAG list, 6 went on to represent Canada at the Olympics in backstroke: Garapick '76, Howard '92 & '96, Stefanyshyn '00, Dryden '92 & '96, Seeman '08, and Melien '88.
ALL TIME 13-14 LONG COURSE CANADIAN TAG
100 METRES BACKSTROKE
1--1:02.66--Russell, Sinead,14,DS--LCM08
2--1:03.28--Garapick, Nancy,14,HTAC--LCM76
3--1:04.29--Weckend, Suzanne,14,IS--LCM91
4--1:04.39--Howard, Julie,14,BRANT--LCM91
5--1:04.71--Buckland, Brooke,14,EAST--LCM03
6--1:05.06--Stefanyshyn, Kelly,14,MANTA--LCM97
7--1:05.25--Soucisse, Gabrielle,14,BBF--LCM05
8--1:05.26--Dryden, Nikki,14,IS--LCM89
9--1:05.30--Seeman, Lindsay,14,NEW--LCM07
10--1:05.34--Melien, Lori,14,AAC--LCM87
--1:05.34--Virgini, Lisa,14,PCSC--LCM91