"We still have a long way to go," Masse said. Through three days of competition, Canada's team of nine women and three men, all of whom competed at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, have three gold medals and three silver.
The Markham, Ont., native was second fastest overall and comfortably qualified for the final. The 25-year-old swimmer collected her second silver medal of the Olympics Friday night, getting edged out by Australian Kaylee. In the men's 50m freestyle semifinals, Canada's Joshua Liendo broke the Canadian record and placed first in his heat in a time of 20.88. It was another big night in the pool for LaSalle’s Kylie Masse. On Friday, Masse set the Canadian short course record and captured silver in the 100m backstroke with a time of 55.22. WATCH | Masse swims to silver in 200m backstroke: "I thought it was great to get on the podium, but the time is definitely not what I feel I'm capable of," said Masse, whose Canadian record in the event is 2:01.45. Masse split the podium between American swimmers Rhyan White, who claimed gold in 2:01.58, and Isabelle Stadden, in third in 2:02.20. She is a four-time Olympic medalist, having tied for the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke and then won silver medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and a bronze medal in the 4x100 m medley. The La Salle, Ont., won silver in the women's 200-metre backstroke with a time of two minutes and 2.07 seconds in the final. Kylie Jacqueline Masse (born January 18, 1996) is a Canadian competition swimmer. (Clive Rose/Getty Images - image credit)Ĭanadian swimmer Kylie Masse is on the podium once again at the short-course world championships in Abu Dhabi. Kylie Masse of Canada competes in the Women's 200m Backstroke during day three of the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi at Etihad Arena on Decemin Abu Dhabi.
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