#K MASSE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 MAC#

This is the fourth Olympic medal all-time for Canada in the womenвЂ™s 100m backstroke. Xfinity is proud to bring you every minute, every medal and every moment of inspiration from Team USA and the Olympic Games on every screen through an experience unlike any other.

#K MASSE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 MAC#

It is CanadaвЂ™s third swimming medal of Tokyo 2020, following the silver in the womenвЂ™s 4x100m freestyle relay on Day 2 and Maggie Mac NeilвЂs incredible gold medal in the womenвЂ™s 100m butterfly on Day 3. Masse came to Tokyo as the two-time reigning world champion in the 100m backstroke. Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins silver in the WomenвЂ™s 100m Backstroke during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. That set up an anticipated showdown between the three women for the top spot on the podium. During the heats, Masse was the first to lower it, followed by Smith and then McKeown. That was the fourth time the Olympic record had fallen in Tokyo. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials have been move to May 24-28, and an invitational meet will follow June 21-23, with the remaining nominations to be made after both events. Masse was swimming in lane 5, having qualified for the final with the second-fastest time in the semifinals, behind only Smith who had broken the Olympic record. McKeown was just 0.02 off the world record she had set at the Australian Trials in June, while Masse was 0.02 off her own national record set the Canadian Olympic Trials. American Regan Smith came in for the bronze in 58.05s. Canadas Kylie Masse reacts after setting a new Olympic record in a 100-metre backstroke heat race at the Tokyo.

Masse had been leading at the turn but got passed by McKeown in the last few metres of the race. Canadian watches Regan Smith of U.S., then Australias Kaylee McKeown lower mark. CanadaвЂ™s Brent Hayden prepares to compete in a heat for the menвЂ™s 50m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics. Masse placed second in the backstroke 200m final, setting a new Canadian record time of 2:05.42. Masse finished in a time of 57.72 seconds, a quarter of a second behind Australian Kaylee McKeown, who set an Olympic record with her time of 57.47s. Canadas Kylie Masse becomes two-time Tokyo 2020 silver medalist. Kylie Masse has won her second career Olympic medal in the 100m backstroke, adding a silver to the bronze she won at Rio 2016. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window).Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window).

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