Kylie Masse hopes to take 2nd gold in 200 backstroke at Canadian Trials
EDMONTON — Having already made a splash on the second day of the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials, Kylie Masse will be looking to add a second gold on Saturday.
The 22-year-old is one of the shining stars of the new wave of successful Canadian women’s swimmers and proved it in her first event in Edmonton on Thursday when she blazed to first in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 59.05, easily earning a berth in next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, also home to the 2020 Summer Olympics Games.
The native of Windsor, Ont., will compete in the 200 backstroke on Day 4 of the Trials Saturday, looking for a second gold in Edmonton in an event where she also holds a Canadian record time.
“It was good to have the 100 over first, because that is kind of my baby, but I have been working hard to get better at the 200 as well,” she said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do in that race.”