Kylie Masse Breaks Canadian Record in 200 Backstroke in 2:05.42 to Win Silver | SwimSwam

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Canadian Kylie Masse earned her second silver medal of the 2020 Olympic Games with a 2:05.42 effort in the women’s 200 backstroke on the penultimate day of competition in Tokyo.

Masse’s performance is a new Canadian Record, lowering her previous mark of 2:05.94 set in 2019 at the Canadian World Trials. Masse also solidifies herself as the 5th-fastest performer all-time with the swim in Tokyo.

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown won her second gold medal of the Games with a 2:04.68. McKeown earlier won the gold medal with a new Olympic Record in the 100 backstroke in 57.47, missing her own World Record by just 0.02. Fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm claimed the bronze medal behind Masse in 2:06.17, meanwhile Masse’s teammate Taylor Ruck, the 2018 Commonwealth Champion in both the 100 and 200 backstroke, finished 6th in 2:08.24.

Split Comparison

Masse Tokyo 2021	Masse Trials 2019
29.30	29.89
31.44	32.31
32.17	32.1
32.51	31.64
2:05.42	2:05.94

Masse nearly equaled her months-old Canadian Record in the 100 backstroke earlier this week, winning the silver in the shorter distance in 57.72.

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL RESULTS

1. Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2:04.68
2. Kylie Masse (CAN), 2:05.42
3. Emily Seebohm (AUS), 2:06.17
4. Rhyan White (USA), 2:06.39
5. Phoebe Bacon (USA), 2:06.40
6. Taylor Ruck (CAN), 2:08.24
7. Peng Xuwei (CHN), 2:08.26
8. Liu Yaxin (CHN), 2:08.48

All-Time Performers, Women’s 200 Backstroke (LCM)

RANK	SWIMMER	COUNTRY	TIME	YEAR
1	Regan Smith	USA	2:03.35	2019
2	Missy Franklin	USA	2:04.06	2012
3	Kaylee McKeown	AUS	2:04.28	2021
4	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	2:04.81	2009
5	Anastasia Fesikova	RUS	2:04.84	2009
6	Kylie Masse	CAN	2:05.42	2021

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