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Swift News
Canadian Olympic medallists Kylie Masse and Taylor Ruck finished off the podium in the women's 100-metre backstroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday.
Australia'a Kaylee McKeown won the race in a course record 57.16 seconds, while Americans Regan Smith (57.35) and Katherine Berkhoff (58.15) finished with silver and bronze, respectively.
McKeown is the two-time defending Olympic champion in this race and also in the 200 backstroke. She also beat Smith a year ago in Paris with Smith taking silver.
Masse, from LaSalle, Ont., was fourth (58.42) while Ruck, of Kelowna., B.C., was seventh (59.59).
Masse, 29, won this event at both the 2017 and 2019 world championships, and owner of nine world long-course medals.
"I really didn't know what to expect in the 100 just because I hadn't done much compared to what I was doing for the last quad. I was really surprised ]to make the team with a 58.18] at trials and was kind of hoping to build off of that coming into here," said Masse.
"But I really can't complain and I have to keep things in perspective with that tonight. To be fourth in the world and still be up there, competitive with the top and with those girls who I know are incredible swimmers, it's something that I'm really proud of."
