Kylie Masse dives into the water for the women's 200m backstroke final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary on July 29, 2017 (Photo courtesy of Ian MacNicol/Swimming Canada)Kylie Masse dives into the water for the women's 200m backstroke final at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary on July 29, 2017 (Photo courtesy of Ian MacNicol/Swimming Canada)
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Kylie Masse Breaks Record At Commonwealth Games

LaSalle's Kylie Masse can add Commonwealth Games champion to her impressive list of achievements.

She bettered the games record for a third time in two days, winning the women's 100m backstroke with a time of 58.63 seconds. She just edged out Emily Seebohm of Australia. Fellow Canadian Taylor Ruck finished with a time of 58.97 seconds.

"I'm always stronger on the last length," said Masse after the race. "I didn't panic. I didn't know where Emily was in the race. She usually goes out quite fast, so I was expecting we'd be close at the end.

"When I saw my name at the top of the board, it was a feeling of relief and happiness," she continued.

The win topped off a five-medal day for Canadian swimmers in Gold Coast, Australia.

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