Olympic Bronze Medalist Kylie Masse and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens speak to media at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, September 30, 2016. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)Olympic Bronze Medalist Kylie Masse and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens speak to media at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, September 30, 2016. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)
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Masse Comes Up Short in Budapest

Windsor-Essex's record-breaking swimmer comes up short in Hungary.

LaSalle native Kylie Masse, who already made a splash at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest with a gold and bronze medal to her credit, failed to medal Saturday in the 200m women's backstroke event.

Masse finished fifth in the final event with a time of 2:07.04, .56 of a second out of a medal and 1.36 of a second out of the lead. Teammate Hilary Caldwell finished sixth in the contest, just .11 of a second behind Masse.

Australia's Emily Seebohm collected the gold in the event, followed by silver-medal winner Katinka Hosszu and American Kathleen Baker taking the bronze.

Masse won a gold medal and a world record earlier in the week in the women's 100m backstroke, and won a team bronze in the 4X100m mixed medley.

The championships conclude on Sunday.

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