![]() ![]() The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials have been move to May 24-28, and an invitational meet will follow June 21-23, with the remaining nominations to be made after both events. Olympics, Tokyo 2020 Canadian Kylie Masse captures silver in 100-metre backstroke. Masse's international highlights while at U of T include a bronze-medal finish in the 100 backstroke at the 2016 Olympic Games, as well as breaking the world record en-route to a gold-medal finish at the 2017 FINA world championships. Olympics, Tokyo 2020, Kylie Masse, Team Canada, Backstroke, Tokyo, Olympic Swimming. On the national stage, Masse earned the grand slam award for four career victories in the backstroke events and was named the U SPORTS female swimmer of the year from 2016-19. ![]() Jeno Tihanyi award for individual medley excellence and earned major grand slams in all three backstroke events. The five-time OUA female swimmer of the year, five time OUA first team all-star and the 2015 OUA female rookie of the year also twice won the Dr. It just gives us a little more time to train and try and be the best we possibly can at the end of the summer."ĭuring her time with the Blues, the LaSalle, Ont., native went undefeated at five consecutive OUA championships, never losing an individual or relay race. "And moving forward, it just allows us more flexibility with our training. "I'm super grateful and thankful to be nominated," said Masse. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes. Masse, along with fellow 2019 world championship medalists Maggie MacNeil and Sydney Pickrem have been nominated by Swimming Canada to the Canadian Olympic team, as have Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck and Markus Thormeyer, all of whom made an individual final in Gwangju. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. "With the Trials now delayed until closer to the Games, the decision was made to name some of the top swimmers to the Olympic team now so they could begin their Olympic preparation in earnest. "This is a direct result of the pandemic throwing a monkey wrench into everyone in Canada's Olympic preparation," said Varsity Blues head coach Byron MacDonald. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials have been move to May 24-28, and an invitational meet will follow June 21-23, with the remaining nominations to be made after both events. The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time world champion has been nominated in both her signature 100-metre backstroke as well as the 200-metre race. University of Toronto Varsity Blues alumna Kylie Masse was one of six swimmers nominated to Canada's Tokyo 2020 Olympic team on Friday, following the shift in both the dates and format of the upcoming Olympic Trials.
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