Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins bronze in women’s 100 backstroke

Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse wins bronze in women's 100 backstroke | iNFOnews.ca
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse trains at the 2016 Summer Olympics Thursday, August 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Canada will have a shot at taking home four individual medals in swimming at the Rio Olympics Monday night. Masse of LaSalle, Ont., will compete in the final of the 100-metre backstroke at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, while Rachel Nicol of Lethbridge, Alta., will take part in the 100-metre breaststroke. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

RIO DE JANEIRO – Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won the bronze medal in the women’s 100-metre backstroke at the Rio Olympics, giving Canada three medals in three days in the pool.

Masse, from LaSalle, Ont., finished in a tie for third with a Canadian record time of 58.76 seconds.

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu won gold in 58.45 seconds, Kathleen Baker of the United States took silver in 58.75 and Chinese swimmer Fu Yunahui tied with Masse to win a second bronze medal.

Canada opened the Games with a bronze in the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay, while Toroto’s Penny Oleksiak won silver in the women’s 100 butterfly on Day 2.

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