Kylie Masse Breaks 100 Back Canadian Record, Moves to Fifth All-Time During First Prelims at Trials

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Photo Courtesy: Vaughn Ridley/Swimming Canada

During the first session of the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria, backstroker Kylie Masse blasted a new Canadian record in the women’s 100 back and improved to fifth all-time in the event. Meanwhile, two big names were disqualified in the prelims of the women’s 200 breast, although one of those DQs was later overturned.

Masse posted a time of 58.42 to top prelims of her signature event, beating out her own Canadian record of 58.66 set at the Olympic Games last summer on a relay leadoff. Masse had previously tied for the bronze medal in the 100 back, but her prelims time here moves her past Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu (58.45) into fifth all-time in the event.

The only swimmers that have ever been quicker than Masse’s time are Gemma Spofforth (58.12), Anastasia Zueva (58.18), Emily Seebohm (58.23) and Missy Franklin (58.33). Masse will try to move up that list in finals, where she will be seeded first by more than two seconds ahead of Hilary Caldwell (1:00.62) and Dominique Bouchard (1:00.74).

Event 7  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Masse, Kylie           96 WEST/UT             58.66      58.42  
                 28.43        58.42 (29.99)
  2 Caldwell, Hilary       91 ISC               1:00.21    1:00.62  
                 29.70      1:00.62 (30.92)
  3 Bouchard, Dominique N  91 OAK                 59.96    1:00.74  
                 29.69      1:00.74 (31.05)
  4 Zevnik, Alexia         94 POINTE-CLAIRE SW  1:00.72    1:01.04  
                 30.08      1:01.04 (30.96)
  5 Hanus, Danielle        98 ISC               1:01.71    1:01.12  
                 29.74      1:01.12 (31.38)
  6 Sanchez, Kayla Noelle  01 AAC/HPCO          1:00.92    1:01.14  
                 30.57      1:01.14 (30.57)
  7 *Roas, Johanna M       93 DU-CO             1:00.64    1:01.22  
                 29.47      1:01.22 (31.75)
  8 Hannah, Jade           02 ISC               1:02.16    1:01.45  
                 29.75      1:01.45 (31.70)

In the women’s 200 breast, Olympic finalist Kierra Smith led the way into the finals with her time of 2:25.96, just ahead of Ashley McGregor (2:26.47). Kelsey Wog, the World Short Course silver medalist in the event, was originally DQed but was later reinstated, so she ended up with the third seed in 2:28.53.

Wog was not the only big name to be DQed, but the other swimmer was not so fortunate to have the DQ overturned. Sydney Pickrem finished in 2:26.26, which wold have been the No. 2 time of the morning, but she was called for a stroke infraction that nullified her swim. Pickrem, however, will be favored to make the World Championships team later in the meet in both IM events.

Event 5  Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Smith, Kierra          94 KWIC              2:22.87    2:25.96  
                 34.05      1:11.37 (37.32)
        1:48.58 (37.21)     2:25.96 (37.38)
  2 McGregor, Ashley       93 POINTE-CLAIRE SW  2:27.24    2:26.47  
                 34.25      1:12.02 (37.77)
        1:50.10 (38.08)     2:26.47 (36.37)
  3 Wog, Kelsey            98 UMAN              2:25.42    2:28.53  
                 33.25      1:10.11 (36.86)
        1:48.47 (38.36)     2:28.53 (40.06)
  4 Nicol, Rachel          93 LASC              2:27.04    2:30.01  
                 34.28      1:12.92 (38.64)
        1:51.66 (38.74)     2:30.01 (38.35)
  5 Darcel, Sarah          99 ISC               2:31.78    2:30.44  
                 34.24      1:12.46 (38.22)
        1:50.94 (38.48)     2:30.44 (39.50)
  6 Brathwaite, Katrina    99 POINTE-CLAIRE SW  2:33.03    2:31.62  
                 35.12      1:13.35 (38.23)
        1:51.85 (38.50)     2:31.62 (39.77)
  7 Knelson, Faith         01 ISC               2:35.26    2:32.42  
                 33.87      1:13.08 (39.21)
        1:52.69 (39.61)     2:32.42 (39.73)
  8 Pavicevic, Katja       01 TSC               2:34.34    2:32.78  
                 35.35      1:14.32 (38.97)
        1:53.68 (39.36)     2:32.78 (39.10)
-- Pickrem, Sydney E 97 ISC/TA&M 2:27.42 DQ
                 34.06      1:10.86 (36.80)
        1:48.42 (37.56)          DQ (37.84)

Elsewhere, Katerine Savard led the way in prelims of the women’s 200 free, posting a time of 1:58.29. Savard, along with Penny OleksiakTaylor Ruck and Brittany MacLean won Olympic bronze in the 800 free relay last summer in Rio, but Oleksiak scratched the race while MacLean is retired.

Ruck, meanwhile, barely got into the final, finishing eighth in 2:00.19. Mackenzie Padington (1:58.39) and Kayla Noelle Sanchez (1:58.44) will join Savard in the middle lanes in the final.

Event 3  Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Savard, Katerine       93 CAMO              1:57.15    1:58.29  
                 27.89        58.07 (30.18)
        1:28.49 (30.42)     1:58.29 (29.80)
  2 Padington, Mackenzie   99 ISC               2:01.99    1:58.39  
                 27.55        57.12 (29.57)
        1:27.79 (30.67)     1:58.39 (30.60)
  3 Sanchez, Kayla Noelle  01 AAC/HPCO          1:58.46    1:58.44  
                 28.42        58.24 (29.82)
        1:28.70 (30.46)     1:58.44 (29.74)
  4 Goss, Kennedy          96 GATORS            1:58.26    1:59.24  
                 28.41        58.12 (29.71)
        1:28.42 (30.30)     1:59.24 (30.82)
  5 Harvey, Mary-Sophie    99  NEPTUNE NATATIO  1:59.48    1:59.44  
                 28.88        58.93 (30.05)
        1:29.30 (30.37)     1:59.44 (30.14)
  6 Ludlow, Danica         96 UCSC              2:00.72    1:59.49  
                 28.46        58.73 (30.27)
        1:29.31 (30.58)     1:59.49 (30.18)
  7 Smith, Rebecca L       00 SCAR/HPCO         1:58.90    1:59.81  
                 27.89        58.37 (30.48)
        1:29.06 (30.69)     1:59.81 (30.75)
  8 Ruck, Taylor M         00 UNCAN             1:58.27    2:00.19  
                 27.99        58.20 (30.21)
        1:29.11 (30.91)     2:00.19 (31.08)

Jeremy Bagshaw led a trio of sub-1:50 swimmers in the men’s 200 free, finishing in 1:49.62. Carson Olafson was second in 1:49.72, while Olympians Markus Thormeyer (1:49.96) and Yuri Kisil (1:50.06) completed the top four.

Event 4  Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Bagshaw, Jeremy        92 ISC               1:48.20    1:49.62  
                 26.10        53.72 (27.62)
        1:21.93 (28.21)     1:49.62 (27.69)
  2 Olafson, Carson        97 UBCDS/HPCVAN      1:50.36    1:49.72  
                 25.44        52.65 (27.21)
        1:20.91 (28.26)     1:49.72 (28.81)
  3 Thormeyer, Markus      97 UBCDS/HPCVAN      1:48.17    1:49.96  
                 25.87        53.73 (27.86)
        1:21.91 (28.18)     1:49.96 (28.05)
  4 Kisil, Yuri            95 UBCDS/HPCVAN      1:48.90    1:50.06  
                 24.99        52.89 (27.90)
        1:21.52 (28.63)     1:50.06 (28.54)
  5 Gilbert, Colin         98 KCS               1:50.61    1:50.28  
                 26.38        54.09 (27.71)
        1:22.32 (28.23)     1:50.28 (27.96)
  6 Brothers, Peter        96 UCSC              1:50.18    1:50.72  
                 26.06        54.08 (28.02)
        1:22.52 (28.44)     1:50.72 (28.20)
  7 Milosevic, Stefan      95 UBCDS/HPCVAN      1:49.66    1:50.88  
                 26.03        53.84 (27.81)
        1:22.25 (28.41)     1:50.88 (28.63)
  8 Bélanger, Samuel       97 UL                1:50.02    1:51.04  
                 26.32        54.46 (28.14)
        1:22.82 (28.36)     1:51.04 (28.22)

Oleksiak cruised to the top seed in the women’s 50 fly, posting a time of 26.40. Sadie Fazekas was second in 26.96, while Olympians Sandrine Mainville (27.04) and Michelle Toro (27.04) qualified third and fourth, respectively.

Event 1  Women 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Oleksiak, Penny        00 TSC/HPCO            27.24      26.40  
  2 Fazekas, Sadie C       97 WAC                 27.52      26.96  
  3 Mainville, Sandrine    92 CAMO/HPCO           27.14      27.04  
  4 Toro, Michelle         91 NYAC/HPCO           26.89      27.17  
  5 MacNeil, Maggie        00 LAC                 27.32      27.53  
  6 Lapointe, Marie-lou    94 C.A. ST-EUSTACHE    27.46      27.56  
  7 Kremer, Paige          96 KEYANO              27.77      27.58  
  8 Zavaros, Mabel         00 OAK                 28.31      27.59

Kyle Robrock was first in the men’s 50 fly in 24.39, followed by Matthew Dans (24.57) and Alexander Perreault (24.68).

 Event 2  Men 50 LC Meter Butterfly
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 *Robrock, Kyle J       93 DU-CO               25.03      24.39  
  2 Dans, Matthew          95 GO/UT               24.51      24.57  
  3 Perreault, Alexandre   98 OTTSC               24.83      24.68  
  4 Binnema, Josiah        97 KEYANO              25.04      24.70  
  5 Dekker, Nicolaas       95 RAPID               24.69      24.74  
  6 Kidd, Cameron          96 WRMS/UT             25.53      25.00  
  7 *Webster, Peter        98 DU-CO               25.11      25.03  
  8 Assaad, Gamal          95 OAK                 24.78      25.06

Javier Acevedo finished a half-second clear of the field in the men’s 100 back with his time of 54.70. He will be favored for the National title, but he has a ways to go to reach the FINA “A” standard of 54.06 in the final. Rob Hill (55.32) and Anton Loncar (55.52) qualified second and third, respectively.

Event 8  Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Acevedo, Javier        98 AAC                 53.67      54.70  
                 26.95        54.70 (27.75)
  2 Hill, Rob              96 CHENA               55.57      55.32  
                 27.20        55.32 (28.12)
  3 *Loncar, Anton         96 CRO                 55.83      55.52  
                 27.55        55.52 (27.97)
  4 Thormeyer, Markus      97 UBCDS/HPCVAN        54.59      55.87  
                 27.39        55.87 (28.48)
  5 Zeng, Tim              97 CHENA               56.71      56.10  
                 27.00        56.10 (29.10)
  6 Klein, Anders          97 KEYANO              56.23      56.26  
                 27.47        56.26 (28.79)
  7 Choboter, Noah         96 ROD                 55.78      56.32  
                 27.48        56.32 (28.84)
  8 *Robrock, Kyle J       93 DU-CO               56.77      56.69  
                 27.44        56.69 (29.25)

James Dergousoff topped prelims in the 200 breast with his time of 2:13.32, again well short of the FINA “A” time of 2:11.11. Eli Wall qualified second in 2:14.06, and Ryan Telford was third in 2:14.61.

Event 6  Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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    Name                 Year Team                 Seed    Prelims        
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Dergousoff, James      96 CHENA             2:13.26    2:13.32  
                 31.12      1:04.21 (33.09)
        1:38.02 (33.81)     2:13.32 (35.30)
  2 Wall, Eli              95 TSC/UT            2:16.19    2:14.06  
                 30.76      1:04.55 (33.79)
        1:39.38 (34.83)     2:14.06 (34.68)
  3 Telford, Ryan          98 AAC               2:14.87    2:14.61  
                 30.73      1:05.11 (34.38)
        1:39.77 (34.66)     2:14.61 (34.84)
  4 Guest, James           96 POINTE-CLAIRE SW  2:15.51    2:15.66  
                 30.78      1:04.47 (33.69)
        1:39.42 (34.95)     2:15.66 (36.24)
  5 Kamminga, Frederik     98 KEYANO            2:18.13    2:16.38  
                 30.88      1:05.59 (34.71)
        1:41.17 (35.58)     2:16.38 (35.21)
  6 Isings, Connor         98 POINTE-CLAIRE SW  2:18.95    2:16.48  
                 30.62      1:05.36 (34.74)
        1:40.37 (35.01)     2:16.48 (36.11)
  7 LeFranc, Jaren E       99 KISU              2:20.11    2:17.04  
                 31.39      1:06.62 (35.23)
        1:41.92 (35.30)     2:17.04 (35.12)
  8 Blackmon, Benjamin     96 UCSC              2:20.44    2:18.06  
                 31.74      1:06.50 (34.76)
        1:42.28 (35.78)     2:18.06 (35.78)

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