Kylie Masse Just Misses 100 Back World Record in Semi-Finals; Kathleen Baker Third, Olivia Smoliga Fourth

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It seems to be the theme of the night. World records keep getting rattled but not broken. Kylie Masse got oh-so-close to the 100 back record with a 58.18. She just missed Gemma Spofforth’s record of 58.12 from 2009. Masse broke her Canadian record from earlier this year that was a 58.21.

Masse leads a quality final that includes the defending world champion Emily Seebohm of Australia. Seebohm (58.85), American Kathleen Baker (59.03), American Olivia Smoliga (59.07), Russian Anastasia Fesikova (59.26), Czech Simona Baumrtova (59.65), Russian Daria Ustinova (59.74) and Kathleen Dawson (59.82) will also swim in the A-final tomorrow.

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