Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia NewsĪfter winning bronze, the hearts of her fans were shaken with excitement. “It’s always nice to see the kids have fun with it and then they get better and better, I’m so very happy for her, it’s amazing really.” Kylie Masse of Canada receives a bronze in the women’s 100m backstroke final at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, August 08, 2016. “She was always hard worker,” said Lou Pocock, who coached her for one year when she first joined the WEST. She made the Canadian team in Rio after breaking a national record in the women’s 100-metre backstroke at the Canadian Olympic and Para-swimming Trials. Kylie Masse of Canada wins a bronze in the women’s 100m backstroke final at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, August 08, 2016. Since joining the Windsor Essex Swim Team more than a decade ago, she has earned national and international recognition - especially after winning Canada’s first swimming gold medal at the World University Games in 2015. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “It gives me goosebumps,” said Stefanyshyn.Ī sophomore at the University of Toronto, Masse is also a Sandwich high school graduate.
“Kylie, being the hometown hero, we wanted to do something special to rally the town around her, we had this undercover ready to go but we didn’t want to jinx it, we wanted to see how she would do in the semi finals and made sure she made it and last night as soon as she made it we just started sending the invites,” said Kelly Stefanyshyn, operations director at the championships.
The gathering was organized by the FINA World Swimming Championships, which contacted local groups and supporters to rally for Masse. fA7qsus6g6- NewsPhotog August 9, 2016įlags and banners were waving at John Max sports bar on Dougall Avenue where fans dressed in red and white anxiously waited for the race to begin around 9:30 p.m. Windsor Essex Swim Team cheers on Kylie Masse in the 100 M backstroke final at the Rio Olympics.
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