Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse settled for the silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke event at the FINA Worlds on Monday in Budapest.
The one who had won the race at the two previous World Championships and obtained silver at the Tokyo Olympics over this distance had to admit defeat in front of the American Regan Smith. The latter posted a time of 58.22 s, compared to 58.40 for Masse. Another United States representative, Claire Curzan (58.67), completed the podium.
In addition, in the 200m freestyle, Penny Oleksiak was disqualified in the semi-finals due to a false start.