Kylie Masse was named the 2017 U SPORTS female swimmer of the year for the second consecutive season in leading the Varsity Blues to a bronze-medal finish at the national championships in Sherbrooke, Que., this past weekend.
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Masse completed the backstroke sweep for the second consecutive year. The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist from LaSalle, Ont., broke U SPORTS records in the 50 (26.53), 100 (56.80) and 200 (2:06.18) backstroke events over the three-day meet.
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The third-year kinesiology major also earned the women’s 200 IM silver medal, finishing just .27 seconds behind fellow 2016 Olympian Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson of UBC.
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A 2017 U SPORTS all-Canadian, Masse also helped the Blues to three bronze medals in the 4x100 medley and 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay events.
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