Canada’s Kelly Mars won the silver medal in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics-National

Canada’s Kelly Mars won the silver medal in the women’s 100m backstroke. Tokyo Olympics.

Masse scored 57.72 seconds in the game last Tuesday, just less than one second behind the gold medalist Kaylee McKeown of Australia. American player Reagan Smith won the bronze medal.

Masse flew out from the gate and took the lead after turning at the midpoint. But McKeon, who followed Mars throughout the game, was able to make steady progress before winning.

The Maas medal is the latest in a series of awards won by the Canadian swimming team, including the country’s first Olympic gold medal won by Margaret Mac Neil in the 100m butterfly on Monday. .

Mac Neil also won the silver medal with Kayla Sanchez, Penny Oleksiak and Rebecca Smith in the women’s 100m relay on Sunday.

So far, Canada has also won the silver medal in the women’s double three-meter springboard diving competition and the bronze medal in women’s judo-this is Canada’s first medal in judo.

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