Kylie Jacqueline Masse is a Canadian athlete- a competition professional swimmer. She is best known to specialize in backstroke. She began her swimming journey at a young age for the Windsor Essex Swim team and was coached by Andrei Semenov. She won gold and set a world record (58.10) in the women’s 100-m backstroke to become Canada’s first-ever female world champion in swimming, at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Kylie won gold in the 100 m backstrokes at the 2015 Summer Universiade and was the 2015-16 CIS swimmer of the year while swimming at the University of Toronto. She won gold and set a Commonwealth Games record in both the 100-m and 200-m backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Kylie is a two-time Olympic medalist, having tied for the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in 100 m backstroke and then won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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| Bio/Wiki | |||||
| Name | Kylie Masse | ||||
| Real Name | Kylie Masse | ||||
| Nick Name | Kylie, Ky | ||||
| Profession | Canadian Swimmer | ||||
| Famous For | Earned top honours as the Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport Female Swimmer of the Year; received the BLG Award as the CIS Female Athlete of the Year. | ||||
| Debut | 2014 | ||||
| Personal Information | |||||
| Date of Birth | 18th January 1996 | ||||
| Age (as in 2021) | 25 years | ||||
| Birthplace | Â Windsor, Canada | ||||
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn | ||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||
| Hometown | LaSalle, ON | ||||
| Residence | Toronto, ON | ||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||
| Physical Status | |||||
| Height (approx.) | 5'8" (172 cm, 1.72 m) | ||||
| Weight (approx.) | 61 kg (134 lbs) | ||||
| Body Measurements (B-C-W) | Not Known | ||||
| Eye Colour | Brown | ||||
| Hair Colour | Brown | ||||
| Education and More | |||||
| School | Sandwich Secondary School | ||||
| College/University | Kinesiology program, University of Toronto | ||||
| Educational Qualification | Graduate | ||||
| Family and Relationships | |||||
| Father | Â Louie Masse | ||||
| Mother | Cynthia Lynn Masse | ||||
| Siblings | Brother: | ||||
| Sister: | |||||
| Marital Status | Unmarried | ||||
| Affairs/Girlfriends/Boyfriends | Not Known | ||||
| Spouse | N/A | ||||
| Children(s) | N/A | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Honours | The first Canadian swimmer to defend a world title- won the women’s 100-m backstroke at the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships | ||||
| Achievements | 1 Gold and 2 Bronze-Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships- 3rd Finalist | ||||
| 1 Gold-Tokyo 2018 Pan Pacific Championships- 3rd Finalist | |||||
| 2 Gold and 2 Silver- Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games- 4th Finalist | |||||
| 1 Gold and 1 Bronze- Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships- 3rd Finalist | |||||
| 1 Bronze- Rio 2016 Olympic Games- 2nd Finalist | |||||
| Coach | Byron MacDonald, Ben Titley | ||||
| Previous Coach | Linda Kiefer, Byron MacDonald | ||||
| Club | High Performance Centre - Ontario | ||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||
| Favourites | |||||
| Favourite TV show | Hawaii Five-O, Grey’s Anatomy | ||||
| Favourite Music | Rap, Dancehall | ||||
| Favourite Singer | Beyonce | ||||
| Favourite Other Sports | Soccer, Hockey | ||||
| Favourite Destination | Europe | ||||
| Favourite Food | Cheesecake, Chocolate | ||||
| Hobbies | Listening to Music, Spending time with family and friends, travelling, taking dance classes | ||||
| All-time Pre-competition ritual | Good night’s sleep, eating and hydrating, and listening to music to get excited | ||||
| Net Worth/Salary/Assets | |||||
| Net Worth | $ 10 million | ||||
| Salary | Not Known | ||||
| Assets | Not Known |
