Canada’s Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm both advanced to the women’s 100-metre backstroke semifinals on the second day of swimming competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Masse, 27, of Lasalle, Ont., and Calgary’s Wilm, 25, secured their spots in the qualifying heats to open the Monday morning events at the Marine Messe Fukuoka.
Masse finished with the fourth-best time among the 61 competitors, touching the wall in 59.14 seconds. Wilm’s 59.96 mark was good enough for ninth-best.
American Regan Smith, who won the event last year and owns the world championship record, 57.57 in 2019, had the fastest time at 58.47. The top 16 swimmers advanced to the event’s two semifinals.
The semifinals are scheduled for Monday
