{"id":9508,"date":"2024-05-16T05:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9508"},"modified":"2024-05-16T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T10:46:00","slug":"ontarios-kylie-masse-qualifies-for-paris-olympics-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/ontarios-kylie-masse-qualifies-for-paris-olympics-2024","title":{"rendered":"Ontario&#8217;s Kylie Masse Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/kylie-masse.jpg\" alt=\"Kylie Masse\" class=\"wp-image-9509\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Ontario's Kylie Masse Qualifies For Paris Olympics 2024\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, going back to the roots is the recipe for success. Canadian <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kyliemasse\/\">Kylie Masse<\/a><\/strong> is living proof that going back to the old approaches that she adopted in her early days as a swimmer truly pays off.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially when you are having self-doubts with your performances, which was the case for the swimmer in the past couple of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masse embraced her original routine, got back in top shape, and managed to deliver a flawless performance at the Olympic &amp; Paralympic Trials on Wednesday night in Toronto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian <strong>won the women&#8217;s 100-metre backstroke in 57.94 seconds<\/strong>, a time that sent her straight on the list of qualified swimmers which includes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/summer-mcintosh-posts-worlds-fastest-200m-freestyle-of-2024\">Summer McIntosh<\/a><\/strong> for the upcoming Paris Games this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-swim-better-when-im-relaxed\">&#8220;I Swim Better When I&#8217;m Relaxed&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Masse, who was born in LaSalle, Ontario, acknowledged that she swims a lot better when she is feeling relaxed, something that &#8220;<em>goes full circle<\/em>\u201d to the start of her career when she \u201c<em>was just relaxed and enjoying it, racing<\/em>\u201d, and being with her friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her relaxation helped her achieve the stellar performance that sent her inside the qualifying time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/olympics\">Olympics<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kylie Masse is BACK! 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