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Canadian swimmers Kylie Masse of Lasalle, Ont., and Calgary’s Ingrid Wilm will compete in the women’s 100m backstroke final on Tuesday in Paris. The event starts at 3 p.m. ET.
Maggie Mac Neil, a 2023 Pan Am champion in the women’s 100-metre freestyle, has pulled out of the Olympic semifinals after securing the 16th and final qualifying spot. She is turning her attention to Saturday’s 100 medley relay, CBC Sports has learned.
The London, Ont., native placed fourth in her preliminary heat in 54.16 seconds, more than a second behind winner and world record holder Sarah Sjoestroem (52.99).
Mac Neil finished 50-100ths of a second ahead of Barbora Seemanova of the Czech Republic to book a spot in the 3:25 p.m. ET semifinals at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France.
The 24-year-old Mac Neil did not race the 100 free in her 2021 Olympic debut in Tokyo but was a member of the 100 free relay team that won at last year’s Pan Am Games and earned 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze.
On Sunday, she missed a chance to become the first repeat Olympic gold medallist in the women’s 100 butterfly, placing fifth.
WATCH l Mac Neil 5th place in women’s 100m butterfly:
Defending Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., finished in fifth place in the women’s 100-metre butterfly.