Decorated swimmer Kylie Masse commits to 2028 Olympics after 6-month reset at home

Kylie Masse needed a reset.

After a decade of the competitive swimming grind, the decorated Canadian backstroker made the type of life change you don't normally see from someone hitting their 30s: she moved back in with her parents.

The six months at home in LaSalle, Ont., earlier this season ultimately convinced the five-time Olympic medallist to pursue a fourth Summer Games at Los Angeles 2028.

"This sport is incredible, but if you don't take the time yourself that you need and remove yourself a little bit, it just keeps going," Masse said this week at the Canadian swimming trials. "I found it important to take a little bit of a step back and just re-evaluate."

"I haven't been at home really since I was 18," she added. "It was pretty cool to be back with my parents and spend some quality time with them, but it fulfilled me in different ways, and I think it's what's motivating me for the next two years leading into L.A."

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Masse has since returned to her old training hub at the University of Florida.

A year ago, she was noncommittal about her future, preferring to focus on the 2025 world championships in Singapore. She came back from that competition with her 10th medal at a long-course worlds and decided she needed a break from the pool.

During that time, Masse trained and lifted weights on her own, and eventually dug up old practice routines from various coaches for when she was ready to dive back in.

"It was a different route," Masse said. "It was challenging and confronting in certain ways, but it was what I needed."

Masse, who earned a degree in Kinesiology at the