Missouri graduate Dominique Bouchard took 12th in the 100-meter backstroke at the Rio Olympics Sunday night, posting a time of 1:00.54 in the semi-finals. The top eight swimmers advanced to finals.
Bouchard, who represents Canada, set her best 100-meter backstroke time at the 2015 World Championships, where she touched the wall in 59.80 seconds. That time would have placed 10th in Rio but still would not have qualified for finals.
The 100-meter backstroke is not the 25-year-old’s best event. She is a specialist in the 200-meter race and was sixth in the event at last year’s World Championships.