Ingrid Wilm, bottom, receives a hug from swimming teammate Penny Oleksiak following Canada's heat win in the women's 4x100-metre medley on Saturday in Nanterre, France. Oleksiak will be eyeing an eighth career Olympic medal in Sunday's final.
The Canadian men's and women's medley relay teams advanced to the swim finals at the Olympic Games in Paris on Saturday.Ingrid Wilm, bottom, receives a hug from swimming teammate Penny Oleksiak following Canada's heat win in the women's 4x100-metre medley on Saturday in Nanterre, France. Oleksiak will be eyeing an eighth career Olympic medal in Sunday's final.
The 24-year-old Toronto native competed with Mary-Sophie Harvey, Sophie Angus and Ingrid Wilm, leading the team into Sunday's final at 1:32 p.m. ET.Penny Oleksiak, Sophie Angus, Marie-Sophie Harvey and Ingrid Wilm finished second overall in the 4x100-metre medley relay heats to qualify Canada for the final at Paris 2024.
I think when you're on a relay and you're surrounded by other girls, it really does take that pressure off.She also moved to Mission Viejo, Calif., in 2023 to join a group of international pro swimmers coached by Jeff Julian.Oleksiak earns historic medal No. 7 as Canadian women win bronze in 4x100m medley relayOleksiak didn't qualify for an individual event in Paris after failing to secure a spot in the 100 free. At a June meet in Rome, Oleksiak needed to swim below the 53.
The Canadians slipped to second behind Japan after Harvey's fly while anchor Oleksiak found herself in a head-to-head battle with American Kate Douglass late in the freestyle.For Angus, her 1:06.07 split time in the breaststroke is the fastest in Canadian history. Elsewhere, Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., advanced to the women's semifinals in her first Olympic 50m freestyle competition.
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