Penny Oleksiak has finished fourth in the women's 100-metre freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.
TOKYO -- Penny Oleksiak swam faster than she ever had in her signature race, but it wasn't fast enough for the Olympic podium in Tokyo.
Silver medallist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong touched in 52.27. Australian Cate Campbell edged Oleksiak out of bronze by seven hundredths of a second."I'm 21. This isn't my last Olympics," she said. "It's a matter of learning from this and getting better for next time." Oleksiak gets another chance at that historic medal in Sunday's medley relay in which she's expected to swim the final freestyle leg.
Swimming her ninth race in seven days, Oleksiak was seventh at the 50-metre turn Friday as she was in Rio. The Canadian began hunting down the frontrunners again only to miss out on a medal by a fingertip. "I think I've definitely had optimal recovery and I think it's just a matter of figuring out the race and where I could have done better," she said.
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