Members of Canada's women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team celebrate after clocking 3:37.75 to capture gold at the 2023 Pan American Games on Saturday in Santiago, Chile.
Canada's Mary-Sophie Harvey, Brooklyn Douthwright, Maggie Mac Neil and Katerine Savard captured Pan Am gold in the women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay on Saturday in Santiago, Chile.
Brazil added to its medal haul with gold , while the U.S. added another silver with a time of 3:14.22.Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia, Ont., has a Pan Am gold medal to add to his Canadian titles in mountain biking. Holmgren moved into the lead on the third of seven laps and held it on the course at the Catholic University Sports Club northeast of the city.
In April, Holmgren picked up three medals at the Pan American Mountain Bike Championships in Brazil, including gold in team relay as Canada's elite male entry.He has spent the year focused on cycling and working on his coaching accreditation while helping train, mentor and lead more than 25 young, high-performance cyclists across the country.
Tenth at the test event for the Paris Olympics next summer, she was also fifth at the American Continental Championships earlier this year.Elsewhere Saturday, swimmers Rachel Nicol and Sophie Angus pushed Canada's medal count to four in Chile, going one-two in the women's 100-metre breaststroke.
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