Maggie Mac Neil sets record on way to first medal at Pan Am Games
Canada's Maggie Mac Neil waves to the crowd after swimming her way to gold in the women's 100m butterfly at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 22.Maggie Mac Neil added a Pan American Games gold medal to her Olympic gold in the women’s 100-metre butterfly Sunday.
“It’s one of the only titles I didn’t have yet so I really felt the pressure on myself to get it, but I’m really happy with that,” said Mac Neil. “I haven’t been under 57 this year so I just want to improve from there. I’m glad I could do that.” Her teammate Marie-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., claimed her first Pan Am Games gold with a victory in the women’s 200-metre freestyle.
They also combined with Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta., and Toronto Javier Acevedo for a bronze medal in the mixed relay. A day after Canadian mountain bikers claimed men’s and women’s cross-country gold, another cyclist reached the podium Sunday with Molly Simpson of Red Deer, Alta., taking silver in BMX.
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