BREAKING: Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak has become Canada's most decorated Olympian after bronze medal win in women's 4x100-metre medley relay
Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., Sydney Pickrem of Clearwater, Fla., Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., and Toronto's Oleksiak touched in 3:52.60, a Canadian record.
"Knowing that I have the best girls in the world to race with, I pretty much had a medal in the back of my mind the whole race," Oleksiak said. "I'm racing with three of the best swimmers in the world, so why should I worry?" "The notion of repeating and the burden of expectations, internally and externally, can be so disruptive. Penny figured out how to thrive all while being an amazing role model to young Canadians."As Mac Neil hung the medal around Oleksiak's neck during the medal ceremony, Masse applauded and Pickrem shimmied in celebration.Oleksiak, Mac Neil and Masse claimed their third medals at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre.
"We've had one of the strictest lockdowns in the entire world, so it was just putting in the training that we've doing for the last 15 months in and showing the world what we have," Mac Neil said.
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