TOKYO—Canada’s final medal hope in the Olympic pool ended in that newly familiar way: with Penny Oleksiak reaching for the wall. And when she touched, Oleksiak had a seventh Olympic medal, more than any Canadian in history at age 21. Oleksiak won bronze in the 200-metre freestyle, and anchored a silver in the 4x100 free relay, and the bronze here. “I love swimming with all my heart since I was very little, and I think that if you love to do something, you’ll be good at it,” says McIntosh. But Canadian swimming is different now and, like the great Penny Oleksiak, it’s not done.

Source: thestar August 01, 2021 02:45 UTC