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The Amazing Penny Oleksiak: ‘I just tried to hold on’
Penny Oleksiak shows off her silver medal. (Frank Gunn, CP) Penny Oleksiak was nervous. Jittery enough that she spent a good part of her day sitting in her room at Rio’s Athletes Village, shaking....
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Why men shouldn’t get the credit when women win in Rio
Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito (left) and Roseline Filion perform a dive on their way to a bronze medal win in women’s synchronized 10-metre platform diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,...
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Canadian underdogs win relay bronze: ‘We all believed it possible’
In the last four Summer Games, Canada won a total of four medals in the Olympic pool. In just five days in Rio, Canada’s women have equalled that mark, and now seem destined to surpass it—with or...
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Penny Oleksiak’s sudden dominance has shocked everyone—even her coaches
Penny Oleksiak saved her best for last. At the 50-m turn of the women’s 100-m freestyle race in Rio, Oleksiak was seventh, almost a full second behind the leader, Cate Campbell of Australia. Then the...
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Why Simone Manuel’s gold-medal swim in Rio was so historic
United States’ Simone Manuel celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro,...
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What’s next for Penny Oleksiak?
Dana Vollmer of the U.S., centre, leads Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen, right, and Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, left, in the the third leg of the women’s 4×100 meter medley relay. (Jin-man Lee, AP) Penny...
View ArticlePenny Oleksiak vs. Average Canadian: 100-m freestyle
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The making of Penny Oleksiak: Our best-ever Summer Olympian
Penny Oleksiak. (Photograph by Gabriel Rinaldi/Redux Pictures) Penny Oleksiak dips her hand into her red Team Canada backpack and retrieves four wool work-socks. Put aside the question of what kind of...
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Why Canadian women are dominating in Rio
Team Canada celebrates their Bronze medal victory in rugby sevens on Day 3 (David Rogers/Getty Images) The dominance of Canadian women in the first week of the Rio Olympics—every one of the country’s...
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Olympic athletes return home to cheering fans and relatives
Canadain olympic gold medalist in wrestling Erica Wiebe speaks to media and signs autographs as she is welcomed at the Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto on Tuesday August 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN...
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How Rio became Canada’s breakthrough Olympics
Canada’s Andre De Grasse celebrates silver in the men’s 200m final. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP) Andre De Grasse won three medals at the Rio Olympic Games, but didn’t realize his full potential. The...
View ArticlePenny Oleksiak takes the 60-Second Challenge
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View ArticleHow Penny Oleksiak stays humble
As Penny Oleksiak graces the Rogers radio building in Toronto on Friday, she is accompanied not just by a coach from Swimming Canada, but also, just as importantly, by two friends in matching...
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Newsmakers: Penny Oleksiak, Canada’s champion
Penny Oleksiak. (Lee Jin-man/AP) Our annual Newsmakers issue highlights the year’s highlights, lowlights, major moments and most important people. Read our Newsmakers 2016 stories here, and read on to...
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Penny Oleksiak voted Canadian Press’s female athlete of the year
Penny Oleksiak stared at the wall and told herself to be proud of her performance. Her country already was. It was 20 seconds after she touched the timing pad in the women’s 100-metre freestyle final...
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How Penny Oleksiak inspired a Canadian swimming craze
August 12, 2016: After catching her breath, Canada’s Penny Oleksiak realizes she’s won gold in the 100-m freestyle in Rio de Janeiro. (Lee Jin-man/AP/CP) Ask a Canadian which sports they grew up...
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Penny Oleksiak on adjusting to life as an Olympic role model
August 12, 2016: After catching her breath, Canada’s Penny Oleksiak realizes she’s won gold in the 100-m freestyle in Rio de Janeiro. (Lee Jin-man/AP/CP) What a difference a year makes. Last summer...
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‘Be fearless’: Advice from ‘Mighty Mouse’ to ‘Golden Penny’
Elaine Tanner shows off her medals in the women’s swimming event at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico. (Canadian Olympic Committee/CP) Elaine Tanner, nicknamed “Mighty Mouse,” is the first...
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Will Penny Oleksiak make history this summer in Tokyo?
Penny Oleksiak says she’s still growing. She’s not talking metaphorically about her status at international swimming competitions, which she first established at the Rio 2016 Olympics where she won four...
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