Canada’s Penny Oleksiak set a Canadian and world junior record at Rio Olympics Wednesday en route to qualifying for the women’s 100-metre freestyle finals.
The Toronto native finished second in her semifinal heat with a 52.72 seconds setting a Canadian record in the event, advancing her to the finals Thursday night.
The 16-year-old was 0.01 seconds behind Australia’s Cate Campbell who set an Olympic record.
Winnipeg’s Chantal Van Landeghem placed 10th overall in the semifinal and did not advance.
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On Sunday, Oleksiak won silver in the 100-metre butterfly final just one day after helping the women’s team capture bronze in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay with teammates Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem and Taylor Ruck.
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