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Winnipegger Chantal Van Landeghem helped Canada capture its first medal of the Rio Olympics on Saturday by winning bronze in the women’s 4x100m freestyle swimming relay.
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Canada was in third for most of the race, finishing in a time of 3:32.89. Van Landeghem swam the second leg and completed her portion in 53.12 seconds. The bronze is Canada’s first medal in the event in 40 years. Australia won gold, while the United States took silver.
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Chantal Van Landeghem (L) and Sandrine Mainville (R) of Canada cheer on teammates Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak as they win Bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksak of Canada celebrate after winning bronze in the Final of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Chantal Van Landeghem (L), Taylor Ruck (C) and Sandrine Mainville (R) of Canada celebrate as they win Bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Chantal Van Landeghem (L), Taylor Ruck (C) and Sandrine Mainville (R) of Canada celebrate as Penny Oleksiak swims the final leg and they win Bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Sandrine Mainville, Penny Oleksiak, Chantal Van Landeghem and Taylor Ruck of Canada celebrate as they win Bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Sandrine Mainville, Penny Oleksiak, Chantal Van Landeghem and Taylor Ruck of Canada celebrate as they win Bronze in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
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Canada's Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak celebrate after they won bronze in the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
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Silver medalists Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil, Dana Vollmer and Kate Ledecky of the United States, gold medalists Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell and Cate Campbell of Australia and bronze medalists Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksak of Canada pose during the medal ceremony for the Final of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Canada's Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak pose with their bronze medals on the podium of the Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 6, 2016.
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Van Landeghem is making her Olympic debut in Rio. She failed to qualify for the 2012 London Games by 0.01 of a second. The 22-year-old former Manta Swim Club member will also race in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle events.
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WATCH: Global’s Mitch Rosset introduces Winnipegger Chantal Van Landeghem who will compete in swimming at the 2016 Olympics.
-with files from The Canadian Press
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