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La nageuse québécoise Katerine Savard a accédé aux demi-finales au 100 m papillon.
(Tokyo) Cinq ans après avoir remporté six médailles aux Jeux de Rio, les nageuses canadiennes veulent reprendre là où elles avaient laissé dans la piscine olympique de Tokyo. Publié le 24 juillet 2021 à 17h23 ✓ Lien copié Donna Spencer La Presse Canadienne
Leurs six médailles n’avaient été égalées que par l’équipe d’athlétisme en 2016 aux derniers Jeux d’été.
Malgré l’annulation de nombreuses compétitions, du report des Olympiques de Tokyo à 2021 et de la perte de plusieurs heures d’entraînement en raison de la pandémie, l’équipe a démontré qu’elle demeurait parmi l’élite mondiale en natation féminine.
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Penny Oleksiak powers Canadian women to 1st medal of Tokyo Olympics
Penny Oleksiak has done it again at the Olympics. In a memorable anchor leg, the 21-year-old swimmer powered Canada s 4x100-metre freestyle relay team to a silver medal, the country s first of Tokyo 2020.
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Penny Oleksiak anchors Canada s silver medal win in swimming relay
by News Staff and The Canadian Press
Posted Jul 24, 2021 10:54 pm EDT
Last Updated Jul 24, 2021 at 11:56 pm EDT
Canada s Margaret Mac Neil, left to right, Rebecca Smith, Kayla Sanchez and Penny Oleksiak celebrate a silver medal in the women s 4 x 100m freestyle relay during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, July 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada has won its first medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez of Toronto, Margaret Mac Neil of London, Ont., and Rebecca Smith of Red Deer, Alta., fiished in a time of three minutes 32.78 seconds as Canada won silver, picking up a medal in the event for a second straight Games.
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