Penny Oleksiak
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| Full name | Penelope Oleksiak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2000[1] (age 15–16)[2] Toronto, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Toronto Swim Club[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bill O'Toole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Penelope "Penny" Oleksiak (born 2000) is a Canadian competition swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly events. Oleksiak won six medals at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. She is the current Junior world record holder in the 100 m freestyle and Canadian record holder for both the 100 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly, setting the records at the age of 15.
Career
First indications of great potential for Oleksiak made themselves public when she won six medals at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. This included a gold in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay; silver in her signature 100 m freestyle event; silver in the 50 and 100 m butterfly; a silver in the 4 × 200 m relay and a bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle events.[4]
Her next goal was to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Canadian national team, there she set the Junior world record in qualifying for the 100 m freestyle. After winning the race she said "being able to get the world junior record means quite a bit to me".[3] Oleksiak also beat Chantal Van Landeghem's Canadian record in the process, Van Landeghem joined Oleksiak in the 100 and 4 × 100 m freestyle events for the Olympics. Oleksiak also set the Canadian record in the 100 m butterfly en route to the Olympics in that event.
Personal life
Oleksiak is the sister of NHL defenceman Jamie Oleksiak.[5]
References
- ↑ "2016 Canadian Olympic and Para-swimming Trials". Omega Timing. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Lohn, John (April 10, 2016). "Penny Oleksiak tops WJR in 100 free (53.31); Ryan Murphy goes 1:54.94 in 200 back". Swimvortex. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- 1 2 Donna Spencer (April 9, 2016). "Teenage star Oleksiak mows down records at Olympic swimming trials". CBC Sports.
- 1 2 "Penny Oleksiak". Swim Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Kerry Gillespie (April 7, 2016). "Canada’s Penny Oleksiak makes waves at Olympic swim trials". Toronto Star.