Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright, Celebrities Interesting Facts By Nationality, Celebrities Interesting Facts By Profession. Oleksiak attempted to join several swim clubs in Toronto, but was rejected having trouble swimming the length of pool. When she was 10, she led a bunch of older swimmers in a drill, but slipped and hit the pool deck face-first, breaking a tooth. Oleksiak herself entered the history books, winning four medals (one gold, one silver and two bronze) — the most medals ever won by a Canadian at a single Olympic Summer Games. Oleksiak is an ambassador for WE Charity (formerly Free the Children). Oleksiak also took silver in the women’s 100 m butterfly (setting a world junior record time of 56.46 seconds) and bronze in both the women’s 4 x 100 m freestyle relay (with Michelle Williams of Toronto, Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, Sandrine Mainville of Boucherville and Chantal Van Landeghem of Winnipeg) and the women’s 4 x 200 m freestyle relay (with Ruck, Katerine Savard of Québec City and Brittany MacLean of Mississauga). Oleksiak is tied with the late Victor Davis for the most Olympic career medals won by a Canadian swimmer (four) and holds the record as the youngest Canadian ever to win an Olympic gold medal (16 years and 59 days). [9], Extra investments came as the data analytics division of Canadian Tire appointed Oleksiak, whose top FINA ranking at the time was 319th, as a possible Olympic medalist in the 2020 Summer Games. 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. Short Biography. [41][42], In September 2017, Oleksiak was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. She has four siblings: Jamie, Hayley, stepbrother Jake and stepsister Claire. Every time she showed up at the pool, she was an inch taller,” he told Maclean’s. [16][17] She was also given the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada's female athlete of the year,[18] and was named in the team of the year, anchoring the Canadian women's swim team in Rio and Windsor. Gemini Swimmer #2. As Rio was her first major international event, few people expected her to win any medals at the Games. In the 100 m butterfly Oleksiak just missed the podium getting fourth place when she swam in 56.94,[35] followed by 5th in 50 m fly (25.62, a Canadian record),[36] and 6th in the 100 m freestyle (52.94). Hindered by injuries, she finished fourth in the 100 m freestyle. Their daughter had big feet, expansive hands, boundless energy and was growing like a weed. [28] It was announced the morning of the closing ceremony that Oleksiak would be Canada's flag bearer for the event. In January 2017, Oleksiak helped launch the “WE are Canada” program designed to help students “explore Canadian issues, build leadership skills and create an action plan to help them shape the future of Canada and the world.”. She has four siblings: Jamie, Hayley, stepbrother Jake and stepsister Claire. "[21], The next night she competed in the 100 m butterfly final. [15], As a result of her performances at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 short course championships Oleksiak was awarded the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete of the year and was named CBC's athlete of the year as well. [30], Oleksiak's first competition in 2017 was the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Arizona, held in March. Yusra Mardini. She broke the world junior record of the 100 m freestyle with 52.72, the second fastest time of the qualifying heats, and anchored the 4×200 m freestyle relay, again winning the bronze[23] (along with Katerine Savard, Taylor Ruck, and Brittany MacLean). Richard (who is six feet nine inches or 2.06 m tall) played football and basketball and competed in track and field (athletics) at Nichols School in Buffalo, New York, while Alison was a high-performance swimmer in her native country of Scotland. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Oleksiak won four medals, setting the Canadian record for most medals won at a single Olympic Summer Games. In December 2016, Oleksiak won four medals at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Windsor, Ontario. Penny Oleksiak interesting facts, biography, family, updates, life, childhood facts, information and more: Monarch Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario, Bronze Medal in 4x100m freestyle relay in Rio 2016 Olympics. She showed up to practice the next day. [6] Oleksiak attempted to join several swim clubs in Toronto, but was rejected having trouble swimming the length of pool. First Name Penny #3.

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