In 2013, she set an Ontario record for 11- to 12-year-old girls in the 100 m backstroke, with a time of 1:07.04. At 15 years old, Oleksiak was the youngest Canadian swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. As a 14-year-old at the 2014 Canadian Age Group Championships, Oleksiak won 10 individual medals—five gold, three silver and two bronze—setting a personal best in each and every race, and then tacked on three relay golds. [21] After the race, the 16-year-old said "No one really expected this of Canada coming into the meet, but now that we are here, people are going to be surprised at what we do. Oleksiak's leg time of 1:54.94 was the 4th fastest in the field after the three medalists of the 200 m freestyle. He had a lot of faith in me. [37] However, she won two bronze medals in the mixed relays, after swimming the butterfly leg of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley – with the Canadian team tied for bronze with the Chinese team after Yuri Kisil swam the anchor leg -[38] and as anchor of the 4 × 100 m freestyle. [47], Oleksiak is the youngest of five siblings, one of whom is NHL defenceman Jamie Oleksiak,[48] who plays for the Dallas Stars. She won gold in the women’s 100 m freestyle, where she set an Olympic record (tying with American gold medallist Simone Manuel) with a time of 52.70 seconds, becoming the first Olympic gold medallist born in the 2000s. Jake played NCAA hockey with the University at Buffalo whil… [50] She attended Monarch Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario until leaving at the end of the 2016–17 school year. Swimmer.

She also set an Ontario age group record in the female 200 m freestyle (2:01.41).

After learning to swim at a neighbour's pool, Oleksiak took up the sport at the age of 9 encouraged by her father. [14] Canada also finished third in the 4 × 100-metre freestyle relay, but wound up disqualified. Canadian born Penny Oleksiak starting turning heads when she was just 12. Hindered by injuries, she finished fourth in the 100 m freestyle. She had a strong season leading up to the Games, winning the gold medal in the women’s 100 m freestyle at both an Arena Pro Swim Series event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 15 May, and at a Mare Nostrum event in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, on 9 June. Sister Hayley was a competitive rower at Northeastern University in Boston. After winning the race she said "being able to get the world junior record means quite a bit to me". Swimmer #9. [31] Oleksiak had troubles with a shoulder injury for most of the year before suffering a concussion when she was hit in the head with a medicine ball in the gym. Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map. Ms. Oleksiak's parents, Richard and Alison, were both former NCAA athletes. Oleksiak attempted to join several swim clubs in Toronto, but was rejected having trouble swimming the length of pool. While Oleksiak failed to make Team Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, she did compete at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. By age 12, Oleksiak was training out of the Toronto Swim Club under head coach Bill O’Toole. Swimmers. Her success at the 2016 Olympics led to her being awarded the 2016 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete, the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada's top female athlete for 2016, and the Canadian Press team of the year. She showed up to practice the next day. As Rio was her first major international event, few people expected her to win any medals at the Games. Swimmer. Penny Oleksiak Popularity . We would like to express to you our deepest thanks for your contribution. 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. Swimming for Toronto Swim Club, under coach Bill O’Toole, Oleksiak has been racking up the medals. In the final of the relay event she held on to the third position against the United States and Australia, winning Canada's first Olympic medal in the women's freestyle relay in 40 years.

[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. [28] It was announced the morning of the closing ceremony that Oleksiak would be Canada's flag bearer for the event. Charlotte Samuels. 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. Oleksiak also anchored the final leg of the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team with Taylor Ruck, Chantal van Landeghem, Sandrine Mainville, and Michelle Williams with the latter only swimming in the heat. 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Gemini Swimmer #2. 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.”. "[21], The next night she competed in the 100 m butterfly final. 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). [10] First indications of great potential for Oleksiak were identified when, six weeks after fracturing her elbow in a cycle accident, she was still able to win six medals at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. In the heats of the 100 m butterfly, she broke the national record and world junior record with a time of 56.73 on her way to the semi-finals. She was eventually taken in by coach Gary Nolden at the Toronto Olympian Swim Team where she gained the foundation that started her swimming career. “[S]he picked up stuff very quickly,” Nolden later told CBC News in 2016. [41][42], In September 2017, Oleksiak was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. The family is very athletic. Penny Oleksiak aged 17 was born on June 13, 2000, in Toronto, Canada. [24], On day six, Oleksiak was seventh at the 50-metre turn of the 100 m freestyle, and eventually surged for a gold medal finish, tied with Simone Manuel and setting an Olympic record of 52.70. “Every time she swam she got faster. [39], Oleksiak competed at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Overall, expectations were not high for the Canadian swim team, with Sports Illustrated predicting zero medals for Canadian swimmers. Simone Manuel. Most Popular #19862. [49] Older sister Hayley is a rower at Northeastern University, and older brother Jake played college hockey. In the 100 m freestyle, Oleksiak tied for gold with American Simone Manuel, with both swimmers setting an Olympic record of 52.70 seconds in the final. She was eventually taken in by coach Gary Nolden at the Toronto Olympian Swim Team where she gained the foundation that started her swimming career. Penelope Oleksiak (born June 13, 2000) is a Canadian-American competitive swimmer who specializes in the freestyle and butterfly events.



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