Olympic swimming gold medalist Penny Oleksiak and Michelle Williams
Sixteen-year-old Canadian swimmer Penelope "Penny" Oleksiak won four medals in the recent 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics: a gold in the 100 m freestyle, a silver in the 100 m butterfly, and two bronzes in the women's freestyle relays (4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m).
Because she lives in my neighbourhood, a parade was organized earlier today in her honour. Penny Oleksiak is the one on the left.
Next to her is fellow Olympian Michelle Williams. She helped her team mates Taylor Ruck, Chantal van Landeghem and Sandrine Mainville in the women's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay heats, with the team swimming the third fastest time. Unfortunately she would have to make way for teenage star Penelope Oleksiak in the final, there Miss Oleksiak helped anchor the team to the bronze medal. Despite her disappointment at not swimming the final, Williams got to wear a bronze medal on national TV when Oleksiak let Williams wear hers during a CBC Sports interview.
Olympic swimming gold medalist Penny Oleksiak and Michelle Williams
Sixteen-year-old Canadian swimmer Penelope "Penny" Oleksiak won four medals in the recent 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics: a gold in the 100 m freestyle, a silver in the 100 m butterfly, and two bronzes in the women's freestyle relays (4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m).
Because she lives in my neighbourhood, a parade was organized earlier today in her honour. Penny Oleksiak is the one on the left.
Next to her is fellow Olympian Michelle Williams. She helped her team mates Taylor Ruck, Chantal van Landeghem and Sandrine Mainville in the women's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay heats, with the team swimming the third fastest time. Unfortunately she would have to make way for teenage star Penelope Oleksiak in the final, there Miss Oleksiak helped anchor the team to the bronze medal. Despite her disappointment at not swimming the final, Williams got to wear a bronze medal on national TV when Oleksiak let Williams wear hers during a CBC Sports interview.