Olympics: Canadian swim champion Oleksiak empowered by early success


  • Swimming
  • Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Swimming - Penny Oleksiak of Canada competes in the women's 100m butterfly semi-final in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Optus Aquatic Centre - Gold Coast, Australia - April 5, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - Penny Oleksiak's days of flying under the radar are long gone but the Canadian swimming sensation has grown more comfortable with her fame ahead of the Tokyo Games where she has a shot at becoming her nation's most decorated Olympian of all-time.

As a 16-year-old at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Oleksiak's life changed over the course of six days when she became the first Canadian to win four medals in a single Summer Games, including gold in the 100 metres freestyle.

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