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NewsAlert: Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil swims to world gold
Jul 22, 2019 | 5:42 AM
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of — Canadian swimmer Maggie MacNeil has won the country’s first gold medal at the world aquatic championships.
The 19-year-old from London, Ont., competing on her first senior national team, stunned many observers by winning the women’s 100-metre butterfly on Monday.
MacNeil set a Canadian record with a time of 55.83 seconds, 0.39 seconds ahead of Sarah Sjoestroem of Sweden.
Emma McKeon of Australia was third.