By Canadian Press

Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins third gold medal in Santiago

Oct 23, 2023 | 3:27 PM

SANTIAGO, Chile — Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her third gold medal of the 2023 Pan Am Games with a victory in the women’s 100-metre freestyle on Monday.

Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished in a Pan Am record time of 53.24 seconds.

It was her fourth medal of the Santiago Games. She previously won gold in the 100 butterfly and women’s 4×100 freestyle and bronze in the mixed 4×100 freestyle.

Canada’s swim team added to its success in Santiago with gold and silver in the women’s 200 breaststroke. 

Sydney Pickrem, born in Dunedin, Fla., to parents from Halifax, won gold in two minutes 23.39 seconds while Winnipeg’s Kelsey Wog took silver in 2:23.49. 

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Brayden Taivassalo of Newmarket, Ont., took silver in the men’s 200 breaststroke and Blake Tierney of Saskatoon added a bronze medal in the men’s 100 backstroke. Danielle Hanus of Newmarket took bronze in the women’s 100 backstroke.

Felix Dolci of Saint-Eustache, Que., won the all-around gold medal in men’s artistic gymnastics. It’s Canada’s first Pan Am gold in the event since 1963.

Canada earned six water-skiing medals on Monday. Dorien Llewellyn of Innisfail, Alta., took silver in men’s jumps and men’s tricks. Neilly Ross earned silver in women’s slalom and women’s tricks. 

And Paige Rini took bronze in women’s jump and women’s slalom. Ross and Rini are both from Florida but represent Canada.

Canada earned two medals in rowing, with Abigail Dent of Kenora, Ont., and Olivia McMurray of Airdrie, Alta., taking silver in women’s coxless pair, and the women’s quadruple sculls team taking bronze.

In taekwondo, Marc-Andre Bergeron of Quebec City won bronze in the men’s 80-plus kilogram event. And Canada took the bronze medal in team dressage. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2023.

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