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Canada takes bronze in 4×100 swimming freestyle relay at Rio Games

Canada takes bronze in 4x100 swimming freestyle relay at Rio Games | iNFOnews.ca
The Canadian women's 4x100-metre freestyle relay team Sandrine Manville, left to right, Penny Oleksiak, Chantal Van Landeghem and Taylor Ruck, celebrate their bronze medal finish at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

RIO DE JANEIRO – Canada has its first medal of the Rio Olympics after the women’s 4×100 relay swim team won bronze in the opening day’s final event in the pool.

Canada was in third for most of the race, and 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak held off the Netherlands with a strong anchor leg.

Oleksiak combined with Sandrine Mainville, Chantal Van Landeghem and Taylor Ruck, another 16-year-old, to finish in a time of three minutes 32.89 seconds.

Michelle Williams, who didn’t swim in the final but participated in the earlier heats, will also get a medal.

It’s Canada’s first medal in the event in 40 years.

Australia won gold, while the United States took silver.

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