The women’s 100m freestyle final at the 2016 Olympics was a race marked by historic feats. While American Simone Manuel became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold in swimming, it was 16-year-old swimming prodigy Penny Oleksiak who burnished her reputation as one of Canada’s premier athletes. Oleksiak tied with Manuel to take the gold, setting a new Olympic record of 52.70 seconds and making history as the first athlete born in the 21st Century to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport. The Toronto native was in seventh place at the halfway turn before she soared into first …
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