Maggie Mac Neil’s year just got even more special.
The London, Ont., native was named Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Greece.
Mac Neil claimed Canada’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Games by capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in 55.59 seconds, lowering her own national record by nearly a quarter of a second.
The 21-year-old swimmer went on to add two more medals, winning silver with the 4x100m freestyle relay team and bronze with the 4x100m medley relay team – all in her first Olympic Games.
Maggie Mac Neil was named the Best
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