London swimmer Maggie Mac Neil adds Pan Am gold to her butterfly medal collection
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Maggie Mac Neil added a Pan American Games gold medal to her Olympic gold in the women's 100-metre butterfly Sunday.
Maggie Mac Neil added a Pan American Games gold medal to her Olympic gold in the women's 100-metre butterfly Sunday.
The 23-year-old from London, Ont., set a Pan Am Games record of 56.94 seconds. The Canadian led at the turn and beat runner-up Kelly Pash of the United States by just under a second.
Mac Neil said she was nervous before the race, likely her only opportunity to claim Pan Am gold in her illustrious career.
"It's one of the only titles I didn't have yet so I really felt the pressure on myself to get it, but I'm really happy with that," said Mac Neil. "I haven't been under 57 this year so I just want to improve from there. I'm glad I could do that."
Team Canada added five gold, four silver and three bronze to its medal total on Sunday. Canada now has nine gold medals, six silver and six bronze for a total of 21. Only the U.S. (19) and Mexico (10) have more gold medals.
Mac Neil was a triple medallist in Tokyo's Olympic Games two years ago with butterfly gold, as well as silver and bronze relay medals.
Her teammate Marie-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., claimed her first Pan Am Games gold with a victory in the women's 200-metre freestyle.
