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Olympic Champion Maggie Mac Neil Announces Retirement from Swimming

The 24-year-old Canadian swimmer ends a decorated career with multiple Olympic medals and world records.

  • Maggie Mac Neil, a two-time Olympian, announced her retirement from swimming at the age of 24.
  • Mac Neil won gold in the 100-metre butterfly at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and added silver and bronze in relay events.
  • She holds short-course world records in the 50m backstroke and 100m butterfly, set in 2022.
  • Mac Neil's five gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games were the most by any Canadian athlete at a single Pan Am Games.
  • Born in China and adopted by Canadian parents, Mac Neil overcame sport-induced asthma to become a world champion.
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