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Morning Splash<\/a><\/strong> by David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n

Medals cannot be won in prelims, but it was in such a qualifying session that everything changed for Canadian swimming.<\/p>\n

During the first morning of Olympic swimming last summer in Rio, 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak<\/strong> broke a World Junior Record in the 100 fly, qualifying third for the semifinals in 56.73.\u00a0Just a couple hours later, the foursome of Sandrine Mainville<\/strong>, Chantal Van Landeghem<\/strong>, Michelle Williams<\/strong> and Taylor Ruck<\/strong> qualified third for the final of the women\u2019s 400 free relay, more than two seconds ahead of fourth-place Italy.<\/p>\n

That same morning,\u00a0Ryan Cochrane<\/strong> finished 11th in a deep field in the men\u2019s 400 free.<\/p>\n

For years, Cochrane had been Canada\u2019s best hope. He had won Olympic medals in 1500 free in both Beijing and London, along with eight World Championship medals between the 400, 800 and 1500.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always been probably the greatest advocate for Canadian swimming,\u201d 2012 and 2016 Olympian Brittany MacLean<\/strong> said before the Games. \u201cHe\u2019s the most consistent swimmer we\u2019ve had\u2014he\u2019s medaled very single international meet the last eight years. It\u2019s so cool to see someone that\u2019s so consistently there for Canada and winning medals.\u201d<\/p>\n

But with Cochrane out of medal contention, at least for that day, he got behind the upstart Canadian women\u2014a group that had not won an Olympic medal in two decades.<\/p>\n

That night, Oleksiak took over anchor duties on the 400 free relay and went into the water in third place, her cushion of more than a second and a half over the Netherlands. She would not be caught, and the drought was over.<\/p>\n

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The wait for an individual medal would not be much longer. Oleksiak scampered home in the women\u2019s 100 fly final to win a silver medal, her time of 56.46 another World Junior Record. A day later, Kylie Masse<\/strong> tied for the bronze in the 100 back, and then on day five, Oleksiak anchored Canada\u2019s 800 free relay to a bronze medal.<\/p>\n

One day later, Oleksiak swam in 100 free final, going in as the No. 2 qualifier.<\/p>\n

“I think by the time the 100 freestyle came around, the expectations had changed,\u201d Oleksiak\u2019s coach Ben Tilley<\/strong> said. \u201cWe went into the meet just hoping for good performances. We knew Penny was very, very capable, but to get the first three medals probably changed what we thought was possible for the 100 free on day six. That was the most nervous Penny had been for the entire competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seventh at the halfway point, Oleksiak finished in 27.00, a half-second faster than anyone else in the field. Still seemingly out of the race with 15 meters left, she ran down world record-holder Cate Campbell<\/strong> to her left and 100 fly gold medalist Sarah Sjostrom to her right.<\/p>\n

When she touched the wall, Oleksiak took a few moments to catch her breath. Two lanes over, Simone Manuel<\/strong> was in tears as she celebrated a gold medal, but she was not alone in touching in 52.70. Soon enough, Oleksiak realized that she, too, would ascend to the top step of the Olympic podium and that \u2018O, Canada\u2019 would play.<\/p>\n

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That night, Oleksiak was not exuberant but rather quiet and unassuming, perhaps a little stunned that she had a gold medal hanging around her neck.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m only 16. It\u2019s pretty insane to win a gold medal at your first Olympics when you\u2019re 16,\u201d she said. \u201cTo see that you got an Olympic record and see that you just got gold with Simone, it means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

It meant a lot to her country, too, and Oleksiak returned home a superstar. Even after Sidney Crosby<\/strong> led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup, Oleksiak was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as the top Canadian athlete in any sport<\/a>. She became the first female swimmer to receive the honor in a half-century.<\/p>\n

But aside from the laurels, nothing much changed. She\u2019s still in high school and has not yet decided if she will accept endorsement money as a professional swimmer. The day she won the Lou Marsh Trophy, she announced that she would celebrate with homework and maybe some cake.<\/p>\n

One year after she made her first Olympic team in Toronto, she\u2019ll head west to Victoria with a spot on the World Championships team in mind. And why should there be pressure when her future looks as bright as any other female in the sport?<\/p>\n

She certainly has the physical tools, standing six-foot-one. She has range and versatility and can finish a race better than any sprinter in the world. And as for those relays, she has plenty of help.<\/p>\n

At this week’s Canadian Swimming Trials, Mainville and Van Landeghem are both seeded under 54 seconds in the 100 free, and five others have sub-55 entry times, including another 16-year-old in Ruck. MacLean, who swam on the 800 free relay for Canada in Rio, is retired, but Katerine Savard<\/strong> and Kennedy Goss<\/strong> provide reinforcements there.<\/p>\n

And Canada\u2019s medley relay, which finished fifth in Rio, has as good a backstroke leg as anyone else in the world\u00a0with Masse leading things off.<\/p>\n

Just as this core has emerged,\u00a0the greatest swimmer in Canadian history has stepped away from the sport. Cochrane ended up finishing sixth in the 1500 free in Rio, and that would be his last race. He announced his retirement last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But aside from MacLean, every woman who stood on the medal stand in Canada\u2019s historic performance in Rio is back this year, attempting to qualify for the World Championships. That list includes Hilary<\/strong> Caldwell<\/strong>, who won Canada\u2019s sixth and final swimming medal of the Rio Games with a bronze in the 200 back.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Canadian women finished the Olympics with more medals than any team aside from the United States. This summer in Budapest, they have a chance to back it up, to put swimmers in individual finals across all strokes and to remain a medal threat in all three relays.<\/p>\n

Internationally, expectations have been raised for Canada\u2019s women, and back home in Canada, in the post-Cochrane era, it\u2019s Oleksiak and co. carrying the torch.<\/p>\n

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