Penny Oleksiak of Canada shows off her silver medal from the women's 100m butterfly finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning ...

Sixteen-year-old Penny Oleksiak had the meet of her life at the 2016 Olympic Games. It started with a bronze medal in the 4×100 free relay on the first night of competition with Team Canada. It was ...

On Tuesday afternoon, the first thing Penny Oleksiak did when she walked into her high school law class, at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute, in Toronto, was ask her teacher permission to use her ...

Canada is taking home its first gold medal at this year’s summer games in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday evening, Toronto swimmer and burgeoning star, Penny Oleksiak, tied for first place in the women’s ...

Upon first glance, 16-year-old, Penny Oleksiak, might seem like your average teenager. The Toronto native loves hockey, Drake, and dogs - something she shares with many kids her own age. When you ...

Penny Oleksiak is Canada's most decorated Olympian and the first Canadian to win four medals in a single Summer Olympics, achieved during her debut in Rio in 2016 at the young age of 16. She won three ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Gold medalist Simone Manuel of the United States (L) and gold medalist Penny Oleksiak of Canada celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Women’s 100m Freestyle ...

American Simone Manuel tied Canada’s Penny Oleksiak for gold in the women’s 100 meter individual freestyle final on Thursday. Manuel and Oleksiak tied with a time of 52.70 seconds, pulling through to ...

Simone Manuel became the first African American woman to earn a medal in an individual event in swimming – and it's gold. She tied Canadian teenager Penny Oleksiak in an Olympic record time of 52.70 ...

Just 16 years old as she made her Olympic debut for Canada at the 2016 Games, Penny Oleksiak instantly became a national hero. Oleksiak won four medals in Rio, including gold in a dramatic 100 ...

Penny Oleksiak arrived at the Tokyo Olympics with history on her horizon. At the age of 21, it was right there, three medals away, the chance to eclipse Canada’s all-time record and become the country ...

Swimmer Penny Oleksiak won three medals for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics over the course of the last two weeks, giving her seven total Olympic medals. The 21-year-old is one of the most decorated ...