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  • Canada's Mac Neil wins women's 50 metre freestyle in record fashion at NCAA meet

    9 days ago - By Sportsnet

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Canada's Maggie Mac Neil captured the women's 50-yard freestyle event in record fashion Thursday night at the NCAA swimming championship.
    Mac Neil, of London, Ont., won the event in an NCAA-record time of 20.79 seconds at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. That broke the previous mark of 20.83 seconds, set by Gretchen Walsh last month.
    Mac Neil's swim was also a U.S. Open record.
    However, Walsh retains the American mark at 20.83 second as Mac Neil, a three-time Olympic medallist, is Canadian.
    “It feels so good,” Mac Neil said. “I definitely wanted to go a best time...
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