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Dec 21, 2021 8:38 PM - The Canadian Press

Maggie Mac Neil wins gold in world short course swimming championships

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Canadian Maggie Mac Neil has won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the world short course swimming championships in Abu Dhabi. (Photo - Swimming Canada/Twitter)

Canadian Maggie Mac Neil has won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the world short course swimming championships in Abu Dhabi.

She did it in a Canadian record time of 55.04 seconds.

Mac Neil was also part of the team that earned silver in the women's four-by-100 medley today, and yesterday she set a world record in the 50 metre backstroke.

FINA on Twitter:

4 gold medals and a WR for Maggie Macneil at the World Swimming Championship 🤩

"If you would have told me my first world record would be backstroke, I wouldn’t have believed you" said Macneil

How would you describe her championship?

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