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This article was published 12/08/2016 (3536 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Winnipeg’s Chantal Van Landeghem will race for gold on Saturday night, but it won’t be in the women’s 50-metre freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Van Landeghem finished fifth in her semifinal heat and 10th overall, narrowly missing out on a place in Saturday’s final.
The 22-year-old will race for gold on Saturday night in the women’s 4×100-metre medley relay at 9:04 p.m. CST.
Van Landeghem finished tied for third in her heat and finished eighth overall in Friday morning’s preliminary races with a time of 24.57 seconds. She will race for a spot in Saturday’s final at 8:59 p.m. tonight.
Van Landeghem owns the Canadian record in the 50-metre free with a time of 24.39 seconds, which she set last year at the world championships in Kazan, Russia.
The Vincent Massey Collegiate graduate won a bronze medal last Saturday in the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay.
She narrowly missed out on the women’s 100-metre freestyle final, finishing in 11th spot Wednesday night.
Canada has won five medals in the pool in Brazil, including its first gold medal from 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak on Thursday night.
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Updated on Friday, August 12, 2016 9:58 PM CDT: Update