Maggie MacNeil

Hannah Margaret McNair MacNeil (born 26 February 2000) is a Canadian swimmer.[3] She is the current world champion and Americas record holder in the 100 meter butterfly event (55.83).

Maggie MacNeil

Personal information
Full name	Hannah Margaret McNair MacNeil
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 London, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly
Club	London Aquatic Club
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Canada World Championships (LC) 2019 Gwangju 100 m butterfly 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Gwangju 4×100 m medley

Career

A native of London, Ontario, MacNeil competed for Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School and the London Aquatic Club prior to her acceptance at the University of Michigan. She placed sixth in the 100 metre butterly event trials for Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4]

MacNeil was part of the Canadian women's team at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju. She first won a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 m freestyle relay team, alongside Penny Oleksiak, Taylor Ruck, Kayla Sanchez, and Rebecca Smith. MacNeil next competed in and won gold in the women's 100 metre butterfly,[5] beating four-time World and reigning Olympic champion Sarah Sjöström, in what was considered a major upset.[6]

References

1. "Notes for: Maggie MacNeil". Genealogy of the Newfoundland Garland and related families. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
2. "Swimming Canada profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. "Maggie MacNeil". SwimSwam. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
4. Lepesant, Anne (26 September 2017). "Michigan Picks Up Verbal Pledge from Canada's Maggie MacNeil". SwimSwam. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100m Butterfly start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
6. "Canadian teen Maggie MacNeil wins shocking gold at swimming worlds". CBC Sports. 22 July 2019.