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Canada wins first medal of Tokyo Olympics with silver in women's 4x100m freestyle relay

Canada has its first medal of Tokyo 2020.

The relay team of Penny Oleksiak, Kayla Sanchez, Maggie Mac Neil, and Rebecca Smith swam to silver in the women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay to give Canada its first taste of the podium.

The Canadians narrowly edged the United States to claim silver, finishing with a time of 3:32.78. The U.S. team consisting of Erika Brown, Abbey Weitzel, Natalie Hinds, and Simone Manuel finished with a time of 3:32.81.

The Australian squad made up of Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, and Cate Campbell earned the gold medal, setting a new world record in the process with a time of 3:29.