The 16-year-old Canadian swimmer, Penny Oleksiak has made history by winning her fourth swimming medals in 2016 Rio Olympics. She wins gold medal in the 100 metre freestyle thereby adding to her historical 4th medals in the on going 2016 Rio Olympics. Oleksiak has become the youngest gold medallist in Canadian Olympic history. In the women’s swimming 100 metre freestyle which Oleksiak won gold medal, Simone Manuel (an American) came second by winning silver medal while Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden won bronze medal.
Simone Manuel also made history by winning a gold medal in an individual swimming event thereby becoming the first African-American to break such record.
Source: Viewers Corner News.