"When I get up to race and people say 'Olympic champion, Penny Oleksiak,' I'm like: 'Yeah, that is me. While training amid the COVID-19 outbreak has been far from ideal and upended many athletes' routines, Oleksiak feels the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has been beneficial to her. "Last year around the first bit of when COVID started I was pretty nervous about the Olympics," said Oleksiak. Already Canada's youngest Olympic champion, Oleksiak will arrive at the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Games three medals shy of becoming her nation's most decorated Olympian - summer or winter. The swim brand has since launched a collection inspired by Oleksiak and the partnership has led to a friendship between the young Canadian and Phelps.

Source: The Star March 09, 2021 17:03 UTC