2021 Olympics

If a swimmer excels at the underwater kicks after a wall turn, ‘that can really become a weapon,’ says Mac Neil’s former coach (François-Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images)

If a swimmer excels at the underwater kicks after a wall turn, ‘that can really become a weapon,’ says Mac Neil’s former coach (François-Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images)

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Maggie Mac Neil will arrive at Tokyo 2020 with a bang. Three, in fact.

Tricia Smith, president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, stands at Vancouver’s Locarno Beach on March 26, 2021. (Photograph by Alia Youssef)

Tricia Smith, president of the Canadian Olympic Committee, stands at Vancouver’s Locarno Beach on March 26, 2021. (Photograph by Alia Youssef)

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'Only athletes pay the price': The COC president on the folly of boycotting the Beijing Olympics

Sean McColl in his homemade training cave. (Photograph by Alana Paterson) (Photograph by Alana Paterson)

Sean McColl in his homemade training cave. (Photograph by Alana Paterson) (Photograph by Alana Paterson)

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Canada’s best athletes have found creative ways to train in quarantine