Three-time Olympic medallist Maggie Mac Neil is again being honoured for her excellence in the pool.
Mac Neil is one of three swimmers to be announced as the latest inductees to the City of London’s Aquatic Wall of Fame.
She is being inducted in the category of Olympic athlete.
Mac Neil became Canada's darling at the 2020 Tokyo Games held last July after earning the country's first gold medal, followed by a silver and a bronze. Her time of 55.59-seconds gave her first place in the 100-metre butterfly. It was the third-fastest time ever recorded in the sport at the Olympics. She went on to be named best female athlete of Tokyo 2020 by the Association of National Olympic Committees. In December, Mac Neil set a new Canadian record for the 100-metre butterfly and a world record in the 50-metre backstroke.
Being inducted to the city's Aquatic Wall of Fame alongside Mac Neil are former Western Mustangs swimmer Charis Huddle and long-distance swimmer Jillian Best. They will be inducted as achievers of distinction in aquatics. Best, an organ transplant recipient, completed an 18-hour swim across Lake Ontario last summer, raising more than $90,000 and awareness for organ transplants.
A formal induction ceremony will take place at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre on Wonderland Road North Friday afternoon. All three swimmers will be in attendance.
London's Aquatic Wall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize athletes who have made a significant contribution to aquatics while representing London. It is dedicated to Judge Allan Guthrie, a Western University freestyle swimmer who held the Ontario university record in 1965.
