Canada continued its medal haul at the 2023 Pan Am Games with a big day in the pool highlighted by a record-breaking performance.

Maggie Mac Neil became CanadaB次元官网网址檚 most decorated Pan Am athlete Wednesday when she helped the team to gold in the womenB次元官网网址檚 4x100-metre medley relay.

The 23-year-old from London, Ont., finished with five gold B次元官网网址� the most ever by a Canadian at a single Pan Am Games B次元官网网址� and seven total medals in Santiago.

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Canadian swimmers won three gold and five total medals on the final day of swimming competition, giving the country 25 overall (11 gold, six silver, eight bronze).

Sydney Pickrem, born in Dunedin, Fla., to parents from Halifax, won gold in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200 individual medley with teammate Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivi猫res, Que., taking silver.

Harvey was also part of the winning medley relay team, swimming the final leg. She also finished with seven medals, tying Mac Neil for most ever by a Canadian female athlete at a single Pan Am Games.

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Finlay Knox of Okotoks, Alta., topped the podium in the menB次元官网网址檚 200 IM, while the menB次元官网网址檚 4x100 medley team captured bronze.

It was a big day for CanadaB次元官网网址檚 badminton team, which swept the three doubles titles, and TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Brian Yang added gold in menB次元官网网址檚 singles. And Canada won another gold at the cycling velodrome in womenB次元官网网址檚 team pursuit.

Gymnast Felix Dolci of St-Eustache, Que., continued his successful Games with bronze in menB次元官网网址檚 vault. Dolci finished his Games with four medals (two gold, two bronze), including the menB次元官网网址檚 all-around title. Ava Stewart of Bowmanville, Ont., took bronze in womenB次元官网网址檚 balance beam.

Aliz茅e Brien of Ste-Agathe, Que., and CalgaryB次元官网网址檚 Shaye De Pavia finished with bronze in the womenB次元官网网址檚 double sculls as Canada finished with four rowing medals, including gold in the womenB次元官网网址檚 eight on Tuesday.

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In diving, Mia Vall茅e of Kirkland, Que., and Pamela Ware of Greenfield Park, Que., took sliver in the womenB次元官网网址檚 three-metre springboard.

Shannon Westlake of Keswick, Ont., added bronze in the womenB次元官网网址檚 rifle 3x20.

CanadaB次元官网网址檚 champion relay team, which also included Danielle Hanus of Newmarket, Ont., and Rachel Nichol of Lethbridge, Alta., crossed the line first in three minutes 58.76 seconds. The United States was second in 3:59.39, followed by Colombia in 4:04.73.

Earlier, Pickrem earned her second gold and third overall medal of the Games, finishing first in the womenB次元官网网址檚 200 IM in a Pan Am Games record time of 2:09.04. Harvey was second in 2:11.92, followed by Helen Noble of the United States in 2:14.19.

Knox finished with five medals (one gold, four bronze) after winning the menB次元官网网址檚 200 IM in 1:58.74. He was followed by Arsenio Bustos of the U.S. (1:59.89) and BrazilB次元官网网址檚 Leonardo Coelho (2:00.58).

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In badminton, Nyl Yakura of Pickering, Ont., and Adam Dong of Burlington, Ont., defeated BrazilB次元官网网址檚 Davi Silva and Fabricio Farias 2-1 in the menB次元官网网址檚 doubles final.

Catherine Choi of Markham, Ont., and EdmontonB次元官网网址檚 Josephine Wu took the womenB次元官网网址檚 doubles crown with a 2-1 win over Annie Xu and Kerry Xu of the United States.

Wu won her second gold when she teamed with Ty Lindeman of St. Albert, Alta., for a 2-1 win over Americans Jennie Gai and Vinson Chiu in the mixed doubles final.

Yang beat independent athlete Kevin Cordon Buezo 2-0 in the menB次元官网网址檚 final, winning the tournament without losing a game.

In track cycling, the Canadian team of EdmontonB次元官网网址檚 Devaney Collier, VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Fiona Majendie, Kiara Lylyk of Guelph, Ont., and Ruby West of Dundas, Ont., defeated Mexico in the womenB次元官网网址檚 team pursuit final. Lylyk was a late substitute after Ngaire Barraclough withdrew due to illness.

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