Margaret Mac Neil delivered Canada's first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics by winning the women's 100m butterfly.
The 21-year-old from London, Ont., topped the podium with a thrilling victory at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. She finished the race with a time of 55.59 seconds, narrowly edging out China's Yufei Zhang, who won silver with a time of 55.64 seconds. Australia's Emma McKeon wasn't too far behind, earning bronze with a time of 55.72 seconds.
Mac Neil explained that the result exceeded the expectations she set for herself.
"It was more than I was hoping for at this point," Mac Neil said.