Penny Oleksiak taking the rest of the summer off from competition

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EDMONTON — Swimmer Penny Oleksiak is taking a break from training this summer and will skip next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo. The 18-year-old from Toronto qualified for the meet by winning the 100-metre freestyle and 100 butterfly at the Canadian Trials in Edmonton over the weekend, and said she was looking forward to competing in Tokyo. However, after consulting with Swimming Canada’s high performance leadership team, it was decided she would take a break from training until September. “The intent is for her to return to training in September so she starts the final two years of the quad refreshed and ready to do the best she can representing herself and Canada,” Swimming Canada

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