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Canada’s star swimmer and Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil will represent all of the Americas at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games as a member of the new Team Panam Sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Mac Neil is joined by Rebeca Andrade (BRA), Anderson Peters (GRN), Daniel Dhers (VEN), Alejandra Orozco (MEX), Agustina Albertario (ARG), Mijain Lopez (CUB), Marileidy Paulino (DOM), Angelo Caro (PER) and the duo of Marco and Esteban Grimalt (CHI) as the newest athlete ambassadors of Panam Sports.<\/b><\/p>\n

SANTIAGO, CHILE (July 6, 2023) \u2014<\/b> Panam Sports is proud to announce the 11 new members of Team Panam Sports that will inspire millions this October at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These exceptional athletes are champions and medalists at the biggest sports events in the world, from the Olympic and Pan American Games to World Championships. They are world-renowned for their determination, skill and incredible performances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2023 edition of Team Panam Sports is led by Maggie Mac Neil (CAN), Rebeca Andrade (BRA), Anderson Peters (GRN), Daniel Dhers (VEN), Alejandra Orozco (MEX), Agustina Albertario (ARG), Mijain Lopez (CUB), Marileidy Paulino (DOM), Angelo Caro (PER) and the duo of Marco and Esteban Grimalt (CHI).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil is already an Olympic champion and eight-time world champion at just 23 years old. She has set multiple world records in the 50m and 100m butterfly short course events as well as the 50m backstroke. Mac Neil won her first world championship title in 2019 in the 100m butterfly (long course) event and has since added seven other golds in the short course championships in 2021 and 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The versatile swimmer followed that by winning three total medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including her title in the 100m butterfly as well as a silver and a bronze in the 4x100m freestyle and medley, respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now Maggie is preparing for an important 2023 season that not only includes the 2023 World Aquatics Championship in Japan this July, but also her first Pan American Games this October in Santiago, Chile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt means so much to represent the swimming community. I\u2019m just excited to participate in my first Pan Am Games. It has been a big event. I mean I watched some of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games and have been dying to participate myself, so I\u2019m definitely excited to bring it here and have a great crowd and hopefully get a couple of medals and hopefully some records for Canada,\u201d Maggie Mac Neil tells Panam Sports.<\/p>\n

These 11 superstars who have combined for 15 Olympic, 41 world championship and 14 Pan American Games medals will compete at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games not only for their countries but for all of the Americas as ambassadors of Team Panam Sports. They will show millions that sport lives in all of us as they strive to achieve greatness and demonstrate that anyone can become a champion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada cannot wait to watch Maggie Mac Neil, the members Team Panam Sports and many more of the world’s best athletes compete in the Chilean capital this October at Santiago 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t miss the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games from October 20 to November 5. Watch the Games live on Panam Sports Channel or your local broadcaster.<\/p>\n

Team Panam Sports invites all of the Americas to free your inner athlete, because Sport Lives in You.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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