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Winnipeg swimmer Chantal Van Landeghem competes in 50-metre freestyle

Winnipeg swimmer Chantal Van Landeghem will compete in the 10th heat of the day Friday morning in Rio in the women's 50 metre freestyle.
Chantal Van Landeghem of Canada reacts after winning the women's 100m freestyle swimming event at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto in 2015. (Canadian Press)

Winnipeg swimmer Chantal Van Landeghem competed in the 10thOlympicheat of thewomen's 50-metre freestyleFriday morning in Rio.

The 50-metre freestyle event started at11:02 a.m.CT.Van Landeghemqualified for the race with a time of24.39 seconds.

Thus far, Team Canada has won five medals in swimming, including one gold, one silver and three bronze.

Van Landeghem was part of the bronze medal-winning women's relay team in the 4x100 metrefreestyle relay.

The 22-year-old Winnipeg-born swimmer now lives and trains inToronto.

She won gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games in the 100-metrefreestyle relay and was named Manitoba Athlete of the Year in 2011.