Winnipeg swimmer Chantal Van Landeghem competes in 50-metre freestyle
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.