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Canada's Penny Oleksiak looks up at her results after swimming to take the bronze medal in the women's 200-meter freestyle final event during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Oleksiak will be withdrawing from this year's World Aquatics Championships due to injury. Canada's most decorated Olympian had been working her way back from right knee surgery since August, during which time she has developed an unrelated left shoulder condition. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak to miss world swimming championships because of injury

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United States' Simone Manuel celebrates winning the gold medal and setting a new olympic record in the women's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Simone Manuel becomes first African-American woman to win gold in swimming

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