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Penny Oleksiak

Also known as Magic Penny, Penelope Oleksiak

Born
Jun 13, 2000age 26
height
6'1" (or 185 cm)
body type
Athletic
nationality
Canadian

Career

Active 2014 – present

2012
2013
2014
Debut
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Present

Biography

About Penny Oleksiak

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Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak rose to fame at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she won four medals, including gold in the 100-meter freestyle. She became the first Canadian to win four medals at a single Summer Games. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she added three more medals, bringing her total to seven, a Canadian record. Oleksiak, who is 6'1" and athletic, sports Olympic rings tattooed on her rib cage. In July 2025, she accepted a provisional suspension after WADA notified her of whereabouts failures, and she is banned from competition until 2027. She has been active since 2014 and has 134k Instagram followers. Her career highlights are historic.

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Personal

Years Active
2014-present (started around 14 years old; 12 years active)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Sexuality
Straight

Body

Hair Color
Brown
Eye Color
Brown
Weight
138 lbs (or 63 kg)
Tattoos
Olympic rings on rib cage. Small tattoos on fingers and wrists.

Extra

Instagram Followers
134k (as of March 2026)

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