Canada continued its strong medal haul at the Pan American Games thanks to a great day in the pool and a record-breaking performance.

Maggie Mac Neil became the most decorated Canadian at the Pan American Games on Wednesday, winning her fifth gold medal in the pool in Santiago, Chile.

The 23-year-old Ontario native completed the butterfly portion and helped the Canadian team win the 4×100-meter medley relay on the final night of the Pan American Games swimming competition.

Mac Neil also won gold in the 100 meter butterfly, 100 meter freestyle, 50 meter freestyle and the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.

Her fifth appearance on the top step of the Pan American Games podium allows her to surpass the four gold medals of swimmer Jessica Deglau (1999), table tennis player Lijuan Geng (1995) and gymnast Ernestine Russell-Carter (1959).

Mac Neil also won silver and bronze in mixed relay events and finished her Pan American Games with seven medals, as did her teammate Mary-Sophie Harvey. They share second place for best Canadian crop at the Pan American Games.

Gymnast Wilhelm (Willie) Weiler won eight medals (three gold, four silver and one bronze) at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil.

Canadian swimmers won a total of five medals, including three golds, on the final day at the pool. The country now has a total of 25 medals, including 11 gold, six silver and eight bronze.

Sydney Pickrem won gold in the women’s 200-meter individual medley, while Harvey won the silver medal.

Finlay Knox of Alberta won the gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley. The men’s 4×100 meter medley team won the bronze medal.

It was also a big day for the Canadian badminton team, which won all three doubles titles. Toronto’s Brian Yang took home the gold medal in men’s singles. Canada also won the gold medal in the women’s team pursuit at the velodrome.

Quebec gymnast Félix Dolci continued his success at the Pan American Games, winning the bronze medal on the vault table. Dolci finished the Games with four medals, two gold and two bronze, including the men’s overall title. Ava Stewart of Ontario won the bronze medal on balance beam.

Quebec’s Alizée Brien and Alberta’s Shaye De Pavia won the bronze medal in the duet, while Canada won four medals in rowing on Tuesday, including gold in the women’s eight.

In diving, Quebec’s Mia Vallée and Pamela Ware won the silver medal on the three-meter springboard.

Ontario’s Shannon Westlake took bronze in the women’s 3×20 rifle event.

Canada’s championship relay team, which also included Danielle Hanus and Rachel Nichol, crossed the finish line first with a time of 3:58.76. The United States came in second (3:59.39), followed by Colombia (4:04.73).

Earlier, Pickrem won her second gold and third medal overall at the Games by finishing first in the 200-meter individual medley in a Pan American record time of 2:09.04. Harvey finished second in 2:11.92, followed by American Helen Noble in 2:14.19.

Knox finished the Games with five medals, one gold and four bronze, after winning the 200-meter individual medley in 1:58.74. American Arsenio Bustos (1:59.89) and Brazilian Leonardo Coelho (2:00.58) completed the podium.

In badminton, Nyl Yakura and Adam Dong defeated Brazil’s Davi Silva and Fabricio Farias 2-1 in the men’s doubles final.

Catherine Choi and Josephine Wu won the women’s doubles crown with a 2-1 victory over Americans Annie Xu and Kerry Xu.

Wu won her second gold medal when she teamed with Ty Lindeman for a 2-1 victory over Americans Jennie Gai and Vinson Chiu in the mixed doubles final.

Yang defeated independent athlete Kevin Cordon Buezo 2-0 in the men’s final and won the tournament without losing a single game.

In track cycling, the Canadian team of Devaney Collier, Fiona Majendie, Kiara Lylyk and Ruby West defeated Mexico in the women’s team pursuit final.

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