Penny Oleksiuk has tweeted word of her grandmother’s death from the scene of the Commonwealth Games north of Sydney. Penny is expected to swim in eight events at the Australian venue of this year’s games, including three relays. “I’m just excited to get to the meet, get on some relays and get to be on another relay with Kylie [Masse] and hopefully do well on that [4x100m] medley,” Oleksiak said on a conference call last week. “Overall, I think it’s going to be a good time.”
Given the news one of my grandmothers died today breaks my heart. I feel extremely grateful knowing that she was able to live a long life having the ability to see her children and grandchildren succeed in various aspects of their lives. #whoidothisfor
— Penny Oleksiak (@OleksiakPenny) April 4, 2018
