Leaside’s Martha McCabe has won a spot on the Canadian Swimming Team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio at the qualifying event in Toronto last night. The trip to Rio will mark McCabe’s second shot at Olympic glory, as the 26-year-old also competed at the London games in 2012. The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame member is an alumnus of the UBC Thunderbirds swim team. Her friends and family celebrated her success last night after she qualified
"It takes a village to raise an Olympian", certainly holds true for Martha McCabe flanked by family and friends! pic.twitter.com/kWvoNNZAdF
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) April 10, 2016
