Maggie first recipient of LAC Performance of the Year Award

Maggie Mac Neil – Winner of the inaugural Andrew Craven Trophy for the Performance of the Year!

In July Maggie raced to a Silver Medal at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka Japan in a time of 56.45 and won a Bronze medal as part of Team Canada’s Women’s 4X100 Medley Relay (she swam the Butterfly leg of the Relay).

And in October Maggie became the winningest female swimmer of all time at the Pan American Games.
The women’s 4×100 medley relay team of Danielle Hanus, Rachel Nicol, Mac Neil and Mary-Sophie Harvey won gold for Canada in a time of 3:58.76. That gave Mac Neil her fifth gold medal, tying American Cynthia Woodhead’s mark from San Juan 1979.  She’s the only Canadian athlete across all sports to win five golds at a single Pan Am Games.

“It’s so special and obviously there was pressure on myself to do well. But I also wanted to represent Panam Sports well as they chose me (to be a Games Ambassador) originally back a year ago so I definitely wanted to do them proud, and obviously Canada as well,” said the 23-year-old London Aquatic Club product whose face is plastered on colourful display advertising all over Santiago.
“I’m really stoked with the results, especially for October, and obviously there’s a lot to work towards but I’m really pleased with that.”
Mac Neil bookended her individual wins (100-m butterfly, 100-m freestyle and 50-m freestyle) with relay wins on the first and last day.

Coach Andrew Craven – is a Three-time recipient of Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards.8-time recipient of Ontario Swim Coaches Council awards. 2003 recipient of the Swimming Canada President's Award. National Coaching Institute Level IV Advanced Coaching Diploma (Nov 2012). Head coach at the 2000 Paralympics and the 2002 IPC World Championships. Staff coach at the1998 IPC World Championships and the 2008 Paralympics. 3-time Swim Ontario Coach of the Year. Coaching since 1986. Andrew was Head Coach of LAC from 2012 - 2022.