Martha McCabe

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Martha McCabe
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Personal information
Full nameMartha McCabe
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1989-08-04) August 4, 1989 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubPacific Dolphins
College team University of British Columbia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 200 m breaststroke

Martha McCabe (born August 4, 1989) is a Canadian competition swimmer. She won bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2011 World Championships. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, McCabe finished fifth in the final of the 200-metre breaststroke. [2] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. [3]

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In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics again in the 200 m breaststroke. [4] [2]

Martha's Canadian Drive

After competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, [5] Martha embarked on a cross Canada drive to inspire the next generation of athletes by stopping at over 45 swim clubs and schools from Victoria, BC to St. John's, NL. Alongside Matt Bortolussi, [6] the drive spanned 50 days as she spoke to over 3,000 kids, parents, and coaches across the country. [7]

Personal life

In a July 2020 interview with CBC Sports , McCabe came out as a lesbian. She stated in doing so, she hoped to help other young lesbian swimmers who may be struggling with their sexuality. [8]

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References

  1. "McCabe swims to breaststroke bronze", Toronto Sun, July 29, 2011
  2. 1 2 "Martha McCabe Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Martha Mccabe Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  4. "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. "Martha McCabe". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  6. "Why EY Olympian Martha McCabe is taking the long way home". East York Chronicle Newsmagazine. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  7. ""Unbelievable" drive leaves McCabe with high hopes for Canadian swimming". Swimming Canada. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  8. Pariselli, Matthew (10 July 2020). "Retired Olympic swimmer hopes her coming-out story helps normalize it for other female athletes". CBC Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2020.