Penny Oleksiak gets a special shout-out from Drake
Canadian Olympic swimmer is a big fan of the Toronto rap artist - and it looks like it's mutual
By Aaron Stern, CBC Sports
When Penny Oleksiak had a chance at history, all she needed was "One Dance."
The Canadian Olympic swimming star had no problem going "zero to 100" real quick when she captured the gold medal in the 100-metre women's freestyle swim on Thursday, giving her a Canadian record four Olympic swimming medals in a single Games.
So what's the one thing the beloved Canadian was wanting that she didn't have? Drake tickets.
So <a href="https://twitter.com/Kjmasse">@Kjmasse</a> and I tried to buy <a href="https://twitter.com/Drake">@Drake</a> tickets to celebrate.. Basically sold out🙃 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ugh?src=hash">#ugh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/maybenexttime?src=hash">#maybenexttime</a> <a href="https://t.co/7EoyTo9dBL">pic.twitter.com/7EoyTo9dBL</a>
—@OleksiakPennyMany Canadians had been campaigning for Penny to get a chance to see the multi-platinum hip-hop artist, and a couple days after she made history, the man himself reached out.
The "6ix God" truly is always watching: Word is that Drake will ensure that Penny has tickets to an upcoming show, and the crowd has gone wild for this new Canadian connection.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics">@CBCOlympics</a> Who thinks it's be fun to see <a href="https://twitter.com/OleksiakPenny">@OleksiakPenny</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/Drake">@Drake</a> do a swim off?! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/olympics?src=hash">#olympics</a>
—@MrDrewScottWe know Drake can beat Meek Mill in a rap battle, but we don't think he'd fare too well against Penny in the pool.
What do you think about the respect between the two Canadian stars? Tweet us @CBCOlympics!