Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil falls short of Olympic podium, Harvey reaches final

Canadian swim star Maggie Mac Neil didn’t quite have enough to reach the Olympic podium for the second time in a row in the women’s 100-metre butterfly.

Mac Neil finished fifth in 56.44 seconds on Sunday in Paris, .23 seconds behind Yufei Zhang of China for bronze.

Americans Torri Huske (55.59 seconds) and Gretchen Walsh won gold and silver, respectively.

Mac Neil was trying to become the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the women’s 100-metre butterfly.

The London, Ont., native tied for fourth in the semifinals.

Mac Neil was also part of Saturday’s fourth-place-finishing Canadian 4×100-metre freestyle relay team.

Meanwhile, Canada’s Mary-Sophie Harvey earned the final spot in the women’s 200-metre freestyle semifinal.

The final is Monday.