Martha McCabe (born August 4, 1989) is a Canadian competition

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. She won bronze in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 2011 World Championships. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, McCabe finished fifth in the final of the 200-metre breaststroke. At the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, she competed in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke. In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

again in the 200 m breaststroke.

Martha's Canadian Drive

After competing at the

in Rio, Martha embarked on a cross Canada drive to inspire the next generation of athletes by stopping at over 45 swim clubs and schools from

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to St. John's, NL. Alongside Matt Bortolussi, the drive spanned 50 days as she spoke to over 3,000 kids, parents, and coaches across the country.

Personal life

In a July 2020 interview with ''

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'', McCabe

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as a

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. She stated in doing so, she hoped to help other young lesbian swimmers who may be struggling with their sexuality.

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External links

Swimming Canada Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mccabe, Martha 1989 births Living people Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Olympic swimmers of Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Swimmers from Toronto Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics UBC Thunderbirds swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming LGBT swimmers Lesbian sportswomen Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women