Martha McCabe

Martha McCabe
Personal information
Full name Martha McCabe
National team  Canada
Born (1989-08-04) August 4, 1989
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club Pacific Dolphins
College team University of British Columbia

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.

In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Martha's Canadian Drive

After competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics 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 Victoria, BC to St. John's, NL. Alongside Matt Bortolussi,[3] the drive spanned 50 days as she spoke to over 3,000 kids, parents, and coaches across the country.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "McCabe swims to breaststroke bronze", Toronto Sun, July 29, 2011
  2. ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Why EY Olympian Martha McCabe is taking the long way home". East York Chronicle Newsmagazine. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  4. ↑ ""Unbelievable" drive leaves McCabe with high hopes for Canadian swimming". Swimming Canada. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
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