Rising star: Oleksiak wins second medal in Rio with silver in 100 butterfly

RIO DE JANEIRO — Canada’s Penny Oleksiak has her second medal of the Rio Olympics after taking silver in the women’s 100-metre butterfly.

The 16-year-old from Toronto finished with a Canadian and world junior record time of 56.46 seconds to earn her second medal in as many nights.

Oleksiak also helped Canada win bronze in the 4×100-metre relay yesterday, swimming the anchor leg.

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom won gold in a world-record time of 55.48 seconds, and American Dana Vollmer finished third in 56.63 seconds.