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- Swimmer Sydney Pickrem won bronze for Team Canada in Sunday's 4×100 meter medley relay.
- After swimming a 1:07.17 100-meter breaststroke, the 23-year-old was candid in her TV interview.
- Pickrem said "I was absolutely sh—— myself" during the swim en route to a spot on the podium.
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Sydney Pickrem may have swum for a spot on the podium in Sunday's 4×100 meter medley relay, but that doesn't mean she was calm, cool, and collected while doing so.
The 23-year-old Canadian admitted that she was freaking out in a hilarious post-swim interview with CBC.
"I was absolutely sh—— myself," Pickrem said on live television. "I'm not gonna try and sugar coat it."
Her teammates immediately cracked up at her candor.
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Still, you might not have known Pickrem was anything less than composed throughout the swim based on her team's performance. She pulled out a 1:07.17 time in the second leg of the relay - the breaststroke - before her teammates finished the race and secured some hardware for the group.
With the third-place finish in the relay, Pickrem earned the first Olympic medal of her swimming career.