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He had all the makings of an Olympic champion: talent, determination and an unwavering will to win. A fierce opponent - one of his pre-race rituals was to spew a mouthful of water into his competitor’s lane - he became one of Canada’s most prominent international swimming stars by the age of eighteen. He was also proudly patriotic, sporting a tattoo of the Canadian maple leaf on his chest. Dubbed the "enfant terrible" of the Canadian team, the driven and dynamic swimmer was as well known (...)