The Canadian Olympic Team heading to London in 2012
The Games of the XXX Olympiad unfold between July 27 and August 12, 2012. It marks London’s third time hosting the Olympic Games, but first in 64 years. The Canadian Olympic Team is coming off its third-best summer performance with 18 medals, and tied for 13th in the overall medal count in Beijing in 2008. The Team is led by Canada’s 2012 Chef de Mission, swimming icon Mark Tewksbury.