Jo-Annie_Fortin

Jo-Annie Fortin

Jo-Annie Fortin

Canadian synchronized swimmer

Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian.

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Career

Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth.[2][3] She retired from the sport after the 2012 games.[4]

Honours

In 2012 Fortin was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Canada wins bronze in synchronized swimming". CBC Sports. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Jo-Annie Fortin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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    "Jo-Annie Fortin". The Vancouver Sun. July 4, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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    canadienne, La Presse (September 26, 2012). "Nage synchronisée - Huit athlètes annoncent leur retraite". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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    "London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


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