Jo-Annie Fortin

Jo-Annie Fortin
Personal information
Nationality  Canada
Born (1990-10-25) October 25, 1990
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronized swimming
Club Synchro Canada

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

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


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