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Ottawa, July 19, 2010 – Synchro Canada’s 2010 13-15 National Team will represent the country at the 2010 Comen Cup, held in Chania, Greece, July 21-25.
The team members are: Marie Albert (Ottawa, ON, Montréal Synchro), Natasha Bernier (Quebec City, QC, Synchro Élite), Anne-Marie Chouinard (Montreal-Borough Anjou, QC, Montréal Synchro), Jordan McKenzie (Calgary, AB, Calgary Aquabelles), Roxanne Morneau-Carrier (Quebec City, QC, Synchro Élite), Alina Ryssina (Aurora, ON, Granite Synchro), Mathilde Sauvé (Quebec City, QC, Synchro Élite), Jacqueline Simoneau (Montreal-Borough Saint-Laurent, QC, Montréal Synchro), Kali Wong (Calgary, AB, Calgary Aquabelles) and Olivia Zawadiuk (Coquitlam, B.C., PacificSport Aquasonics). They will all compete at the 2010 Comen Cup.
The 10-member squad is led by the 2010 Synchro Canada 13-15 national
team head coach Elena Podolsky (Toronto, ON- Etobicoke Olympium) and her
assistants Geneviève Mercier (Quebec City, QC-Synchro Élite) and Johana
Vasquez (Terrebonne, QC-Montréal Synchro). Maude Pelchat (Laval, QC,
Dollard Synchro) is also there as an apprentice coach and team leader.
Jacqueline Simoneau was selected as the soloist and will also compete in duet with Anne-Marie Chouinard.
Last year, the 2009 13-15 National Team won a bronze medal in the team event and took the fourth position in solo and duet at the Comen Cup. Several members of that team are currently on the 2010 national junior team which will compete at the 2010 FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships.
The team was selected following a selection camp which concluded Monday, June 7, in Montreal, QC, following the 2010 Canadian Espoir Championships.
Here is Synchro Canada’s 2010 13-15 National Team:
ALBERT, Marie
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
2010 Club: Montréal Synchro
Month and year of birth: December 1995
BERNIER, Natasha
Hometown: Quebec City, QC
2010 Club: Synchro Élite
Month and year of birth: August 1995
* Member of the 2009 13-15 National Team
CHOUINARD, Anne-Marie
Hometown: Montreal, QC-Borough Anjou
2010 Club: Montréal Synchro
Month and year of birth: April 1996
* Member of the 2009 13-15 National Team
McKENZIE, Jordan
Hometown: Calgary, AB
2010 Club: Calgary Aquabelles
Month and year of birth: May 1995
MORNEAU-CARRIER, Roxanne
Hometown: Quebec City, QC
2010 Club: Synchro Élite
Month and year of birth: April 1995
RYSSINA, Alina
Hometown: Aurora, ON
2010 Club: Granite Synchro
Month and year of birth: August 1995
SAUVÉ, Mathilde
Hometown: Quebec City, QC
2010 Club: Synchro Élite
Month and year of birth: July 1995
* Member of the 2009 13-15 National Team
SIMONEAU, Jacqueline
Hometown: Montreal, QC-Borough Saint-Laurent
2010 Club: Montréal Synchro
Month and year of birth: September 1996
* Member of the 2009 13-15 National Team
WONG, Kali
Hometown: Calgary, AB
2010 Club: Calgary Aquabelles
Month and year of birth: August 1996
ZAWADIUK, Olivia
Hometown: Coquitlam, B.C.
2010 Club: PacificSport Aquasonics
Month and year of birth: June 1995
For more information visit: www.synchro.ca.
About Synchro Canada
Synchro Canada is the national organization that governs synchronized swimming in Canada and that represents more than 130 clubs and 12 000 members all across Canada. A member of FINA, the world’s governing body of aquatic sports, Synchro Canada promotes the quest for excellence through the development of athletes and synchronized swimming ambassadors at all levels Synchro Canada would like to thank its sponsors: Speedo, Sport Canada, Adup Display and MKI Travel. For more information, check out Synchro Canada’s website at www.synchro.ca.
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