Bailey Andison

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Bailey Andison
Personal information
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 26)
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 200 m medley

Bailey Andison (born November 13, 1997) is a Canadian competitive swimmer who specializes in the medley events. [1] [2]

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Career

In 2019, Andison won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the 200 individual medley race.

As part of the 2021 Canadian Olympic swimming trials in Toronto, Andison finished third in the 200 IM. This qualified her for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [3] [4] [5]

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References

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  2. "Bailey Andison". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "26 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic swimming team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. "Canada's Tokyo 2020 Swimming Team Announced". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. Nichols, Paula (24 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 26 swimmers at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 24 June 2021.