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- ↑ "U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century". saltwire.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Wall of Distinction: Cynthia Johnston". gaiters.ca/. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Cynthia Johnston Named to Greater Saint John Sports Hall of Fame". gaiters.ca/. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
