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- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ Sailing Canada profile
- ↑ "Road to Rio – Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Trials Update". Canadian Yachting Association. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
