Georgia Lewin-LaFrance

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Georgia Lewin-LaFrance
Personal information
Born (1999-12-01) December 1, 1999 (age 25)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Sport Sailing
Medal record
Women's Sailing
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Georgia Lewin-LaFrance (born December 1, 1999) is a Canadian sailor competing in the 49erFX event. [1] Lewin-LaFrance competes in the event with her sister, Antonia Lewin-LaFrance. [1] Lewin-LaFrance was born in Montreal, Quebec, and raised in Chester, Nova Scotia. [1]

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Career

The Lewin-LaFrance sisters chose to focus on the 49erFX in 2018. [2] Early in the 2024 season the LaFrance sisters finished fourth at the Princess Sofia Regatta. [3] In March 2024, Lewin-LaFrance along with her sister finished in eighth place at the 2024 World Championships. [4] This qualified the pair to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] [6] In June 2024, Lewin-LaFrance was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Georgia Lewin-LaFrance". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Team Lewin-LaFrance Eyeing the 2024 Olympics". www.atlanticboatingnews.com. Atlantic Boating News. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, David (7 May 2024). "An interview with Antonia and Georgia Lewin-LaFrance about their 49erFX campaign for Paris 2024". www.sail-world.com/. Sail World. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nova Scotia's 49erfx Sailors Antonia and Georgia Lewin-lafrance Qualify to Be Nominated for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". www.sailing.ca/. Sailing Canada. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Canada's Lewin-LaFrance sisters qualify to be nominated for Olympics in 49er FX sailing class". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (11 March 2024). "Lewin-LaFrance sailing sisters of Chester qualify for Paris Olympics in 49er FX". SaltWire Network . Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Fenton, Caela (7 June 2024). "Six Team Canada athletes to set sail at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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