Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canada |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | October 25, 1990
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
Club | Synchro Canada |
Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian.
Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. [1] She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth. [2] [3] She retired from the sport after the 2012 games. [4]
In 2012 Fortin was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [5]
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