Marika Bakewell

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Marika Bakewell
Born (1985-08-14) August 14, 1985 (age 35)
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Marika Bakwell (born August 14, 1985) is a Canadian curler who resides in London, Ontario.

Bakewell grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. In 2005, she became only the second female to skip a team to win the Ontario Junior Mixed Curling Championship.

In 2005 and 2007 she represented the University of Waterloo at the Canadian University Curling Championships. Finishing third in 2005 and in 2007 losing the championship final to the University of Manitoba, skipped by Kaitlyn Lawes.

In 2007, she formed a women's team to compete on the World Curling Tour. In 2008 to 2010 she played third for Karen Bell before skipping her own rink once again. In 2011, she qualified for her first Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, where she finished with a 3-6 record.

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