Marissa Janssens

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Marissa Janssens
Personal information
Born (1988-09-09) September 9, 1988 (age 35)
Montreal, Canada
Sport
Sport Water polo
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Rome Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

Marissa Janssens (born 9 September 1988) is a water polo player from Canada.

She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, [1] and at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. [2]

She played for Concordia University. [3]

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References

  1. "Marissa Janssens | Canadian Athletes Now Fund".
  2. "14th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP team roster Canada". omegatiming.com.
  3. "McGill duo to compete for Canadian water polo team at Games in China". Channels.