Raphaelle Plante

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Raphaelle Plante
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 (age 21)
Vienna, Austria
Sport
Sport Artistic swimming
Medal record
Women's artistic swimming
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Pan American Games
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Raphaelle Plante (born August 19, 2002) is a Canadian artistic swimmer. [1]

Career

Plante started swimming at the age of seven. [2] Plante was born in Austria and lived in Las Vegas for most of her life, as her father worked for Cirque du Soleil. [3] Plante has represented Canada at three World Aquatics Championships. [1] In September 2023, Plante was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team. [4] At the games, Plante was part of the bronze medal-winning team. [5] [6]

In June 2024, Plante was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Raphaelle Plante". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. Desormeaux, Kim (5 March 2024). "Raphaëlle Plante obtient son billet pour les JO de Paris 2024" [Raphaëlle Plante obtains her ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. www.larevue.qc.ca/ (in French). La Revue. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. Fortier, Stéphane (14 June 2023). "Le succès colle à la peau de Raphaëlle Plante" [Success sticks to Raphaëlle Plante’s skin]. www.larevue.qc.ca/ (in French). La Revue. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. "Canada's Santiago 2023 artistic swimming team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. Spencer, Donna (3 November 2023). "Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada's artistic swimmers airtime". National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Press . Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  6. "Team Canada wins bronze in team event at Santiago Pan Am Games". www.artisticswimming.ca. Artistic Swimming Canada. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. Fenton, Caela (10 June 2024). "Team Canada artistic swimmers set to make a splash at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. "World champion Simoneau leads Canada's artistic swimmers at Paris Olympics". Montreal Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Press. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.