Shayna Nackoney

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Shayna Nackoney
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Synchronised swimming
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Fukuoka Team Event
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Shayna Nackoney Skauge (born April 24, 1982) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming in 1989. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She was a member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team. She then went on to perform with the O Show in Las Vegas. Shayna now is a mentor and coach to athletes and synchronized swimming clubs coaching and leading performance focused workshops. Shayna's commitment to lifelong athleticism and sport is ongoing. Information as of November 2021 [1]

Personal life

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Skauge is an alumna of Bishop Carroll High School. [2]

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References

  1. Profile of Shayna Nackoney Skauge by Canoe.ca [usurped]
  2. Maxwell, Cameron, "High water pressure: Calgary's synchro swimming duo understands expectations of podium finish" [usurped] , Calgary Sun, August 11, 2004.