Tanya Hunks

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Tanya Hunks
Personal information
Full nameTanya Hunks
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1980-08-24) August 24, 1980 (age 43)
Brantford, Ontario
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, medley
College team University of British Columbia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Victoria 10 km open water
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10 km open water

Tanya Hunks (born August 24, 1980) is a former competitive swimmer from Canada. Hunks won bronze medals in the 10-kilometre open water swimming events at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and 2007 Pan American Games. She swam in the 400-metre and 800-metre freestyle events, in addition to the 400-metre individual medley at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [1]

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References

  1. Hunks entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-05-30.