Tracy Little

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Tracy Little
Tracy Little.jpg
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 38)
Pointe-Claire, Canada
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronized swimming
ClubSynchro Élite
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Synchronized swimming
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai Free routine combination
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team

Tracy Little (born November 26, 1985, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer.

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Career

Little won two Pan American Games medals in the team event, a silver in 2007 and a gold in 2011. [1] Little competed for Canada in the women's team event at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, both times coming in fourth place. [2] [3] After the latter games, Tracy announced her retirement from competitive sport. [4]

Honours

In 2012 Little was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [5]

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References

  1. "Canada's Olympic synchronized swimming team inspired by soccer". National Post. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  2. "Tracy Little Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. "Smile when your lungs are aching, smile when your heart is breaking - Macleans.ca". Macleans.ca. August 10, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. "Tracy Little biography". Canadian Olympic team. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. "London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2017.