Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canada |
Born | Pointe-Claire, Canada | November 26, 1985
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Synchronized swimming |
Club | Synchro Élite |
Tracy Little (born November 26, 1985, in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer.
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]
In 2012 Little was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [5]
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