After 19 years dedicated to the sport of Synchronized Swimming, national team member Sandy Gill has announced her retirement. Originally from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Sandy Gill (view full bio here) fell in love with the sport when she was just eight [...]
Synchro Canada unveiled its 2016 Annual Award winners at its Annual Meeting & Convention last weekend in Montreal, QC. Here are the winners. Athlete of the year Karine Thomas, QC This award recognizes athletes of Synchro [...]
Synchro Canada’s Board of Directors welcomed a new member this weekend as Margie Schuett was elected to a two-year term at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Montreal. Mrs Schuett, from Calgary, AB, brings extensive volunteer experience in the area of high-performance [...]
The Canadian 13-15 National Team has arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they will be taking part in the 2016 UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships scheduled for September 1-4 at the San Juan Natatorium. The 10-athlete squad, who has [...]
Canada’s two synchronized swimmers, Jacqueline Simoneau, 19, from Montreal, QC, and Karine Thomas, 27, from Gatineau, QC, completed their Olympic competition with a powerful performance to finish in 7th place. After posting a Personal Best score yesterday in the Technical Routine, the duo were [...]
Montreal’s Jacqueline Simoneau, 19, and Gatineau’s Karine Thomas, 27, have qualified for the finals of the Olympic Synchronized Swimming Duet competition at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio, Brazil. Starting early, swimming 6th of 24 teams, the duo produced a very strong performance today, according to Head [...]
Montreal’s Jacqueline Simoneau, 19 and Gatineau’s Karine Thomas, 27, began their Olympic Synchronized Duet competition today in Rio, Brazil with the Free Routine Preliminary. In the first round of the three-stage competition, the duo exhibited their trademark power, passion and creativity while swimming their ‘Heartbreak’ routine. [...]
Although Canada has a rich heritage of successful synchronized swimming duets, the duo who will wear the Canadian team colours in the upcoming 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio, have forged their own unique presence in the water. After a decisive victory at [...]
Congratulations to Louise Kennedy, from Victoria, BC, who was selected by FINA to be the Canadian judge for the synchronized swimming event at the Rio Olympics. Louise started her judging career in 1975, after retiring from the sport as an athlete. [...]
As one door closed, others will open for Synchro Canada in the next two quadrennials as it maps out an eight-year strategy including a focused four-year high performance plan leading into the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan. In the midst of [...]
