CASSANDRA WINKELAAR

BIRTHDATE May 22, 2000
HOMETOWN Calgary, AB
HEIGHT 168 cm
HOME CLUB Calgary Aquabelles
COACH IN HOME CLUB Jenn Tregale
SENIOR NT SINCE 2018
SENIOR NEXTGEN TEAM 2017
JUNIOR NT/ATHLETE POOL 2016, 2017
13-15 NATIONAL TEAM 2014, 2015
SOCIAL FEEDS  
FAMILY Mother Olivera, Father Daniel
STARTED ARTISTIC SWIMMING … 7 years old at Strathcona Synatics in Sherwood Park, AB
GUILTY PLEASURE Chocolate cake
FAVOURITE ON TV/NETFLIX FRIENDS
FAVOURITE SUPERHERO Iron man

COOKIES OR CAKES

Cakes!

Cats or Dogs

Cats!

Chocolate or Vanilla

Chocolate!

Morning or Evening

Evening!

Summer or Winter

Summer!

Sweet or Salty

Sweet!

Pancakes or Waffles

Waffles!

Beach or Mountains

Mountains!

GETTING TO KNOW THE ATHLETE

  • Getting into the sport : “I first saw synchro on the Treehouse when I was 6 years old and I told my mom I wanted to do it so she looked around and found the Strathcona Synatics. I tried out in September and I fell in love with sport.”
  • Career highlights: Great results in international events; 15th in figures at 2014 Comen Cup, 5th in Team at Junior Worlds 2016, 2nd in Senior Team at US Open 2017.
  • Family: Mom and Dad own a renovation company in Calgary; she is an only child but her two cousins are like sisters to her.
  • Nickame: Cassie
  • Outside interests: Used to dance but had to quit as synchro hours became too much for her to continue ; currently in her spare time she usually relaxes or drives up to Edmonton to see her family.
  • Favorite quote: “Champions believe in themselves even if no one else does.”
  • Synchro Idols: Natalia Ischenko – since she was 8 years old.
  • Future aspirations: Cassie wants to be a Chartered Accountant after her synchro career.
  • Why she loves synchro : “I love performing for a crowd and I also love the challenge it gives me to keep pushing harder.”

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS

Competition Year Location Event (result) Download
Synchro America Open 2017 Long Island, NY, USA Team Tech (2), Team Free (2), Figures (3) Results
FINA World Junior Championships 2016 Kazan, RUS Team (5), Figures (79) Results
COMEN Mediterranean Cup 2015 Ostia (Rome), ITA Team (4), Solo (7), Figures (29) Results
Mediterranean Cup 2014 Alexandroupolis, GRE Team (5), Figures (15) Results

NATIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS

Competition Year Location Event (result) Download
Canadian Open Championships 2017 Toronto, ON Combo (1), Team (2), Solo Tech (3), Junior Solo (2), Figures (3) Results
Canadian Open Championships 2016 Calgary, AB Team (1), Solo (4), Figures (4) Results
Canadian Espoir Championships 2015 Saint John, NB Team (1), Duet (1), Solo (3), Figures (2) Results
Canadian Espoir Championships 2014 Kamploops, BC Team (2), Duet (8), Figures (10) Results
Canadian Espoir Championships 2013 Ottawa, ON Figures (58) Results
Canadian Espoir Championships 2012 Etobicoke, ON Duet (9), Solo (6), Figures 12u(10), Figures 13-15 (112) Results