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JANELLE BALL

BIRTHDATE December 26, 1992
HOMETOWN Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
HOME CLUB Dollard Synchro (QC)
SENIOR NT SINCE 2011
SOCIAL FEEDS  

BIOGRAPHY

Janelle Ball was selected for the Senior National Team in the fall of 2011. The same year, she was a member of the Quebec team that won the gold medal at the Canada Games. Her participation at the 2012 Spain Open is still one of her best memories so far. In 2013, she participated in the Summer Universiade with the team that finished in 4th position in both free and technical events. Janelle also took part of the team event at the 2014 Spain Open, where they finished 2nd and Japan Open, where they got the 3rd place. 

GETTING TO KNOW THE ATHLETE

  • Family: Janelle has two brothers and one sister… Two of them are playing water polo at a competitive level…
  • Getting into the Sport: Janelle Ball got familiarized with synchronized swimming during the summer of 2000 where her local summer pool was offering all four aquatic sports. After she experimented with all of them, she picked synchronized swimming.
  • Future aspirations: She is studying Social Sciences at John Abbott College and she is thinking about becoming a teacher… 
  • Why she loves Synchro: She says she likes synchronized swimming mostly for its artistic aspect…

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS

Competition Year Location Event (Result)  
Olympic Qualifier 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA Team (4) Results
Shiseido Canadian Open Championships 2015 Toronto, ON Team Free (1), Team Technical (1) Results
FINA World Cup 2014 Quebec City, QC Team (4), Highlight Team (2) Results
Spanish Open 2014 Castillon, ESP Team Technical (2), Team Free (2) Results
Japan Open 2014 Amagasaki, JPN Team Technical (3) Results
Canadian Open Championships 2014 Saskatoon, SK Team Free (1), Team Technical (1) Results
Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan, RUS Team Free (4), Team Technical (4) Results
Canadian Open Championships 2013 Quebec City, QC Team Technical (1) Results
Spain Open 2012 Combo (2) Results

NATIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS

Competition Year Location Event (Result)  
Canadian Open Championships 2011 Calgary, AB Free Solo (1), Technical Solo (1), Free Duet (1), Technical Duet (2) Results
Canada Games 2011 Halifax, NS Team (1) Results
Canadian Open Championships 2010 Charlottetown,PEI Duet (6), Solo (9), Figures (12) Results
Canadian Open Championships 2009 Quebec City, QC Duet (6), Solo (11), Figures (15) Results