Geneviève Saumur
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| Full name | Geneviève Saumur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 23, 1987 Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Piscines du Parc Olympique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geneviève Saumur (born June 23, 1987)[1] is a Canadian Olympic swimmer. She swam for Canada at the 2008 Olympics.
She currently holds the 200-metre freestyle (short-course and long-course) Canadian national record.
She has swum for Canada at:
- 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
- 2009 World Aquatics Championships
- 2008 Olympics[2]
- 2007 World Championships
- 2006 Pan Pacs
- 2006 Commonwealth Games
She won a silver medal at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships as a member of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay team, and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the Canadian team that finished in 8th place in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.
As of 2008, Saumur is studying at Ahuntsic CEGEP.[3]
References
- ↑ Saumur's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ Saumur's results page from the 2008 Olympics website (beijing2008.cn); retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ↑ Saumur's bio from the CBC; retrieved 2009-07-03.
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