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| Residence | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
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| Club / Team | Vancouver Dolphins: Canada |
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| Higher education | Psychology - University of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC, CAN |
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| Name of coach | Jozsef Nagy |
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| Languages | English |
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| Injuries | In 2010 she suffered from dengue fever after competing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The eight-week ordeal effected her mentally for a year. She was forced to see a psychologist to deal with the mental aspects of suffering from the disease. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 20 Apr 2011; thestar.com, 26 Mar 2012) At the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro she suffered a stomach virus which caused her to lose approximately 3.5kg. She was so weak and unwell that she had to be fed intravenously. (nationalpost.com, 16 Dec 2007) |
| Famous relatives | Her aunt, Maria McCambridge, competed for Ireland in the 5000m at the 2004 Olympic Games. (Team Canada Pan American Guide 2007) |
| Other information | RE-ASSESSING HER CAREER After not qualifying for the 2006 Pan Pacific team she took a month off to re-think her sporting career. "But when that month was over I realised how much I missed swimming. I got back in the pool, and right away I realised this is what I love." (nationalpost.com, 16 Feb 2007) |
| Hobbies | Going to the beach or the mountains with friends and family, playing volleyball. (actnowbc.ca, 19 Jul 2010) |
| Other sports | She competes in triathlons. (swimming.ca, 19 Jul 2010) |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Jozsef Nagy. (cbc.ca, 19 Jul 2010) |
| Awards and honours | She was named the 2008/09 Canadian Inter-university Sport Female Athlete of the Year. (ubc.ca, 19 Jul 2010) |
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| Coach from which country? | Hungary |
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| Family | Partner Mark Oldershaw |