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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| Higher education | Communications, Politics - University of Montreal: Canada |
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| Hobbies | Fashion, reading, tennis, running, watching DVDs, playing video games. (swimming.ca, 06 Aug 2016; 12 Aug 2012; canadianathletesnow.ca, 2011) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | Her parents enrolled her in a learn-to-swim programme. Her instructor was impressed and recommended she joined a competitive swimming club. "At the age of five I did not have a competitive spirit. When I turned nine or 10 I started training more seriously and the training sessions became important for me. After I turned 12 I started to achieve better results and it was then I understood I might have a certain talent for swimming." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up swimming at age five in Pont-Rouge, QC, Canada. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English, French |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "You can make a wish or you can make it happen." (canadianathletesnow.ca, 2011) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, Canadian swimmer Mark Tewksbury. (swimming.ca, 12 Aug 2012) |
| Awards and honours | She was named 2010 Swimming Canada Female Swimmer of the Year and 2010 Swimming Canada Female Butterfly Swimmer of the Year. (sirc.ca, 30 Nov 2010) |
| Nicknames | Mookie (canadianathletesnow.ca, 2011) |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1999 |
| Competing for | Canada |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2015 Pan American Games, and competing on three Canadian Olympic teams. (dolphinsswimclub.ca, 12 Oct 2015) |
| Other information | RETIREMENT She retired from competitive swimming in October 2016. (radio-canada.ca, 08 Oct 2016) |