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| Residence | Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Club / Team | Club de Plongeon Camo: Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Higher education | Social and Behavioral Science - Vanier College: Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Injuries | An injury affected her during the 2020 World Series event in Montreal, QC, Canada, in March that year. (montreal.ctvnews.ca, 01 Mar 2020) She underwent surgery for a stress fracture in her left foot in December 2016, and returned to training in March 2017. (cbc.ca, 08 Apr 2017) She injured her shoulder at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (vancouversun.com, 02 Sep 2010) |
| Famous relatives | Her older sister Carol-Ann has represented Canada in diving and ranked 24th in the 10m platform at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Her partner Wyatt Sanford competed for Canada in boxing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jan 2022; Instagram profile, 19 Dec 2021; olympic.ca, 26 Jul 2019) |
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| Why this sport? | She had gone to the pool with her father and her sister in the summer. Her father said he would buy them an ice cream if they could do a backflip, but they were intercepted by a lifeguard who gave them the number of a diving club in Brossard, QC, Canada. |
| Name of coach | Stephane Lapointe [club], CAN |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began diving at age seven at a club in Brossard, QC, Canada. |
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| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English, French |
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| Awards and honours | She and her diving partner Jennifer Abel received Aquatics Canada's 2015 Diving Team of the Year Award. The pair were also named Diving Canada's 2013 Female Athletes of the Year. (pamelaware.com, 01 Jan 2017; aquaticscanada.ca, 01 Jan 2015) She was named Aquatics Canada's 2013 Female Athlete of the Year. (pamelaware.com, 01 Jan 2017) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Your dreams are worth the chase." (olympic.ca, 12 Aug 2016) |
| Most influential person in career | Her mother. (montrealgazette.com, 06 May 2016) |
| Hobbies | Cooking, yoga. (Instagram profile 2, 09 Jan 2021; diving.ca, 06 Jun 2019) |
| Nicknames | Pam (YouTube channel, 28 May 2020) |
| Other information | ZERO DIVE She exited the 3m springboard competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after a dive that was scored '0.0' damaged her overall score. The dive came about when she was forced to withdraw after a mis-step on the board. "What you guys see in the competition is just a tiny factor of what we actually do to get to where we are. I was so ready for this competition, and I made a mistake. It could have happened to anybody, but it happened to me at the wrong time. But I am proud because I have done everything possible to make it to where I am and I'm human, I'm allowed to make mistakes. I hope you guys are going get used to having me around because I'm not going anywhere, I'm not giving up. This competition does not define me and I will not let it defeat me." (talksport.com, 03 Aug 2021) |
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| Family | Partner Wyatt Sanford |