- Fanny Létourneau
Fanny Létourneau (born
June 24 ,1979 inQuebec City, Quebec ) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won the gold medal at the1999 Pan American Games in the Women's Duet alongsideClaire Carver-Dias .Létourneau began synchronized swimming at age 10, and she is a graduate of the
University of Toronto . She won a bronze medal in the team event at the2000 Summer Olympics . She also won two bronze medals at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka,Japan : one in the duet and one in the team.Létourneau is a two-time Olympian, competing for Canada in the team and duet events at the
2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia , and at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, Greece . WithClaire Carver-Dias she won a gold medal in the Women's Duet at the2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. After the 2004 Olympics, Létourneau decided to retire from the sport.Currently, Létourneau is residing in
Pickering, Ontario with her husband. She has recently opened her own pilates studio.References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/fanny-letourneau-1.html sports-reference]
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