Jo-Annie Fortin Explained

Jo-Annie Fortin
Strokes:	Synchronized swimming
Club:	Synchro Canada
Birth Date:	25 October 1990
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height:	5feet
Weight:	56kg (123lb)
Show-Medals:	no
Updated:	May 21, 2015

Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian.

Career

Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships and the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.^[1] She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games, finishing fourth. She retired from the sport after the 2012 games.^[2]

Honours

In 2012 Fortin was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canada wins bronze in synchronized swimming. CBC Sports. 31 May 2017. en.
2. Web site: canadienne. La Presse. Nage synchronisée - Huit athlètes annoncent leur retraite. Le Devoir. 31 May 2017. fr. 26 September 2012.
3. Web site: London 2012 Olympians, Paralympians and builders honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medal in Montreal. Official Canadian Olympic Team Website Team Canada 2016 Olympic Games. 31 May 2017. 1 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313091634/http://olympic.ca/press/london-2012-olympians-paralympians-and-builders-honoured-with-diamond-jubilee-medal-in-montreal-2/. March 13, 2016. dead.