| Michelle Sawatzky-Koop | |
| Nationality: |  |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Steinbach, Manitoba |
| College: | Manitoba |
| Position: | Setter |
| Nationalyears: | 1993 – 1996[1] |
| Nationalteam: | Canada |
Michelle Sawatzky-Koop (born July 14, 1970 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a Canadian former volleyball player and radio broadcaster. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia with the Women's National Team, where the team finished 9th.[2]
As a university player for the Manitoba Bisons, she was a two-time CIS Championship MVP in 1990 and 1991, as well a two-time CIS player of the year for the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.[3] Sawatzky was a part of the Bison's women's volleyball team that won three CIS championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1995, she joined the Canadian national team, who won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Argentina. In July 1996 the team finished 9th at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[4]
Since 1997, Sawatzky has been a radio broadcaster and Morning Show co-host on CHSM, CFAM, and CJRB radio in southern Manitoba.[5]
Sawatzky graduated from the University of Manitoba School of Music in 1993 with a Bachelor of Music Piano Performance. She has also organized and participated in the annual Southeastern Manitoba Festival, which takes place in Steinbach.[6]
In 2022, Sawatzky was elected into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.[7]
In June of 2024, Sawatzky was inducted into the Volleyball Canada Hall of Fame, in Ottawa, Ontario.