Raphaelle Plante Explained

Raphaelle Plante
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Artistic swimming
Birth Date:August 19, 2002
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria

Raphaelle Plante (born August 19, 2002) is a Canadian artistic swimmer.[1]

Career

Plante started swimming at the age of seven.[2] Plante was born in Austria and lived in Las Vegas for most of her life, as her father worked for Cirque du Soleil.[3] Plante has represented Canada at three World Aquatics Championships.[1] In September 2023, Plante was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[4] At the games, Plante was part of the bronze medal-winning team.[5] [6]

In June 2024, Plante was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raphaelle Plante. wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Raphaëlle Plante obtient son billet pour les JO de Paris 2024. Raphaëlle Plante obtains her ticket for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. French. Desormeaux. Kim. 5 March 2024. www.larevue.qc.ca/. La Revue. 30 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Le succès colle à la peau de Raphaëlle Plante. Success sticks to Raphaëlle Plante’s skin. French. Fortier. Stéphane. 14 June 2023. www.larevue.qc.ca/. La Revue. 30 June 2024.
  4. 19 September 2023. Canada's Santiago 2023 artistic swimming team announced. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. 23 September 2023.
  5. News: Spencer. Donna. Canadian Press. 3 November 2023. Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada's artistic swimmers airtime. National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 30 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Team Canada wins bronze in team event at Santiago Pan Am Games. 3 November 2023. www.artisticswimming.ca. Artistic Swimming Canada. 30 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Fenton. Caela. Team Canada artistic swimmers set to make a splash at Paris 2024. Canadian Olympic Committee. 10 June 2024. 16 June 2024.
  8. News: Canadian Press. 10 June 2024. World champion Simoneau leads Canada's artistic swimmers at Paris Olympics. Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 16 June 2024.