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| Mary-Sophie
HARVEY |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 11 Aug 1999
in Laval, CAN |
| Height | 1.78 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, French |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age six with the Megophias de Trois-Rivieres club in Quebec, Canada. |
Why this sport? |
Both of her parents were competitive swimmers so she followed them into the sport. |
Club / Team |
CAMO: Montreal, QC, CAN |
Name of coach |
Greg Arkhurst [club] |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Travel. (isl.global, 01 Jan 2020) |
Injuries |
In 2018 she withdrew from the Canadian trials for the Pan Pacific championships with multiple health issues. She was struggling with tendinitis in both shoulders and needed her wisdom teeth removed. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; swimswam.com, 11 Jul 2018) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She collects magnets when travelling for competitions. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Little by little, a little becomes a lot." (a.isl.global, 01 Jan 2020) |
Famous relatives |
Her parents competed in swimming at national level in Canada. (swimming.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Other information |
MENTAL HEALTH
She felt she underperformed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, where she only qualified for one final. Her performance was criticised by one of the Canadian national team coaches and she was then dropped from the relay squad later in the Games. Combined with a number of health issues she was facing, her mental health began to suffer and she took a six-month break from swimming. She returned to the sport in 2019, and won four medals at that year's Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. "All the emotions I had felt over the past few years [before the 2018 Commonwealth Games] came out and they were amplified. All my dreams had just collapsed. I told myself once again that people were right, that I was not up to the task. This is where I fell into depression. I got sick of swimming. I learned to hate the sport I loved so much. I got to the bottom of the barrel. Why did a sport that I started doing to achieve my dreams get me that point. This [Pan American Games] is where I started having fun again, which I haven't had in 10 years. I was like, 'Wow, swimming is fun and I love it'." (ici.radio-canada.ca, 27 Jul 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:43.77 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:12.77 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:44.76 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:46.88 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
4:09.74 |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:58.15 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:55.57 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
400m Individual Medley |
4:43.20 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Butterfly |
2:11.68 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Breaststroke |
2:28.56 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:59.16 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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