General Interest |
Hobbies |
Collecting sweaters when she travels for competitions. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Injuries |
She sustained a torn labrum in her right hip in 2017. She opted not to have surgery, and instead took six months out of physical activity to recover. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She wears a swim cap from her club underneath her national cap when she warms up at international competitions. (beachmetro.com, 26 Jul 2021; olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Famous relatives |
Her older sister Amy has competed in artistic swimming at national level in Canada. Both sisters represented Team Ontario at the 2015 Canada Games. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She followed her older sister Amy into the sport. "My first exposure to artistic swimming was when my older sister Amy went to 'bring a friend night' with our neighbour at Variety Village Synchro Club in Toronto. My sister enjoyed synchronised swimming so my parents decided it would be good for me to try the Little Mermaid programme that would run at the same time as my sister's practices. My two older brothers, Josh and Tyler, did hockey and speed swimming as well. My parents decided getting me involved in swimming would be an easy solution so they wouldn't have to drive all over the city taking us to different extracurricular activities!" |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
Outside of sport she hopes to have a career in sport management or sport psychology. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; makeachamp.com, 01 Jan 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began artistic swimming at age four at the Variety Village Synchro Club in Toronto, ON, Canada. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Milly (Instagram profile, 04 Jan 2022) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Higher education |
Psychology - Ohio State University: Columbus, OH, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
"We normally start in the gym and do strength or cardio training. Afterwards, we get in the pool and train until 12:30 to work on our routines. We then get a two-hour break to eat and relax, and after that we usually go back to the gym for another workout or a flexibility session. It's then back in the pool until 18:00 and stretching until 18:30. Then we go home, eat and sleep to restart the next day!" |
General Interest |
Other information |
STUDYING ABROAD
She began studying at Ohio State University in the United States of America following the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She had previously combined her training with an online psychology degree at the University of Guelph in Canada. "[At Ohio State University] the school spirit, the synchro team is better than it is anywhere else, and I had some friends come here that I only ever heard good things about." (thelantern.com, 03 Nov 2021; The Ohio State Synchronized Swimming Team Facebook page, 20 Aug 2021; news.uoguelph.ca, 09 Aug 2021; buckeyesports.com, 29 Jun 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Gabor Szauder [national] |
