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Savannah
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Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Canada
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Gender | Women |
Born | 04 Jun 1992
in Scarborough, CAN |
Height | 1.78 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Higher education |
Human Movement Studies - University of British Columbia [UBC]: Vancouver, BC, CAN |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport Swimmer of the Year in both 2012 and 2013. (cupwire.ca, 10 Mar 2013)
She was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport Rookie Of The Year in 2011. (cis-sic.ca, 04 Apr 2012) |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Canada |
Tournament |
Pan Pacific Championships |
Location |
Victoria, BC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up swimming competitively at Vernon Kokanee Swim Club in British Columbia, Canada. She had initially learned to swim at age two after jumping into a neighbour's pool. "In a panic my neighbour jumped in to save me. Once she had got me out of the pool I jumped back in and started to dog paddle. She let me be after that." |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sav, Savvy (swimming.ca, 12 Aug 2012) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT She retired from competitive professional swimming in 2015. (sprucegroveexaminer.com, 20 Oct 2017)
OTHER ACTIVITIES She worked as a commentator on the live stream provided by Swimming Canada at the 2017 Canadian Championships. (Instagram profile, 08 Aug 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION She studied biomechanics and kinesiology at McGill University in Montreal, QC, Canada. (Facebook profile, 08 Jul 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Always dream a size too big so you can grow into them." [Daniel Igali] (Instagram profile, 08 Aug 2017) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2012 |
London, ENG |
400m Freestyle |
4:10.93 |
15 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
800m Freestyle |
8:29.72 |
Heats |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:11.49 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Freestyle |
4:12.47 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
800m Freestyle |
8:40.35 |
6 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:55.48 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
1500m Freestyle |
16:35.67 |
Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
800m Freestyle |
8:41.93 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
800m Freestyle |
8:48.01 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
1500m Freestyle |
16:43.25 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
400m Freestyle |
4:13.58 |
Pan American Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
800m Freestyle |
8:39.36 |
2 |
2007 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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