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| Sandrine
MAINVILLE |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 20 Mar 1992
in Boucherville, CAN |
| Height | 1.73 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Higher education |
Law - University of Montreal: Canada |
General Interest |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She always gets on the starting blocks from the left side. (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2014) |
Famous relatives |
Her father Luc was a national champion in rowing. Her younger sister Ariane has competed for Canada in swimming at junior international level. (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2014; la-seigneurie.qc.ca, 15 Aug 2013; swimming.ca, 04 Aug 2013) |
Awards and honours |
She was named the 2014 Female Athlete of the Year by the University of Montreal Carabins in Canada. (nouvelles.umontreal.ca, 08 Apr 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming competitively at age 11. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." (olympic.ca, 01 Aug 2014) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In July 2018 she retired from competitive swimming in order to focus on her career as a lawyer. "My state of mind has changed in the last couple of months; my head is elsewhere with the desire to start my professional career on the right foot. My motivation and my focus are now directed towards this new goal as a lawyer. I gave myself the last year to gradually say goodbye to swimming." (swimming.ca, 06 Jul 2018; Facebook profile, 14 May 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Her father. (stathblog.com, 09 Jan 2017) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:32.89 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
54.01 |
| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
24.67 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 4 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:23.59 |
| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.96 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.44 |
| 7 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:46.23 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Butterfly |
26.59 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.09 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Freestyle |
52.52 |
| 12 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Freestyle |
24.27 |
| 8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:29.83 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
52.41 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
26.04 |
| 4 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:32.39 |
| 2 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.02 |
| 8 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Freestyle |
24.63 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
52.82 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Butterfly |
25.99 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:31.12 |
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