Geneviève Saumur

Geneviève Saumur (born June 23, 1987)[1] is a Canadian Olympic swimmer. She swam for Canada at the 2008 Olympics.

Geneviève Saumur
Personal information
Full nameGeneviève Saumur
National team Canada
Born (1987-06-23) June 23, 1987
Montreal, Quebec
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubPiscines du Parc Olympique
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 4x200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 4x100 m freestyle

She currently holds the 200-metre freestyle (short-course and long-course) Canadian national record.

She has swum for Canada at:

She won a silver medal at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships as a member of the 4x100-metre freestyle relay team, and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she was a member of the Canadian team that finished in 8th place in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay.

As of 2008, Saumur is studying at Ahuntsic CEGEP.[3]

References
  1. Saumur's entry Archived August 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. Saumur's results page Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine from the 2008 Olympics website (beijing2008.cn); retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. Saumur's bio from the CBC; retrieved 2009-07-03.


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