Lindsay Seemann

Lindsay Seemann (born September 22, 1992) is a Canadian swimmer who participated in the 200-metre backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] At 15, she was the youngest athlete on the Canadian Olympic team.[2]

Lindsay Seemann
Personal information
Full nameLindsay Seemann
National team Canada
Born (1992-09-22) September 22, 1992
Newmarket, Ontario
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNewmarket Stingrays
College teamUniversity of Arizona (2010-12)
University of Iowa (2012-14)

She was born and raised in Newmarket, Ontario and started her swimming career for the Newmarket Stingrays. Seemann swam for the University of Arizona Wildcats from 2010 to 2012, before transferring to the University of Iowa, where she swam for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2012 to 2014. She retired from competitive swimming in 2014, having won 18 national races and 48 provincial ones.[3]

References

  1. "Canada's Lindsay Seemann fourth at world junior swimming championship". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
  2. "Olympic Heroes". Markham Economist and Sun. August 23, 2008.
  3. Cudmore, John. "Cuddy Shark: Newmarket Stingrays stars set to dry off in retirement". Newmarket Era. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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