Synchro Canada – Ottawa, December 19, 2017 — Synchro Canada is pleased to announce the athletes who have been named to its 2018 Junior Worlds Athlete Pool. The 24 athletes were selected at the conclusion of Synchro Canada’s Fall Development and Evaluation Camp that took place in Montreal on November 22-26 at the Institut National du Sport du Québec (INS).

The members of the pool, who come from 5 provinces and 7 high-performance clubs from across the country, will spend the next few months preparing for the ultimate phase of the selection process for the team that will represent Canada at the FINA Junior World Artistic Swimming Championships next summer. The final selection will take place next March in Calgary, during the Canadian Qualifier. In the meantime, the athletes will be training and reporting their progress in a number of different areas including speed swimming, fitness, strength, flexibility and sport-specific skills.

The athletes named to the 2018 Junior Worlds Athlete Pool are:

ATHLETE NAME	AGE	HOMETOWN	LAST CLUB
ARMSTRONG, Emily	17	Scarborough, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
BARRETT, Catherine	17	St. John’s, NL	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
BOISSONNEAULT, Rosalie	14	Mont St-Hilaire, QC	Montreal Synchro
CZARKOWSKI, Jaime	14	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
ENNS, Marissa	14	Toronto, ON	Olympium Synchro
FINN, Scarlet	15	Toronto, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
GAUTHIER, Mikaëlle	15	Gatineau, QC	Dollard Synchro
GOSSLING, Flynne	15	Toronto, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
GUAY, Catherine	15	Montreal, QC	Dollard Synchro
HANSEN, Julia	17	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
HOFFMANN, Teah	15	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
HOPPER, Paige	16	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
KRUGER, Adora	17	Cochrane, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
KUTNYK, Taissia	15	Montreal, QC	Montreal Synchro
LANDRY, Frédérike	17	Quebec, QC	Quebec Excellence Synchro
McLEAN, Maura	16	Toronto, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
REIGNER, Jaiden	17	Mactaquac, NB	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
SPOTT, Emma	15	Toronto, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
STREMLAW, Kristin	17	Ottawa, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
STRUTYNSKI, Louisa	17	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles
VEILLEUX, Audrey	15	St-Jérôme, QC	Dollard Synchro
WARREN, Jade	15	Ottawa, ON	GO Capital Synchro
WHITTEN, Madeline	15	Toronto, ON	Regional Training Centre – Ontario
WINKELAAR, Cassandra	17	Calgary, AB	Calgary Aquabelles

“We are very pleased with the quality of the athletes in this year’s pool,” said Junior National Team Head Coach Kasia Kulesza (Quebec City, QC). “There’s a very good balance between experienced athletes and talented newcomers, and we can’t wait to see who will rise to the top next March.” Jennifer Koptie (Scarborough, ON) and Jenn Tregale (Calgary, AB) will be the assistant coaches joining Kulesza on this year’s Junior Worlds leadership team.

The FINA Junior World Artistic Swimming Championships will be held in Budapest, Hungary, next July.

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Stéphane Côté
Events & Communications Director
Synchro Canada
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