Audrey Lacroix
Encyclopedia
Audrey Lacroix is a Canadian
swimmer
from Montreal
, Quebec
. She is the Canadian record holder in the 100 metre butterfly (Short-course and Long course), 200 metre butterfly (Short-course and Long-Course). She is also the world record holder in the short-course 4x100 medley relay event with her fellow teammates, Katy Murdoch, Annamay Pierse
, and Victoria Poon. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished 8th in the 4x100m Freestyle relay event and in 7th place in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. She is the Canadian record holder in the 100 metre butterfly (Short-course and Long course), 200 metre butterfly (Short-course and Long-Course). She is also the world record holder in the short-course 4x100 medley relay event with her fellow teammates, Katy Murdoch, Annamay Pierse
Annamay Pierse
Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia....
, and Victoria Poon. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished 8th in the 4x100m Freestyle relay event and in 7th place in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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