Courtenay Stewart (born January 17, 1985 in Markham, Ontario

Markham, Ontario

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) is a Canadian

Canada

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 synchronized swimmer

Synchronized swimming

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, who won the silver medal in the women's duet at the 2003 Pan American Games

2003 Pan American Games

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 alongside partner Fanny Létourneau

Fanny Létourneau

Fanny Létourneau is a Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the Women's Duet alongside Claire Carver-Dias....

. Her best finish at the 2003 world championships in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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 was a fourth place finish in the free routine combination. She was a member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Team that placed 5th at the Games in Athens, Greece. Courtenay, along with duet partner Létourneau, placed 6th in duet at the Olympics as well.

She attended Stanford University

Stanford University

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and swam for the Stanford Synchronized Swimming Squad. She is currently attending osteopathic medical school at Touro University-California and is loved by all her peers.