Erin Chan is a Canadian

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...

 synchronized swimmer

Synchronized swimming

Synchronized swImming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music....

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Chan began synchronized swimming at age seven. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 and at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Chan also represented Canada in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens, Greece with fellow teammates Courtenay Stewart

Courtenay Stewart

Courtenay Stewart is a Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won the silver medal in the women's duet at the 2003 Pan American Games alongside partner Fanny Létourneau. Her best finish at the 2003 world championships in Barcelona, Spain was a fourth place finish in the free routine combination...

, 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....

, Jessica Chase

Jessica Chase

Jessica Chase is a Canadian synchronized swimmer who competed in the Sydney and Athens Olympics....

, Shayna Nackoney

Shayna Nackoney

Shayna Nackoney Skauge is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming in 1989. She won a bronze medal at the team event at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. She was a member of the 2004 Canadian Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team. She then went on to perform...

, Anouk Reniere-Lafreniere

Anouk Renière-Lafrenière

Anouk Renière-Lafrenière is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She won a bronze medal at a 2002 world cup tournament in Zurich, Switzerland in the duet event.-References:...

, Marie-Pierre Gagne

Marie-Pierre Gagné

Marie-Pierre Gagné was a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She began synchronized swimming at age six. She finished in fourth place at the 2003 world championships at Barcelona, Spain in the free routine combination event...

, Jessika Dubuc

Jessika Dubuc

Jessika Dubuc is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. She finished in fourth place at the 2003 world championships at Barcelona, Spain in the free routine combination event. 2 time Olympian.-References:...

 and Nicole Cargill. There, the Canadian squad placed 5th.

Personal life

Chan is an alum of Bishop Carroll High School

Bishop Carroll High School (Alberta)

Bishop Carroll High School is part of the Calgary Catholic School District in Alberta, Canada and offers a unique program that allows students to work at their own pace in an individual environment. This 'freedom to succeed' is part of the constructivist model of student-centred learning advocated...

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