Marie-Pierre Gagné
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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. She is also currently studying medicine at Université de Montréal
, in Montreal.
She was captain of the Canadian national team and compete at Beijing in 2008 for her second 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...
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....
. She began synchronized swimming at age six. She finished in fourth place at the 2003 world championships at Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
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in the free routine combination event. She is also currently studying medicine at Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, in Montreal.
She was captain of the Canadian national team and compete at Beijing in 2008 for her second olympics.