Canada Winter Games 2007

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Participant


Name	Emily Marjorie Frances Whalen
Contingent	Team Alberta
Hometown	Wetaskiwin
Type	Athlete
Sport	Synchronized Swimming

Results

Figures Female
Competition	Monday, February 26, 2007	09:00	Canada Games Centre
Team Female Team: Alberta Final position: Bronze
Competition	Tuesday, February 27, 2007	18:00	Canada Games Centre
Final competition	Thursday, March 01, 2007	17:25	Canada Games Centre

Biography

Age

Height (ft, inches)

5ft 2inches

Weight (lb)

120

Language(s) spoken

English

Years I have participated in my sport

8 years

Club or School Team

Edmonton Auroras

Coach

Vanessa Bray

Position/Event/Sport

Synchronized Swimming

Other recent athletic or artistic accomplishments

I have competed at Nationals for synchro for 4 years. In 2005 our team placed 6th and I came in 47th in figures.

Games or championships that I have participated in

Year	Full name of competition/sport/event	Placing
2002	Alberta Winter Games/ synchro/team & duet	2nd/1st
2004	Alberta Summer Games/ swimming/100m butterfly	6th

My goals for the 2007 Canada Winter Games

Our team goal is to place on the podium,hopfully first. My personal figure goal is to place in the top 25.

My personal role model

My role model is Kristin Normand, the team captain of the 2000 Canadian Olympic Synchronized swimming team. She struggled throughout her training years and did not always get on the podium. After she did not make the Olympic team in 1996 she was going to quit but came back more determined and did even better. I am motivated by her story to keep tryng even when I don't do as well as I would like.

Other information that could be of interest to the media

I was born in Prince Edward Island and started my synchronized swimming career in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. I have lived in 4 provinces so far. I now swim with the Edmonton Auroras team but live in a community 70 km south of the city. I attend High School part time in order to train and drive 2 hours a day, six days a week for training. Most of my homework is done while travelling to and from the pool. I am the oldest of six children. I love to sing. My future goal is to represent Canada in the Olympics in 2012.