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February 2 , 2009
OTTAWA–Diving Plongeon Canada is proud to present its 14 senior national team members and 29 junior national team members for 2009.
Senior national team members were selected based on their results at international competitions and at the Winter and Summer National Championships held in 2008. The divers on the junior national team have been selected based on their results at the 2008 Speedo Junior National Championships.
| Athlete |
Hometown |
Coach |
Club |
Events |
| Women |
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| Jennifer Abel |
Laval, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
3M |
| Meaghan Benfeito |
Montréal, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
3M, 10M |
| Roseline Filion |
Laval, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
10M |
| Emma Friesen |
North Vancouver, BC |
Igor Kopecky |
Unattached |
3M |
| Emilie Heymans |
St-Lambert , QC |
Yihua Li |
Pointe-Claire |
3M |
| Rachel Kemp |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
10M |
| Mandy Moran |
Thunder Bay, ON |
Igor Paskov |
Dive Calgary |
3M |
| Melanie Rinaldi |
Montréal, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
3M |
| Men |
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| Alexandre Despatie |
Laval , QC |
Arturo Miranda |
CAMO |
3M |
| Kevin Geyson |
Winnipeg, MB |
Jim Lambie |
Pan Am |
10M |
| Francois Imbeau-Dulac |
St-Lazare, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
3M |
| Riley McCormick |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
10M |
| Reuben Ross |
Regina, SK |
Arturo Miranda |
Unattached |
3M, 10M |
| Eric Sehn |
Edmonton, AB |
Trevor Palmatier |
ESPDC |
3M, 10M |
Age Groups: A: 16-18 B: 14-15 C: 12-13 D: under 11
| Athlete |
Age Group 2008
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Gender |
DOB |
Hometown |
Coach |
Club |
| Jennifer Abel |
A |
F |
8/23/91 |
Laval, QC |
Aaron Dziver/ Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
| Sabrina Beaupré |
A |
F |
9/16/92 |
Longueuil |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
| Francois Imbeau-Dulac |
A |
M |
12/9/90 |
Saint-Lazare, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
| Riley McCormick |
A |
M |
8/25/91 |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
| Fraser McKean |
A |
M |
11/11/91 |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
| Cam McLean |
A |
M |
12/30/90 |
Winnipeg, MB |
Igor Kopecky |
Dive Calgary |
| Shane Miszkiel |
A |
M |
5/14/92 |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
| Maxime Morneau-Ricard |
A |
M |
3/31/91 |
Lac-Beauport, QC |
Dany Boulanger |
Rouge et Or |
| Nicolina Tokic |
A |
F |
1/12/90 |
Montreal, QC |
Aaron Dziver |
CAMO |
| Celina Toth |
A |
F |
3/20/92 |
St.Thomas, ON |
Ioana Marinescu |
Forest City |
| Carol Ann Ware |
A |
F |
1/8/91 |
Ottenburg Park, QC |
Aaron Dziver/ Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
| Cody Yano |
A |
M |
5/9/91 |
Edmonton, AB |
David Flewwelling |
ESPDC |
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| Rachel Kemp |
B |
F |
2/21/93 |
Victoria, BC |
Tommy McLeod |
Boardworks |
| Angelina Kroupko |
B |
F |
6/12/93 |
Edmonton, AB |
Xu Jie |
EKDC |
| Austin Mix |
B |
M |
9/24/93 |
London, ON |
Ioana Marinescu |
Forest City |
| Olivier Morneau-Ricard |
B |
M |
3/3/93 |
Lac-Beauport, QC |
Dany Boulanger |
Rouge et Or |
| Pamela Ware |
B |
F |
2/12/93 |
Ottenburg Park, QC |
Aaron Dziver / Cesar Henderson |
CAMO |
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| Monica Gavaris |
C |
F |
8/17/96 |
Mont Royal , QC |
Andrée Pouliot-Deschamps |
CAMO |
| Dylan Grisell |
C |
M |
6/29/95 |
Toronto, ON |
Anna Dacyshyn |
Axis |
| Frédérique Lalonde |
C |
F |
4/27/96 |
Montréal, QC |
Andrée Pouliot-Deschamps |
CAMO |
| Michelle Piper-Kulak |
C |
F |
2/2/96 |
Edmonton, AB |
David Flewwelling |
ESPDC |
| Vincent Riendeau |
C |
M |
12/13/96 |
Pointe-Claire, QC |
Yihua Li |
Pointe-Claire |
| Sam Valentine |
C |
M |
1/7/95 |
Saskatoon, SK |
Steve Carrol |
Saskatoon DC |
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| Aidan Faminoff |
D |
M |
2/14/98 |
Victoria, BC |
Lisa Boog |
Boardworks |
| Phillipe Gagne |
D |
M |
10/27/97 |
Montréal, QC |
Andrée Pouliot-Deschamps |
CAMO |
| Etienne Le Blanc-Brillon |
D |
M |
2/11/97 |
Blainville, QC |
Andrée Pouliot-Deschamps |
CAMO |
| Samantha Maiorino |
D |
F |
12/30/97 |
Saint Constant , QC |
David Bedard |
Pointe-Claire |
| Savannah Neddo |
D |
F |
1/25/97 |
Calgary, AB |
Aurelie Gibson |
Dive Calgary |
| Emily Schmidt |
D |
F |
2/3/98 |
Red Deer, AB |
Igor Paskov |
Dive Calgary |
About Diving Plongeon Canada
Diving Plongeon Canada (DPC) was established in 1967 as a not-for-profit organization to promote the growth and awareness of the sport in this country. As a member of FINA, the world’s governing body of aquatic sports, DPC contributes to the development of globally accepted standards of excellence in diving and supports the rules and regulations of international competition. Representing nine provincial diving associations, 67 local diving clubs and close to 4,000 high performance athletes, DPC shares a national commitment to advance the art and sport of diving and to position Canada as the number one diving nation of the world. For information, visit www.diving.ca.
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