Jo-Annie Fortin (born October 25, 1990) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and Olympian.

Career

Fortin was a member of Canada's national synchronized swimming team. Competing in the team events she would win bronze medals at the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships () or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. This was the second time the championships were held in the city after being previously hosted in 1994 World Aq ...

and the

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming ...

. She competed in the women's team event at the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, finishing fourth. She retired from the sport after the 2012 games.

Honours

In 2012 Fortin was awarded a

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal () or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. There are four versions of the medal: one iss ...

References

1990 births Living people Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in synchronized swimming Swimmers from Montreal Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub