Taryn Swiatek (born February 4, 1981 in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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[Profile of Taryn Swiatek by the Canadian Soccer Association](_blank)
; URL last accessed February 22, 2006.) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. Swiatek played as goalkeeper for the
Canada national team, which placed fourth in the
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing bo ...
competition in 2003.
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"Swiatek sets sights on China"
, ''Calgary Sun'', ''Canadian Online Explorer
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'', January 27, 2002.[Taryn Swiatek announces her retirement](_blank)
Canada Soccer, January 30, 2008.
She also joined with the
Ottawa Fury soccer team in the
W-League. Swiatek formally announced her retirement from the game of soccer in late January 2008.
Education
After graduating from
Western Canada High School
Western Canada High School (WCHS) is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 10 through 12. Western is located in the 17th Avenue business district of the Lower Mount Royal community, and is the most cen ...
Swiatek attended the
University of Calgary
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, where she played on the Dino's soccer team.
She played for the Dinos from 1999 to 2001 and sat out the 2002 season with a knee injury.
References
1981 births
Living people
Soccer players from Calgary
Canadian women's soccer players
Canada women's international soccer players
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Calgary Dinos soccer players
People educated at Western Canada High School
Women's association football goalkeepers
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
Pan American Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Ottawa Fury (women) players
USL W-League (1995–2015) players
Fortuna Hjørring players
Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
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