Dominique Bouchard
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| Full name | Dominique Bouchard | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 29, 1991 St. Albert, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oakville Aquatic Club, Titans Swimming North Bay | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Missouri (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dominique Bouchard (born May 29, 1991) is a Canadian competition swimmer who specialises in backstroke events.[1][2]
Career
Bouchard is a member of the women's 2016 Canadian Olympic Swim Team and has qualified to race in both the 100m and 200m backstroke events in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Bouchard has a considerable amount of international experience having represented Canada at the 2015 World Aquatic Championship in Kazan Russia where she achieved a sixth place finish (200m backstroke). She was a multiple medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto Canada (silver-200m Backstroke; silver 400 medley relay; and gold in the 4x 100 freestyle relay). Bouchard has also represented Canada at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (5th in 100m Back and 6 in 200m Backstroke) in Gold Coast Australia, as well as in 2010 in Irvine, California. She also competed in the 2011 Summer World University Games in Shenzhen, China, and was a finalist in the 100-m backstroke (8th), 200-m backstroke (5th) and 4x100-m medley relay (6th).
A native of St. Albert, Alberta. She also lived in Toronto and Kirkland Lake, Ontario, before heading to North Bay. The turning point in her swimming career was meeting coach Cliff Noth, who moved to North Bay from Vancouver and had experience working with the national team. She is a graduate in biology and psychology (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri, where she was a four-time All-American and set the school record in the 200-yard backstroke. Among Bouchard’s favourite swimming moments is coming second at the NCAA Championships in both 2011/2012. Bouchard continues to train and study at the University of Missouri where she pursued a Master’s Degree in Health Administration.[3]
In 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- ↑ "Dominique Bouchard beats Olympic medallist for gold". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ http://torontoobserver.ca/2015/04/08/bouchard-continues-to-dominate-in-200m-backstroke/
- ↑ Swim Canada Bio
- ↑ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.