Barbara Jardin (born October 22, 1991) is a Canadian competitive swimmer, who lives in Montreal.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she finished 6th overall in the heats in the women's 200-metre freestyle, and narrowly missed qualifying for the finals in her semifinal, finishing 10th overall.[3] She was also a member of the Canadian team that finished fourth in the final of the women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Barbara Jardin |
| National team |  Canada |
| Born | October 22, 1991 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Piscines du Parc Olympique |
Jardin is a niece of Anne Jardin-Alexander, who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][4] She took up swimming at the age of four, and belonged to the Cote des Neiges swimming club.[2] In 2010, she competed in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Commonwealth Games and World Championships.[3] She was named Swimming Canada's Female Sprint Freestyle Swimmer of the Year in 2011, having competed in 200 m and 400 m freestyle at the World Championships.[2][3] She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2014, after a prolonged period of fatigue.[2] Jardin retired from competitive swimming in 2016.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Barbara Jardin". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Barbara JARDIN | Profile | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ a b c d "Barbara Jardin". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Bergeron, Alain (August 1, 2012). "Slow start dooms Canadian freestyle relay". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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