Nathalie Giguère (born January 16, 1973) is a former

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Canada, who competed for her native country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain. There she finished in sixth position in the women's 200-metre breaststroke. Giguère was also an Olympic torch relay runner in Châteauguay, Quebec, for the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

in Vancouver, British Columbia.

References

Canadian Olympic Committee
1973 births Living people Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Quebec City Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Laval Rouge et Or athletes 20th-century Canadian sportswomen Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub