Valerie Welsh (born April 14, 1988) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer.

Career

Welsh won a gold at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

in the team event. She competed in the

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event at the

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

, finishing fourth. Welsh retired from synchronized swimming after the 2012 Olympics.

References

1988 births Living people Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships Synchronized swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub