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

breaststroke Breaststroke is a human swimming, 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 ...

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 (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

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 The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

in Vancouver, British Columbia.

References

Canadian Olympic Committee
1973 births Living people Canadian female breaststroke swimmers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Quebec City Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics 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