Sylvie Fréchette, MSC (born 27 June 1967 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer. She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women's solo event.
Fréchette competed in the women's solo at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the technical figures routine, a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8.7 instead of 9.7, costing her first place;[1] after several appeals by the Canadian Olympic Committee, her medal was upgraded to gold.[2]Kristen Babb-Sprague, the beneficiary of the judge's error, was allowed to keep her gold medal.
Fréchette's success in the pool continued with a silver medal in the women's team event at the following Olympics.[3] In 1999, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. She has also contributed as a swimmer, designer, and coach to the synchronized-swimming portions of Cirque du Soleil's water-based stage production O, which opened in 1998 at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
In 2006, Fréchette became an ambassador for Oxfam.[4]
Sylvie Frechette was engaged to her business partner Sylvain Lake, who committed suicide a week before the 1992 Games. Lake was a television track analyst and former 400m track athlete.
^Buchalter, Bill (7 August 1992). "Babb-sprague wins synchronized gold". Chicago Tribune. USA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
^Bucholtz, Andrew (9 July 2012). "Sylvie Frechette's long wait for the gold she deserved". Yahoo! Sports. USA. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^. Oxfam Quebec. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^"Olympic champion Sylvie Fréchette to run for Conservatives in federal election". Montreal Gazette. La Presse Canadienne. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^Blouin, Louis (August 26, 2019). "Olympic champion Sylvie Fréchette to run as Conservative candidate". CBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
^"Scheer a manqué de "couilles", estime Sylvie Fréchette". La Presse (in French). 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
^"List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^"Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
sylvie, fréchette, born, june, 1967, montreal, quebec, canadian, former, synchronised, swimmer, 1992, olympic, champion, women, solo, event, mscfréchette, 2012personal, informationnationality, canadaborn, 1967, june, 1967, montreal, quebecheight177, weight64, . Sylvie Frechette MSC born 27 June 1967 in Montreal Quebec is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women s solo event Sylvie FrechetteMSCFrechette in 2012Personal informationNationality CanadaBorn 1967 06 27 June 27 1967 age 55 Montreal QuebecHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesSynchronised swimmingClubMontreal Synchro IncMedal record Synchronised swimmingRepresenting CanadaOlympic Games1992 Barcelona Women s solo1996 Atlanta Women s teamWorld Aquatics Championships1991 Perth Women s solo1986 Madrid Women s teamCommonwealth Games1986 Edinburgh Women s solo1990 Auckland Women s soloPan American Games1987 Indianapolis Women s solo Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Electoral record 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditFrechette competed in the women s solo at the 1992 Summer Olympics In the technical figures routine a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8 7 instead of 9 7 costing her first place 1 after several appeals by the Canadian Olympic Committee her medal was upgraded to gold 2 Kristen Babb Sprague the beneficiary of the judge s error was allowed to keep her gold medal Frechette s success in the pool continued with a silver medal in the women s team event at the following Olympics 3 In 1999 she was inducted into Canada s Sports Hall of Fame She has also contributed as a swimmer designer and coach to the synchronized swimming portions of Cirque du Soleil s water based stage production O which opened in 1998 at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas In 2006 Frechette became an ambassador for Oxfam 4 Frechette ran for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election as the party s candidate in the Quebec riding of Riviere du Nord 5 6 She came in third and after the election ascribed her loss to party leader Andrew Scheer s inability to take a stance on abortions 7 Personal life EditSylvie Frechette was engaged to her business partner Sylvain Lake who committed suicide a week before the 1992 Games Lake was a television track analyst and former 400m track athlete Electoral record Editvte2019 Canadian federal election Riviere du NordParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresBloc Quebecois Rheal Fortin 31 281 52 0 20 0 14 299 86Liberal Florence Gagnon 13 402 22 3 4 1 53 916 68Conservative Sylvie Frechette 7 120 11 8 3 3 28 363 50New Democratic Myriam Ouellette 4 194 7 0 23 1 none listedGreen Joey Leckman 3 345 5 6 3 1 7 366 15People s Normand Michaud 407 0 7 45 01Independence du Quebec Nicolas Riqueur Laine 225 0 4 117 25Independent Lucie St Gelais 127 0 2 0 00Total valid votes expense limit 60 101 100 0Total rejected ballots 1 206Turnout 61 307 64 0Eligible voters 95 813Bloc Quebecois hold Swing 12 05Source Elections Canada 8 9 See also EditList of members of the International Swimming Hall of FameReferences Edit Buchalter Bill 7 August 1992 Babb sprague wins synchronized gold Chicago Tribune USA Retrieved 4 November 2014 Bucholtz Andrew 9 July 2012 Sylvie Frechette s long wait for the gold she deserved Yahoo Sports USA Retrieved 4 November 2014 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Sylvie Frechette Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Oxfam Quebec in action Sylvie Frechette Oxfam Quebec Archived from the original on 29 July 2014 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Olympic champion Sylvie Frechette to run for Conservatives in federal election Montreal Gazette La Presse Canadienne 26 August 2019 Retrieved 26 August 2019 Blouin Louis August 26 2019 Olympic champion Sylvie Frechette to run as Conservative candidate CBC News Retrieved August 26 2019 Scheer a manque de couilles estime Sylvie Frechette La Presse in French 2019 10 26 Retrieved 2019 11 12 List of confirmed candidates Elections Canada Retrieved October 3 2019 Election Night Results Elections Canada Retrieved November 10 2019 External links EditSylvie Frechette at the Canadian Olympic Committee Sylvie Frechette at the International Olympic Committee Canada s Sports Hall of Fame profile International Swimming Hall of Fame profile Library and Archives Canada Sylvie Frechette Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylvie Frechette amp oldid 1096895212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
