Jennifer Fratesi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete
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Place of Birth: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
About Jennifer Fratesi
- Jennifer Fratesi (born April 20, 1984) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.
- Fratesi set a Canadian record of 2:11.16 in the 200-metre backstroke at the 2001 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, placing 4th in the world.
- This national record would last nearly a decade, one of the oldest in the country.
- Fratesi grew up in Sault Ste.
- Marie Ontario swimming for the Sault Ste Marie Aquatics club until age 15, then relocated to the national swim center in Waterloo Ontario.
- She saw an immediate drop in her times here under the direction of Bud McAllister, an American born coach.
- Fratesi went on to win 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at the Junior Olympics in Sydney, Australia and won 10 national senior titles in her career. Fratesi qualified for the women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:12.36 from the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
- During the Olympics morning's preliminary heats, Fratesi recorded the overall sixth fastest time of 2:13.00 to advance to the semifinals.
- On the evening session, she missed out of the next day's final by two hundredths of a second (0.02) behind British swimmer and world champion Katy Sexton, lowering her Olympic time to 2:12.64.
- Fratesi also teamed up with Erin Gammel, Lauren van Oosten and Brittany Reimer for the women's 4x100-metre medley relay.
- Swimming the butterfly third leg, Fratesi recorded a time of 1:01.60, and the Canadian team went on to finish the second heat in sixth place, in a total time of 4:09.84.Jennifer retired from swimming shortly after the 2004 Olympics to concentrate on her studies.
- She earned her MD at the University of Ottawa and specialized in radiology.
- She has additional training in thoracics and specializes in diagnosing lung cancer and lung infections.
- She was inducted into the Ontario swim hall of fame in 2016 and obtained the highest honor, the medal of merit in her hometown.
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