Chantal van Landeghem,
Swimming
Chantal Givens, Para-Triathlon
Isabela Onyshko, Gymnastics
Manitoba’s
Olympic Athletes
By Scott Taylor,
Photos courtesy Jeff Miller and Canadian Sport Centre Manitoba
Desiree Scott, Soccer
As of press time, Manitoba will send eight athletes to the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Triathletes Tyler
Mislawchuk and Sarah-Anne Brault, volleyball stars Justin Duff
and Toon Van Lankvelt, gymnast Isabela Onyshko, swimmer
Chantal Van Landeghem and soccer players Desiree Scott and
Sophie Schmidt. As well, Para-Triathlete Chantal Givens will also
compete. Thanks to Sport Canada, photographer Jeff Miller
and the families of two of our athletes, let’s meet six of the
Manitobans heading to Rio this summer. l
Justin Duff, Volleyball
Tyler Mislawchuk, Triathlon
Sarah-Anne Brault, Triathlon
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