Jennifer Abel, How she became the most decorated Canadian diver in history having performed on multiple podiums and multiple times in every major international event. She is only missing one elusive medal. She needs the individual medal at the Olympic games.

She started diving at the age of 5, she took part in her first regional competition when she was six and she says already then she was a sore loser and it made it clear for her that she had a competitive spirit.

Jennifer Abel got into the international scene in 2006 with a 3m bronze medal at the world junior championships, two years later at 16, she was the youngest Canadian diver at the Beijing 2008 Olympics at the London 2012 Olympics, it was Abel and her partner Émilie Heymans who won Canada’s first medal of the Games with their 3m synchro bronze.

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With her partner Émilie, she also reached the podium at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2010 and 2012 FINA World Cups, as well as the 2011 FINA World Championships. After Émilie retired, Jennifer teamed up with Pamela Ware resulting in synchro podium success at the 2013 and 2015 FINA World Championships, the 2014 and 2016 FINA World Cups, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2015 Pan Am Games.

Individually, Jennifer was a bronze medalist at the 2011 FINA World Championships along with the 2014 and 2016 FINA World Cups. She also got 3m gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games. She had two near podium finishes at Rio 2016, placing fourth in both the individual and synchronized 3m events, the latter alongside Pamela. At the 2017 FINA World Championships, Abel won bronze individually in the 3m springboard and silver in the 3m synchro event with Mélissa Citrine-Beaulieu.

They also won silver at the 2018 FINA World Cup. Another highlight for Abel in 2018 was winning 3m gold at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Abel has finished the FINA World Series as one of the top three ranked divers in the women’s 3m springboard each year since 2014, including a first-place finish in 2019.

She Recently booked her place with her partner Melissa Citrine won silver in the women’s synchro for the Tokyo Olympics

Now she ready to win her medal now at the Tokyo 2021, she is as motivated as ever as this is her last time performing before she retires.