Joanne Malar Joanne Malar is a competitive swimmer who has been through a lot of ups and downs throughout her career. Through the bad times as well as the good, Joanne has displayed the qualities of a good leader and role model. Joanne Malar has been swimming since the age of seven, when she joined the Hamilton Wentworth Aquatic Club in Hamilton, Ontario. Her coach, Gaye Stratten, has been alongside her every step of the …showed first 75 words of 825 total…

…showed last 75 words of 825 total…to look up to, no one there to say that they had been through it too. I think, if I had had someone there who had experienced these same choices before, I would still be swimming today. Joanne, has been through a lot in her swimming career, but got through it all and is still very strong and proud today, and that is why I think she is such an amazing role model and athlete.