Eat Your Words 2015

Marianne Limpert

Marianne grew up in Fredericton, graduated from FHS and even though she spent several years training and competing around the country and all over the world, she always considered this her home.

She was a proud member of the Canadian National Swimming Team for 15 years and participated in three consecutive Summer Olympic Games (1992, 1996 and 2000), winning a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia in the 200-metre individual medley. During her career she represented Canada in more than 100 international competitions, winning over 80 international medals, and was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2007. She was also a member of the CBC broadcast team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Marianne retired from competitive sport in 2005 and now works in Customer Service at NB Power. Giving back and volunteering whenever she can, she currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sport NB, Swim NB and the Fredericton SPCA.

She enjoys spending time with her family and is mom to two adorable little dogs adopted from the Fredericton SPCA - a Shih Tzu named Coco Chanel and a Maltese named LouLou.