CANADIAN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TEAM 1981

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Under the leadership of head coach Dominique Dion, the Canadian Women's Team won the 1981 World Cup. They are the first and only team to have won a senior gold medal game at a FINA event. The team members included: Deidre Fincham (Edmonton), Isabel Deschamps (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough), Heather Gifford (Ottawa), Johanne Jo Jo Gervais (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough), Michelle Despatis (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough), Janice Gilbey (Ottawa), Odile Delaserra (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough), Hilary Knowles (Vancouver), Tracy Crandall (Winnipeg), Sylvie Archambault (Montreal, Montréal-Nord borough), Sylvie Thibault (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough), Denise Préfontaine (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge borough) and Jocelyne Dumais (Montreal, Montreal-Nord borough,).