John Beeden
Beeden is the first person ever to row the Pacific solo,non stop, continent to continent (North America to Australia). In 2015, Beeden rowed daily for…
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Famous Burlingtonians
Sports
Famous Burlingtonians who have been recognized internationally for their contributions to sport who are from Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
John Priestner
Born in Burlington, Priestner attended Nelson High School and Western University where he helped this team win two Vanier Cups and was named an All…
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John Wallace
Wallace attended Aldershot High School where he excelled at cross country, track and field and basketball. He started rowing at University of Western Ontario, and…
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Jordan Szwarz
Szwarz played for the Burlington Eagles winning the OHL Cup and then the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL before being drafted as a professional hockey…
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Josh Anderson
Anderson was born in Burlington and currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. Anderson played junior hockey for the London Knights.…
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Josh Jooris
Jooris is a National Hockey League right winger. He was born in Burlington and played two seasons with the Burlington Cougars Jr A team. After…
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Kate Psota
Kate Psota was born and still lives in Burlington. Psota was a veteran of the women’s national baseball team, having appeared in every IBAF World…
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Kathy Levy
Cancer survivor Levy founded the Knot A Breast Dragon Boat Team in 1998 and is an athlete, team builder, manager, motivator, and visionary. In June…
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Ken Lockett
Born in Toronto, Ken Lockett played goal in six different leagues during the course of his career. After high school he played two years in…
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Keri Morrison
Born In Japan, Keri grew up in Burlington and now lives in Calgary. She made her World Cup debut in long track speed skating in…
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Kevin Dahl
Kevin Dahl is a retired professional hockey player who played defense in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Columbus…
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Lance Nethery
Lance Nethery is a former professional ice hockey centre, coach and executive. He attended Cornell University. Midway through college he was selected by the New…
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Lee Knight
Knight played high school football at Lord Elgin (now Robert Bateman) and the Burlington Braves, where he was an all-star wide receiver, and eventually became…
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Marianne Leeson
Born in Burlington, Marianne was a member of Snowboard Canada national team and participated in the 2014 Sochi Olympics where she placed 5th. She won…
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Mark Appleyard
Mark Appleyard began skateboarding at the age of 9 and grew up skating in the Hamilton/Toronto area. He attended Lord Elgin High school in Burlington.…
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