Melissa
Citrini-
Beaulieu
Women's Senior National Team
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team
About
CAMO
Saint-Constant, QC
June 12, 1995
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Mélissa's Bio
In 2020, Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu capitalized on her opportunity to complete her studies in nursing science at the Université de Montréal. Initially, 2020 was going to be dedicated to intense preparations for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. But once the Games were postponed until the summer of 2021, Citrini-Beaulieu knew she would have the time to complete her studies.
She contacted the university in March 2020 and went on a six-month on-line program which she said required 12 hours a day of studying in order to finish her degree while also maintaining her training regimen that is required of a future Olympian.
In 2019, Citrini-Beaulieu and her partner Jennifer Abel won the silver medal in three-metre synchro at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea securing their nomination for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It was a second straight world silver for the pair.
Citrini-Beaulieu, who has resided her entire life in St. Constant, Que., has known she wanted to be a diver since age 2. She was constantly jumping from the side of the family pool. Her parents thought she wanted to be a swimmer, like her brother, but young Mélissa knew even then that diving was her calling. Her mother finally registered her for diving classes in Chateauguay when se was 4 – and she has never looked back.
After successful years with the national junior team, Citrini-Beaulieu has achieved a lot of success alongside Abel, a three-time Olympian. Apart from their world championships success, in 2018 they also took silver at the World Cup, as well as four podiums in four World Series events.
The turning point for Citrini-Beaulieu was at the 2016 Nationals when she posted a disappointing result. It was at then, she decided to completely overhaul her approach to the sport so she could become a better athlete. In November, Citrini-Beaulieu’s new technique appeared similar to Abel’s and the pair decided to give it a try in synchro. Fortunately, during that time Abel was searching for a new partner. The chemistry was evident right away and now they are an Olympic-bound team. The pair have forged a strong friendship and a common goal to excellence.
For 2020, while her and Abel were out of the pool for nearly four months due to the shutdown, Citrini-Beaulieu sees the Games postponement in a positive light and an opportunity to have one more year to become a better diver.
In her down time, Citrini-Beaulieu loves to cook with her mom to relax. She loves to spend time with her family and friends at the family cottage. She considers herself a bit of a klutz in her everyday life and loves to travel!
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Career highlights
- 2 World Championships podium
- 1 World Cup medal
Best score
323.43
Women’s 3m synchro
2017 FINA World Championships
Mélissa's Results
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2019
Competition Date Location 3M 3MS* FINA World Championships 07-2019 Gwangju, KOR 2nd / 311.10 Summer National Championships 05-2019 Windsor, ON 5th / 288.70 FINA World Series 5 05-2019 London, GBR 3rd / 306.45 FINA World Series 4 05-2019 Kazan, RUS 7th / 262.95 FINA World Series 3 04-2019 Montreal, CAN 2nd / 306.27 FINA Grand Prix 04-2019 Calgary, CAN 1st / 288.69 FINA World Series 1 03-2019 Beijing, CHN 6th / 267.42 FINA World Series 2 03-2019 Sagamihara, JPN 2nd / 302.97 Winter National Championships 01-2019 Victoria, BC 1st / 301.89 *All 3m synchro results are with Jennifer abel
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2018
Competition Date Location 3M 3MS* Mixed 3M FINA World Cup 06-2018 Wuhan, CHN 2nd / 302.04 13th / 238.89 (Imbeau-Dulac) FINA World Series 4 05-2018 Kazan, RUS 2nd / 301.11 FINA World Series 3 04-2018 Montreal, CAN 2nd / 304.83 Commonwealth Games 04-2018 Gold Coast, AUS 5th / 246.78 FINA World Series 2 03-2018 Fuji, JPN 3rd / 287.43 FINA World Series 1 03-2018 Beijing, CHN 3rd / 292.74 Winter Senior National Championships 01-2018 Saskatoon, SK 1st / 307.92 *All 3m synchro results are with Jennifer Abel
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2017
Competition Date Location 3M 3MS FINA World Championships 07-2017 Budapest, CAN 2nd (Abel) FINA Grand Prix 2 04-2017 Gatineau, CAN 2nd (Abel) FINA World Series 3 03-2017 Kazan, RUS 6th (Abel) FINA World Series 2 03-2017 Guangzhou, CHN 3rd (Abel) FINA World Series 1 03-2017 Beijing, CHN 4th (Abel) FINA Grand Prix 1 02-2017 Rostock, GER 7th 1st (Abel) Winter Senior National Championships 02-2017 Calgary, CAN 5th -
2016
Competition Date Location 1M 3M 3MS FINA Grand Prix 3 03-2016 San Juan, PR 5th -
2015
Competition Date Location 1M 3M MIXED 10M Winter Senior National Championships 12-2015 Saskatoon, SK 3rd 9th FINA Grand Prix 07-2015 Bolzano, ITA 10th 1st (Sabourin-Germain) FINA Grand Prix 06-2015 Madrid, ITA 3rd Summer Senior National Championships 05-2015 Victoria, BC 2nd 2nd FINA Grand Prix 04-2015 Gatineau, QC 8th Winter Senior National Championships 02-2015 Toronto, ON 3rd 4th -
2014
Competition Date Location 1M 3M 3MS Summer Senior National Championships 05-2014 Winnipeg, MB 6th Winter Senior National Championships 03-2014 Saskatoon, SK 5th -
2013
Competition Date Location 1M 3M 10M 3Ms Pan American Junior Championship 09-2013 Tucson, AZ 2nd 3rd 2nd (Lalonde) Canada Games 08-2013 Sherbrooke, QC 2nd 9th 13th* 2nd (Lalonde) Speedo Junior Elite National Championships 07-2013 Thunder Bay, ON 2nd 1st 1st (Lalonde) Summer Senior National Championships 05-2013 Quebec City, QC 6th 9th International Youth Diving Meet 04-2013 Dresden, GER 2nd 3rd Winter Senior National Championships 02-2013 Winnipeg, MB 10th -
2012-2008
Competition Date Location 1M 3M 10M FINA World Junior Championships 10-2012 Adelaide, Australia 10th Speedo Junior National Championships 07-2012 Saskatoon, SK 2nd 3rd Canadian Diving Trials/Summer Senior National Championships 05-2012 Montreal, QC 15th Winter Senior National Championships 12-2011 Victoria, BC 18th Italian Juniors 08-2011 Rome, ITA 1st 2nd Summer Senior National Championships 06-2011 Edmonton, AB 4th 21st Winter Senior National Championships 02-2011 London, ON 15th FINA World Junior Championships 09-2010 Tucson, USA 22nd Speedo Junior National Championships 07-2010 Winnipeg, MB 4th 2nd 4th Summer Senior National Championships 06-2010 Saskatoon, SK 7th 16th Winter Senior National Championships 01-2010 Toronto, ON 14th Speedo Junior National Championships 07-2009 Victoria, BC 7th 4nd 10th Summer Senior National Championships 06-2009 Quebec City, QC 14th 17th Speedo Junior National Championships 07-2008 Thunder Bay, ON 5th 2nd 5th