Biography
Jan Carwardine was born in Kingston to two competitive curling parents. She threw her first rock at the age of 7 but despite their best efforts Jan was not interested as a teenager in following their sport. It was after moving to Toronto and when raising children that at the age of 36 Jan decided to give curling a try. She has been a member of Leaside Curling Club for many years. Jan is a lifelong competitor, a very strong club curler, an inspiration to younger members and has represented the club extremely well on numerous occasions. Jan has competed in 25 regional competitions, 13 Provincial Championships, winning two titles, Senior Women and Senior Mixed. Jan has competed at the national level in a Canadian Championship competition in the Senior Women’s event. She has also competed successfully in the Toronto Curling Associations Day Women’s Championships and the Toronto Curling Associations Business Women’s Championships where she has also been successful. Jan continues to be very involved in competitive curling.