Michelle Cameron
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Career
Cameron began synchronized swimming at age 13,[1] and she joined the Calgary Aquabelles in 1976.[2] In 1985 she was paired with swimming partner Carolyn Waldo.[2]
The pair found great success, winning most major duet competitions including the 1985 Rome and Spanish Opens, 1986 Commonwealth Games,[3] 1986 World Aquatics Championships[4] and the 1987 Pan Pacific Championships.[2] Cameron's most notable achievement is earning a gold medal in the women's duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[5] She was the first person from the province of Alberta to win an Olympic gold medal.[6]
Honours
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[7] In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[8] In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[1]
See also
References
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External links
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian synchronized swimmers
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- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Swimmers from Calgary
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
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- World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in synchronised swimming
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- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen