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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | September 22, 1968
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
Medal record |
Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight. [1] She had success in solo, duet and team events. Her original duet partner was Kathy Glen, with whom she would win a bronze medal at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth. [2] Her second duet partner was Erin Woodley they would win gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where Alexander would also win a gold in the solo event. [3] At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships she would bring home three medals, a silver in team, a bronze in solo and a silver in duet. [2] She and Woodley would then go on to win a silver medal in duet at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. [4] Alexander's most notable achievement was being team captain of Canadian team that received a silver medal in team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [5]
Alexander was President of the Mississauga Sports Council and coached future Olympians at the Etobicoke Olympium.
Alexander was Ontario's Female Athlete of the Year in 1995. [1] Alexander was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. [1]
Personal information | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | September 22, 1968
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
Medal record |
Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight. [1] She had success in solo, duet and team events. Her original duet partner was Kathy Glen, with whom she would win a bronze medal at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth. [2] Her second duet partner was Erin Woodley they would win gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where Alexander would also win a gold in the solo event. [3] At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships she would bring home three medals, a silver in team, a bronze in solo and a silver in duet. [2] She and Woodley would then go on to win a silver medal in duet at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. [4] Alexander's most notable achievement was being team captain of Canadian team that received a silver medal in team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [5]
Alexander was President of the Mississauga Sports Council and coached future Olympians at the Etobicoke Olympium.
Alexander was Ontario's Female Athlete of the Year in 1995. [1] Alexander was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. [1]