Lisa Alexander
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 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.
Career
[edit]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]
Other work
[edit]Alexander was President of the Mississauga Sports Council and coached future Olympians at the Etobicoke Olympium.
Honours
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ALEXANDER, Lisa". sportsmississauga.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ a b "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Lisa swims out of the shadow" (PDF). mississauga.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)
External links
[edit]- Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame profile
- Lisa Alexander at World Aquatics
- Lisa Alexander at SwimRankings.net
- Lisa Alexander at Olympics.com
- Lisa Alexander at Olympedia
- Lisa Alexander at Team Canada
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