Lisa Alexander

Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist.

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Lisa Alexander
Personal information
Born (1968-09-22) September 22, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronised swimming
Medal record
Women's Synchronised swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Aquatics Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 PerthDuet
Silver medal – second place1991 PerthTeam
Bronze medal – third place1994 RomeSolo
Silver medal – second place1994 RomeDuet
Silver medal – second place1994 RomeTeam
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Silver medal – second place1995 Mar del PlataDuet
Silver medal – second place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaSolo
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaDuet

Career

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

Alexander was President of the Mississauga Sports Council and coached future Olympians at the Etobicoke Olympium.

Honours

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
  1. "ALEXANDER, Lisa". sportsmississauga.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "Lisa swims out of the shadow" (PDF). mississauga.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)


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