Rebekah Dyroen-Lancer (born February 19, 1971 in
San Jose, California) is an American competitor in
synchronised swimming and Olympic champion.
A member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids Synchronized Swim Team, she participated on the American team that received a gold medal in synchronized swimming at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta.
["1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming"]
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)
Pan American Games
She received a gold medal in
solo at the
1991 Pan American Games
The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...
in
Havana.
She received a gold medal in
solo, and a second gold medal in duet with
Jill Sudduth at the
1995 Pan American Games
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in
Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Awards
Becky Dyroen-Lancer was inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...
in 2004.
Other
Becky worked as the choreographer for the synchronized swimming scene in ''
Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me''. She also worked for
Cirque du Soleil from 2000 to 2005 as a performer in ''
O''.
Becky coached various levels of synchronized swimming for many years after her time with Cirque du Soleil, sharing her knowledge with the next generation of synchronized swimmers. In 2015, she changed life paths and moved into education. Becky is currently a teacher in North Central Florida and still coaches in synchronized swimming clinics and camps.
See also
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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
References
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External links
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1971 births
American synchronized swimmers
Cirque du Soleil performers
Living people
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming
Swimmers from San Jose, California
Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 Pan American Games
Synchronized swimmers at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships
Synchronized swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games
Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming
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