Candace Costie (born March 12, 1963) is an American competitor and Olympic champion in

synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédérati ...

. After claiming a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships with her swimming partner

Tracie Ruiz Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto (born February 4, 1963) is a three-time Olympic medalist from the United States in synchronised swimming. Career Tracie excelled in both the solo and duet routines, winning a total of 41 gold medals during her care ...

, they went on to secure gold medals in both the women's duet at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...

and the women's duet at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. Their partnership also extended to winning four US national championships and one NCAA national championship. In 1985, Costie married Olympic silver medalist Doug Burke who was a member of the United States water polo team at the Los Angeles games. Candy was later remarried to Fred Merrill Jr. and they now run their own real estate firm, ''Merill Companies''.

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Costie was inducted into the

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in 1995.

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* 1963 births Living people American synchronized swimmers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games Swimming commentators Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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