Erin Woodley (born June 6, 1972) was a

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competitor 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 ...

and Olympic medalist.

Career

Woodley began synchronized swimming at age nine. She found her greatest success with partner

Lisa Alexander Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist. Career Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight. She had success in solo, duet and team ...

, they won gold in duet at

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

, silver at the

1994 World Aquatics Championships The 1994 FINA World Aquatics Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September 11, 1994. Medal table Results Diving ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronized swimmin ...

and a silver medal in

duet A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...

at the

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. Woodley's most notable achievement was being a member of the Canadian team that received a silver medal in the team event at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)

Honours

Woodley was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

References

External links

Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame profile
1972 births Living people Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic synchronized swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Mississauga Synchronized swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in synchronised swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Synchronised swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub