Penny Vilagos (born April 17, 1963) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and an Olympic medalist.

Career

Vilagos and her twin sister

Vicky Vilagos Vicky Vilagos (born April 17, 1963) is a Canadian competitor in synchronised swimming and an Olympic medalist. Career Vilagos and her twin sister Penny Vilagos began synchronized swimming at age eight. They won their first Canadian National Cham ...

began synchronized swimming at age eight. They won their first Canadian National Championship in duet at age seventeen, they would go to win five more national titles. Penny Vilagos and

won a silver medal in 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 ...

. They retired from synchronized swimming in 1985 after failing to make the 1984 Olympic team. In 1990 Penny and Vicky came out of retirement going on to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Honours

Vilagos was inducted into the

Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honour roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes, teams, coaches, and builders (officials, administrators, and volunteers). It was established in 1949. Selections are made by a committee appointed by the Canad ...

in 2002. In 2014 Vilagos was inducted into 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 and serving as the central point for the stu ...

References

External links

Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame profile

1963 births Living people Canadian synchronized swimmers Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic synchronized swimmers of Canada Synchronized swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in synchronized swimming Canadian twins Twin sportspeople Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in synchronized swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1983 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming Synchronized swimmers at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub