Sylvie Fréchette, (born 27 June 1967 in

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) is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer. She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women's solo event.

Career

Fréchette competed in the women's solo at the

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. In the technical figures routine, a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8.7 instead of 9.7, costing her first place; after several appeals by the

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, her medal was upgraded to gold.

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, the beneficiary of the judge's error, was allowed to keep her gold medal. Fréchette's success in the pool continued with a silver medal in the women's team event at the following Olympics. In 1999, she was inducted into

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. She has also contributed as a swimmer, designer, and coach to the synchronized-swimming portions of

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's water-based stage production '' O'', which opened in 1998 at the Bellagio hotel and casino in

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. In 2006, Fréchette became an ambassador for

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. Fréchette ran for the

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in the

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, as the party's candidate in the Quebec riding of Rivière-du-Nord. She came in third and, after the election, ascribed her loss to party leader

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's inability to take a stance on

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Personal life

Sylvie Frechette was engaged to her business partner Sylvain Lake, who committed suicide a week before the 1992 Games. Lake was a television track analyst and former 400m track athlete.

Electoral record

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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile

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Career

Personal life

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