Nancy Garapick
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1961 –
Who is Nancy Garapick?
Nancy Ellen Garapick is a former Canadian Olympic swimmer. She won two bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the age of 14, setting a new Olympic Record for the 100m backstroke during heats.
Garapick's Olympic performances came on the heels of her World Record performance on April 27, 1975 at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ontario, while a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club and coached by Nigel Kemp. It was there that she set a new World Record in the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:16:33 at the age of 13.
In 2008, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The official ceremony took place November 5, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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