Michelle Cameron
Encyclopedia
Michelle A. Cameron-Coulter, (born December 28, 1962 in Calgary
, Alberta
) is a Canadian Olympic synchronized swimmer, who won the gold medal with Carolyn Waldo
, in the Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
.
From 1981 for the next seven years Cameron would be on the synchronized swimming team that would win six out of eight national championships. She was a member of the team that demonstrated the new sport to the International Olympic Committee to have the Games accept the sport.
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada
. In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
. In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
) is a Canadian Olympic synchronized swimmer, who won the gold medal with Carolyn Waldo
Carolyn Waldo
Carolyn Jane Waldo, is a former synchronized swimmer from Canada.Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo with Michelle Cameron, Waldo experienced tremendous success in international competition...
, in the Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
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From 1981 for the next seven years Cameron would be on the synchronized swimming team that would win six out of eight national championships. She was a member of the team that demonstrated the new sport to the International Olympic Committee to have the Games accept the sport.
In 1988, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
. In 1991, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
. In 2000, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
.