Helen Vanderberg
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Helen Vanderburg is a former Canadian
synchronized swimmer.
Born in Calgary
, Alberta
, Vanderburg was the first non-American to win the World Championship at both the Solo and Duet events (with partner Michelle Calkins
). She retired from competition in 1979, earned a Physical Education degree, and currently owner and operator of a Calgary business dedicated to physical fitness. She was elected to Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980. In 1985, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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1978
1977
1973
Canada
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synchronized swimmer.
Born in Calgary
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...
, Vanderburg was the first non-American to win the World Championship at both the Solo and Duet events (with partner Michelle Calkins
Michelle Calkins
Michelle Calkins is a Canadian synchronized swimmer and coach.With her partner Helen Vanderberg, Calkins won the Elaine Tanner award as the best young female athlete in Canada. She has been a coach of the Canadian National Team in synchronized swimming since 1988...
). She retired from competition in 1979, earned a Physical Education degree, and currently owner and operator of a Calgary business dedicated to physical fitness. She was elected to Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1980. In 1985, 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...
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Titles
1979- Pan American GamesSynchronized swimming at the 1979 Pan American GamesThis page shows the results of the Synchronized Swimming Competition at the 1979 Pan American Games, held from July 1 to July 15, 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were three medal events. For the first time the women's solo and duet events were not won by an American.-Solo:-Duet:-Team:-Medal...
(in Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
) - gold in both solo and duet; silver in the team - Fina World Cup (in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
) - gold in both solo and duet - Pan Pacific Games (in ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
) - gold in solo - Canadian Senior Champion - solo, duet and figures
1978
- World Championships (in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
) - gold in both solo and duet - Canadian Senior Champion - solo, duet and figures
1977
- Pan Pacific Games - gold in duet; silver in solo and team
- Canadian Senior Champion - both solo and duet
1973
- Canadian Jr. Champion - both solo and duet