Nancy Ellen Garapick is a former Canadian Olympic swimmer. She won two bronze medals in the 100m backstroke

Backstroke

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 and 200m backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

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 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

World record

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 performance on April 27, 1975 at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ontario

Brantford, Ontario

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, while a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club

Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club

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 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

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

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. The official ceremony took place November 5, 2008, in Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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