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Candace Costie (born March 12, 1963) is an American competitor and Olympic champion in synchronized swimming.[1]
 Ruiz and Costie (right) in 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Candace Costie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Candy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1963 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Arizona Wildcats, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After claiming a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships with her swimming partner Tracie Ruiz,[2] they went on to secure gold medals in both the women's duet at the 1983 Pan American Games and the women's duet at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] Their partnership also extended to winning four US national championships and one NCAA national championship.[4]
In 1985, Costie married Olympic silver medalist Doug Burke[5] who was a member of the United States water polo team at the Los Angeles games. Candy was later remarried to Fred Merrill Jr.[4] and they now run their own real estate firm, Merill Companies.[6]
Awards
Costie was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1995.[4]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Candy Costie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- Faber, Nancy (April 16, 1984). "Candy Costie and Tracie Ruiz Are at Their Most Buoyant When They Get That Synching Feeling". People. USA. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Synchronized Swimming". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- "Candy Costie". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- Thomas, Pete (May 22, 1985). "Things Are Going Swimmingly for Medal Winners Doug Burke and Candy Costie as One New Venture After Another Surfaces". Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- Hu, Janny (August 10, 2004). "20 years ago, local Olympians made a major medal haul in L.A." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. USA. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
External links
- Candy Costie at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Candy Costie at Olympics.com
- Candy Costie at Olympedia
- Candy Costie at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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