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Kelly Kryczka (born July 8, 1961) is a Canadian competitor in synchronized swimming, world champion and Olympic medalist.

Kelly Kryczka

Personal information
Full name	Kelly Marie Kryczka
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1961-07-08) July 8, 1961 (age 61) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronized swimming
Club	Calgary Aquabelles
Coach	Debbie Muir
Medal record Synchronized swimming Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Duet World Aquatics Championships 1982 Guayaquil Team 1982 Guayaquil Duet 1982 Guayaquil Solo Pan American Games 1979 San Juan Duet

Career

Kelly Kryczka began synchronized swimming at the Calgary Glencoe Club and then moved on to train with the Calgary Aquabelles.[1] She and Helen Vanderburg earned gold in duet at the 1979 Canadian Aquatic Championships, a gold medal in duet at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan,[2] and gold at the Federation Internationale De Natation Amateur Cup in 1979.[3] Kryczka won the solo and duet events at the Canadian Aquatic Championships in 1980.[3]

After Helen Vanderburg retired in 1979 Kryczka paired with Sharon Hambrook. They received a gold medal in duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, where Kryczka also received a silver medal in solo and a gold medal in the team event.[4]

Kryczka won a silver medal in the women's duet with Sharon Hambrook at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[5][6] the first year that the sport was recognized by the Olympics.[7]

Honours

Kelly Kryczka was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1996,[7] and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[8]

Family

Kryczka is the daughter of Alberta politician Karen Kryczka, and the niece of Joe Kryczka.[9][10][11]

References

External links

• Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
• Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
• Kelly Kryczka at Olympedia
• Kelly Kryczka at the Canadian Olympic Committee

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