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Penny Vilagos (born April 17, 1963) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and an Olympic medalist.

Penny Vilagos

Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1963-04-17) 17 April 1963 (age 59) Brampton, Canada
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronised swimming
Club	CAMO Natation
Medal record Women's synchronised swimming Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Women's duet World Aquatics Championships 1982 Guayaquil Team Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Women's duet

Career

Vilagos and her twin sister Vicky Vilagos began synchronized swimming at age eight.[1] They won their first Canadian National Championship in duet at age seventeen,[1] they would go to win five more national titles.[2] Penny Vilagos and Vicky Vilagos won a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1983 Pan American Games.[1] They retired from synchronized swimming in 1985 after failing to make the 1984 Olympic team.[2] In 1990 Penny and Vicky came out of retirement going on to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

Honours

Vilagos was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.[4] In 2014 Vilagos was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]

References

External links

• Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame profile
• International Swimming Hall of Fame profile Archived 2017-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

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