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This article is about the Canadian former Olympic swimmer, boxer and teacher. For the Darren Shan character and protagonist of Zom-B, see Zom-B § Characters. For the American Republican politician, see Becky Weber.

Becky Wiber

Personal information
Full name	Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith
Nickname	"Becky"
National team	Canada
Born	(1959-06-03) June 3, 1959 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly, medley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Canada Summer Olympics 1976 Montreal 400 m medley 1976 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 4x100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle 1974 Christchurch 200 m medley 1974 Christchurch 400 m medley 1978 Edmonton 400 m medley 1978 Edmonton 200 m medley

Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith (born June 3, 1959), professionally known as Becky Smith and later known by her married name Becky Wiber, is a Canadian former medley and butterfly swimmer who won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, finishing behind East German Ulrike Tauber (gold) and her Canadian teammate Cheryl Gibson (silver). At the same Olympic Games, she also finished third in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Gail Amundrud, Barbara Clark and Anne Jardin. Her brothers Graham and George and sister Susan also competed in swimming at the Olympic Games.

She was a grade school teacher at Westbrook School in Edmonton, Alberta for Grade 6. She retired in 2019.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)

References

• Canadian Olympic Committee