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Nancy Garapick
Personal information
Full nameNancy Ellen Garapick
National teamCanada
Born(1961-09-24)September 24, 1961
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedApril 6, 2026(2026-04-06) (aged 64)
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1976 Montreal100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1976 Montreal200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1975 Cali200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1975 Cali100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1978 Berlin4x100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1979 San Juan200 m medley
Silver medal – second place1979 San Juan4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1979 San Juan100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1979 San Juan200 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1979 San Juan400 m medley

Nancy Ellen Garapick (September 24, 1961 – April 6, 2026) was a Canadian competitive swimmer, Olympic medallist, and onetime world record-holder. She won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 200-metre backstroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at the age of 14, behind two East German athletes, Ulrike Richter and Birgit Treiber, who later were confirmed to be longstanding participants of the East German doping scandal of the 1970s.[1] She broke the Olympic record for the 100-metre backstroke during the heats.

Biography

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As a 13-year old, Garapick set a world record in the 200m backstroke of 2:16:33 on April 27, 1975 at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ontario, as a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club, coached by Nigel Kemp.[2]

In 2008, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[3] The official ceremony took place November 5, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario.[4]

In 2018 she was named one of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history.[5]

Garapick died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 64.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Doping's Darkest Hour: The East Germans and the 1976 Olympic Games". Swimming World. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Nigel Kemp, Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame". Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. 2008-10-08. Archived from the original on 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Yzerman, Lewis among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees". The Sports Network. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inducts its newest Honoured Members". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 2008-11-05. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  5. ↑ Tattrie, Jon (30 April 2018). "Sidney Crosby to headline 'greatest sports dinner' in Nova Scotia". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Former Canadian swim star, Olympic medallist Nancy Garapick dead at 64". Yahoo Sports. The Canadian Press. 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
  7. ↑ White, Nathan (2026-04-08). "REMEMBERING NANCY GARAPICK". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
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