Candy Costie

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Candy Costie
Tracie Ruiz and Candy Costie 1984.jpg
Ruiz and Costie (right) in 1984
Personal information
Full nameCandace Costie
Nickname(s)"Candy"
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1963-03-12) March 12, 1963 (age 60)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronised swimming
Club Arizona Wildcats, U.S.
Medal record
Synchronised swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Women's duet
World Aquatics Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Guayaquil Women's duet
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Caracas Women's duet

Candace Costie (born March 12, 1963) is an American competitor and Olympic champion in synchronized swimming. [1]

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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]

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References

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