Erin Gammel

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Erin Gammel
Personal information
Full nameErin Gammel
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1980-03-13) March 13, 1980 (age 44)
Kamloops, British Columbia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
College team University of Calgary
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley

Erin Gammel (born March 13, 1980) is a competition swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in 17th position in the 100-metre backstroke, and in 11th place with the Canadian team in the 4x100-metre medley relay.

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