| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Helen Vanderburg |
| National team | Canada |
| Born | April 12, 1959 Calgary, Alberta |
| Spouse | Terry Kane |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
| Club | Calgary Aquabelles |
| Coach | Debbie Muir |
Medal record | |
Helen Vanderburg (born January 12, 1959) is a former Canadian synchronized swimmer and world champion.
Vanderburg began synchronized swimming in 1969 at age eleven. [1] From 1971 to 1973, she was a member of junior national championship teams, and in 1973 she captured the junior Canadian solo and duet championships. [1] In 1977, Vanderburg joined the senior ranks, winning the solo and duet competition, with partner Michelle Calkins, at the Canadian Aquatic Championships, the first of three years that she won both events. [1] Vanderburg was the first non-American to win the World Championship at both the Solo and Duet events, [2] doing so at the 1978 World Aquatic Championships in West Berlin. [3] After Calkins' retirement in 1978 Vanderburg partnered with Kelly Kryczka, they went on to win gold in the duet at the 1979 Pan American Games, [4] Vanderburg also won gold in the solo event. Vanderburg retired from competition in 1979.
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Vanderburg was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy in 1979 as Canada's outstanding female athlete of the year [5] Vanderburg was elected to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. [1] She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, [6] and in 1985, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [5]
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Synchronized swimming (1955–2015) · Artistic swmming (2019–) | |
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