| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | 17 April 1963 Brampton, Canada |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Synchronised swimming |
| Club | CAMO Natation |
Medal record | |
Penny Vilagos (born April 17, 1963) was a Canadian synchronized swimmer and an Olympic medalist.
Vilagos and her twin sister Vicky Vilagos began synchronized swimming at age eight. [1] They won their first Canadian National Championship in duet at age seventeen, [1] they would go to win five more national titles. [2] Penny Vilagos and Vicky Vilagos won a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1983 Pan American Games. [1] They retired from synchronized swimming in 1985 after failing to make the 1984 Olympic team. [2] In 1990 Penny and Vicky came out of retirement going on to win a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [3]
Vilagos was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002. [4] In 2014 Vilagos was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. [2]
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