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Becky Dyroen-Lancer

Becky Dyroen-Lancer

American synchronized swimmer

Rebekah Dyroen-Lancer (born February 19, 1971, in San Jose, California) is an American competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic champion.

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A member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids Synchronized Swim Team, she participated on the American team that received a gold medal in synchronized swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1]

Pan American Games

She received a gold medal in solo at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana.

She received a gold medal in solo, and a second gold medal in duet with Jill Sudduth at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Awards

Becky Dyroen-Lancer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2004.

Other

Becky worked as the choreographer for the synchronized swimming scene in Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me. She also worked for Cirque du Soleil from 2000 to 2005 as a performer in O.[2] Becky coached various levels of synchronized swimming for many years after her time with Cirque du Soleil, sharing her knowledge with the next generation of synchronized swimmers. In 2015, she changed life paths and moved into education. Becky is currently a teacher in North Central Florida and still coaches in synchronized swimming clinics and camps.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)
  2. [2]
    Whiteside, Kelly (21 Aug 2016). "For Some Athletes, Olympic Rings Give Way to the Circus Ring". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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