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Lisa Alexander (born September 22, 1968) is a Canadian former competitor in synchronised swimming and Olympic medallist.

Career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Alexander began synchronized swimming at age eight.^[1] She had success in solo, duet and team events. Her original duet partner was Kathy Glen, with whom she would win a bronze medal at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth.^[2] Her second duet partner was Erin Woodley they would win gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where Alexander would also win a gold in the solo event.^[3] At the 1994 World Aquatics Championships she would bring home three medals, a silver in team, a bronze in solo and a silver in duet.^[2] She and Woodley would then go on to win a silver medal in duet at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.^[4] Alexander's most notable achievement was being team captain of Canadian team that received a silver medal in team event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[5]

Alexander was President of the Mississauga Sports Council and coached future Olympians at the Etobicoke Olympium.

Alexander was Ontario's Female Athlete of the Year in 1995.^[1] Alexander was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "World Swimming Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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^ "Pan American Games - Swimming and Diving". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Synchronized Swimming" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 27, 2008)