Elaine Tanner
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| Full name | Elaine Tanner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Mighty Mouse" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada |
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| Born | February 22, 1951 Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pacific Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elaine Tanner-Watt, OC (born February 22, 1951) is a Canadian former competition swimmer. Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder in two events.
Career
Nicknamed "Mighty Mouse"[1] partly because of her small stature (standing barely five feet tall) and partly due to her competitive drive, Tanner had a large impact on Canadian swimming and is considered one of the top performers in the sport.[2]
During the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Tanner won four gold medals and three silvers, becoming the first woman to ever win four golds at a Commonwealth Games.[3] She won the Lou Marsh Trophy, recognizing her as Canada's best athlete in 1966 — the youngest person to ever receive the award — and was also selected as the country's top athlete overall.[4] The following year at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Tanner won two gold and three silver medals, breaking two world records in the process.[5] Tanner arrived at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City as a heavy medal favorite. She won three Olympic medals in Mexico City, including two individual silver medals and one relay bronze.[5] Suffering from depression, Tanner retired from competition after the 1968 Olympics at just 18 years of age.[5]
Awards and accolades
In 1969, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1971.[4] The Elaine Tanner Award has been presented to Canada’s top junior female athlete since 1972.[6]
Personal life
Tanner lives in White Rock, British Columbia, with her husband John Watt.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres backstroke
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
References
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- Olympic swimmers of Canada
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- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
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- Former world record holders in swimming
- Officers of the Order of Canada
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- Lou Marsh Trophy winners
- Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame inductees
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
