2. Carolyn Waldo
Full name: Carolyn Jane Waldo
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7quot; (170 cm)
Weight: 123 lbs (56 kg)
Born: December 11, 1964 in Montréal,
Québec, Canada
Affiliations: Calgary Aquabelles
Country: Canada
Sport: Synchronized Swimming
3. Who is Carolyn Waldo?
former synchronized swimmer from Canada.
Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo
with Michelle Cameron, Waldo experienced
tremendous success in international
competition. She was the first Canadian female
to win two gold medals at one Olympics games,
winning both the solo and duo competitions at
the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South
Korea.
She also won a silver medal at the earlier 1984
Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
5. Pictures
Waldo, Carolyn and Michelle Cameron
Carolyn Waldo and Michelle Cameron, gold
medal winners at the 1992 Olympic Games
(photo by F. Scott Grant/Canadian Sport
Images).
Carolyn Waldo at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
She won a gold medal in solo synchronized
swimming Teamed with Michelle Cameron,
she also won gold in the team competition
and became the first Canadian woman to win
2 gold medals at an Olympic Games (photo by
Fred Chartrand, courtesy CP Archives).
6. B I o g r a p h y
At the 1984 Olympics, Carolyn Waldo finished second in the
solo synchronized swimming event behind Tracie Ruiz
(USA). But Waldo then displaced her as the top
synchronized performer, winning the 1986 World
Championships in solo and duet, partnered by Michelle
Cameron, and competing on the winning team. She had
also earned a team gold at the 1982 Worlds. At the 1988
Olympic Games in Seoul, Waldo won the solo gold medal
and together with Cameron, added the duet gold medal as
well. Waldo won “triples,” the solo, duet, and team
championships, at the 1985 FINA Cup, 1986 World
Championships, and the 1987 Pan-Pacific Meet. She also
competed on winning teams at the 1981 Pan-Pacifics and
the 1983 Pan-American Games.