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Candy Costie
American synchronized swimmer
Candace Costie (born March 12, 1963) is an American competitor and Olympic champion in synchronized swimming.[1]
After claiming a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships with her swimming partner Tracie Ruiz,[2] they went on to secure gold medals in both the women's duet at the 1983 Pan American Games and the women's duet at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] Their partnership also extended to winning four US national championships and one NCAA national championship.[4]
In 1985, Costie married Olympic silver medalist Doug Burke[5] who was a member of the United States water polo team at the Los Angeles games. Candy was later remarried to Fred Merrill Jr.[4] and they now run their own real estate firm, Merill Companies.[6]