Becky Smith

Rebecca Gwendolyn Smith (born June 3, 1959), later known by her married name Becky Wiber, is a Canadian former medley and butterfly swimmer who won the bronze medal in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, finishing behind East German Ulrike Tauber (gold) and her Canadian teammate Cheryl Gibson (silver). At the same Olympic Games, she also finished third in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay, alongside Gail Amundrud, Barbara Clark and Anne Jardin.

Becky Smith
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Gwendolyn Smith
Nickname(s)"Becky"
National teamCanada
Born (1959-06-03) June 3, 1959
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley

She was a grade school teacher at Westbrook School in Edmonton, Alberta for Grade 6. She retired in 2019.

See also

References

- A sixth grade student of Westbrook Elementary School (2018-2019)


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