Pamela Rai
Rai with bronze medal, 1984 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pamela Leila Rai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Pam" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 29, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Swim coach, teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hyack Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | John Campbell, Ron Jacks (Hyack) Dr. Peter Vizsolyi (UVictoria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pamela Leila Rai (born March 29, 1966, in New Westminster, BC, Canada) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer who competed for the University of Victoria, and represented Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, capturing a bronze medal and setting a new Canadian record in the 4 × 100-metre medley relay. She became not only the first Canadian Olympic medalist of Indian descent, but the first woman of Indian ancestry to win an Olympic medal. A former Canadian record holder in several events, Rai successfully represented Canada through 1986 at international meets including the Pan American and Commonwealth games. After her time as a swimming competitor, she served as a swim coach, and high school English and math teacher in greater Vancouver.