Erin Woodley is both an athlete and coach. This synchronized swimming sensation was born in 1972 in Mississauga, Ontario and later moved with her family to Etobicoke.

As a child, her parents encouraged Erin and her two sisters to try all sports – gymnastics, swimming and dance. She was a natural in the water. At the age of 9, Erin participated in a synchronized swimming camp, and fell in love with the sport.

She attended high school at Silverthorne Collegiate, and later the University of Toronto, as she trained for some of the biggest events of her swimming career.

In 1991, Erin won three gold medals at the Canada Games for her solo, duet and team performances, and was the recipient of the Unisys Quest for Excellence Award.

In 1994 she won the national duet title with partner Lisa Alexander, then on to a gold metal at the Commonwealth games.

And while the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 would mark the end of a fantastic career, Erin counts her Olympic experience as one her proudest moments. It was there, where years of training, goal setting and careful planning, would come to fruition for the entire world to see, and where she would lead her team to a silver medal win in the synchronized swimming team event.

Erin has been busy since her Olympic medal win nearly 10 years ago; counting motivational speaking, coaching synchronized swimming, and raising two beautiful little girls as some of her most recent accomplishments.