Wendy Ladner-Beaudry (d. 2009) was a nationally ranked swimmer, a member of the Ontario and BC senior field hockey teams, and a FIS World Masters champion in telemark skiing. Wendy focused on increasing participation and developing knowledge and awareness of physical literacy.
Darlene Currie played on the Canadian National Women’s Basketball Team from 1959 to 1968. She won gold in the 2005 World Masters Games with the Vancouver Retreads Basketball team in the 65+ category inspiring the film “The Oldest Basketball Team in the World”.
Shirley (Gordon) Olafsson was one of the world’s top high jumpers. In the 1948 London Olympics she placing 10th out of 62 countries. In the 1950s, she coached and managed basketball teams and officiated at the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver.
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