In the 1980s, as Canada emerged as one of the elite members of the synchronized swimming community, it was coach Debbie Muir at the helm. #HoFWeekly Debbie was awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is

Al Morrow served as a coach at @RowingCanada for over 15 years. In all, his athletes have won a combined 25 World Championship and Olympic medals since 1991. #HoFWeekly Al was awarded the Order of Sport and inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Canada’s Sports

Clara Hughes' Olympic dream began when she saw the Winter Games on TV in the '80s. Little did she imagine that while pursuing her speed skating dream, Clara would first compete for Olympic medals in a completely different summer sport. This is her story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

When people speak about the Sandra Schmirler curling team, the words sisters, best friends, and soul mates are often invoked. This is unusual language in a sport that is so competitive, but the Schmirler team was far from average. This is their story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Danny Gallivan’s dramatic descriptions and inventive sporting vocabulary have forever entrenched him as an ice hockey legend. He was a play-by-play maestro, serving as the Anglophone voice of the Montreal Canadiens for 32 years. This is his story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini had an Olympic Games to forget in 1984, and it was shaping up to be an even worse World Championships only 3 weeks later. How could they regroup and give Canadians the performance that they were hoping for? This is their story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Unparalleled in her speed, elegance, and mystique, the Bluenose came to symbolize the prosperous Canadian seafaring life of the early part of the 20th century. This is the story of Canada’s most iconic fishing schooner 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Born and raised in Charlottetown, Lorie Kane started playing golf when she was five years old, kicking off an expansive career that has made her one of the sport’s most recognizable Canadian athletes. This is her story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

In becoming Canada's first great judoka, Doug Rogers travelled to the sport's ancestral home in Japan to nurture his own physical gifts. This is the story of Canada's first judo Olympic medallist 🧵 #HoFWeekly

The name Beverly Boys was synonymous with Canadian diving throughout the late 1960s and much of the '70s. From the farm to the Olympic Games, this is her remarkable story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Though small in stature, Tommy Burns brought enormous strength, skill, and confidence into the boxing ring. Measuring a mere 5'7", Tommy was the shortest man to ever hold the heavyweight title. This is the story of Canada's first world heavyweight champ 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Sandy Hawley was always the smallest kid in his class, and via his own admission, by far. After a recommendation from his uncle to try jockey racing after high school, Sandy's life was changed forever. This is the story of one of Canada's greatest jockey racers 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Jennifer Heil was the youngest 🇨🇦 skier at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and she missed the podium by 0.01 pts. Her narrow miss set her on the path for redemption, culminating in a legendary career. This is the story of @TeamCanada’s next Chef de Mission 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Hans Fogh's childhood was firmly rooted in the soil, but his destiny lay on the surface of the sea. This is the story of one of Canada’s greatest-ever sailors 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Gareth Rees took to the game of rugby as a youngster and soon began to dominate the sport with his speed, ball handling, & the precision kicking that he would become famous for. This is the story of the 1st rugby athlete inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Curt Harnett certainly knew how to pedal to the medals. Over the course of his 14 years on a bike at the elite level, he reached the podium numerous times in Olympic, Commonwealth, and Pan-American events. This is his story 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Brian Williams was Canada's voice of the Olympic Games, covering an incredible total of 14 Olympic Games since it was first held on Canadian soil in Montreal in 1976. This is the story of the Dean of Canadian Sports Commentators. #HoFWeekly 🧵

In 1959, after years of American dominance in the sport of speedboat racing, the indomitable Miss Supertest III and her crew shattered records and put Canada on the map. This is the story of the famous Canadian hydroplane 🧵 #HoFWeekly

Paul Henderson scored at least 20 goals 7x in his career, a production that peaked with 38 goals in 1971-72 with Toronto. That fall, he earned an invite to training camp for Team Canada, but no one could imagine what would happen in that historic Sept. 1972 series. #HoFWeekly

Dwindling public interest in the Olympic Games, an incredibly lucky bet, and an unlikely Canadian winner. This is the unbelievable story of Billy Sherring and the 1906 Olympic Marathon 🧵 #HoFWeekly