Two alumni to be inducted to NS Sport Hall of Fame


Two Acadia alumni, David Fry (’72) and Tracy Cameron (’97), will be inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on Nov. 12, 2016 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax.

Fry (Builder Category) of Halifax left a legacy in the swimming community during his 40 years as a swim coach in Nova Scotia. He is responsible for coaching three athletes to the Olympics: David Sharpe, Kiera Aitken and Hall of Famer Marie Moore. As head swim coach with the Dalhousie Tigers for 13 years, he was named Dalhousie University’s Varsity Coach of the Year five times and Canadian University Swimming Coach of the Year twice. David was also head coach of the Dartmouth Crusaders for 12 years, head coach of the Nova Scotia Canada Games swim team for three years and learning facilitator for Swimming Canada for 16 years. He served as head swim coach for Acadia for one season as well, and has been honoured as Swim Nova Scotia Coach of the Year twice. David is being inducted posthumously.

Cameron (Athlete Category)of Shubenacadie rose to great heights in her sport in a short period of time. After taking a “Learn to Row” class at age 25, she skyrocketed to the top of the World Championship podium only five years later when she won gold at the 2005 Championships in Japan. She repeated her world champion performance five years after that in New Zealand, claiming a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and six World Cup medals in between her World Championship golds. She followed her 2010 victory with a seventh World Cup medal (her fourth gold) in 2011. The extent of the accomplishments that Tracy managed to achieve in only a decade makes her one of the greatest rowers this province has ever produced.

Doors open at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets, please call 902-404-3321.


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