Cindy Nicholas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cindy Nicholas
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1957(1957-08-20)
Age	67
Date Of Death	2016-05-19
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Leo

Cindy Nicholas Biography

Cindy Nicholas is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 20, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cynthia Maria “Cindy” Nicholas, CM (August 20, 1957 May 19 May 19, 2016,) was a long- distance swimmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. In 1977, she became the very first female to make the two-way crossing of English Channel. From 1987 until 1990, she served as an Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

It was the case that Liberals had to be defeated by NDP in the provincial election. Nicholas was defeated by NDP incumbent Steve Owens by 3,068 votes. Nicholas returned to her legal business practice at Scarborough.

The politician was elected in the Ontario legislature in 1987’s provincial election, representing the east Toronto area in Scarborough Centre, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Menno Vorster with 3,396 votes. In the following three years Nicholas worked as a backbench member of David Peterson’s cabinet. She served as the parliamentary assistant of the Solicitor General from 1989 until 1990.

Cindy Nicholas Net Worth

Cindy Nicholas is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cindy Nicholas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

1977 – 19 h55 minutes (First two-way crossing made by an individual woman and breaking the previous male record set by Jon Erikson by 10h 05min), 1979 19 h 12 minutes, 1981 22 h 21 minutes, 1982 18 h 55 minutes,

At the age of 16, she gained the status of a provincial champion by swimming over Lake Ontario in 15 hours and 10 minutes. Later, she swam across the English Channel on 19 occasions and was the first to make a two-way crossing of an individual woman. She was the first woman to complete five two-way crossings, including two in the same year and earned her the title Queen of the Channel. She was named the top female athlete of 1977 and awarded the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award. In 1979, she was appointed a member of the Order of Canada. In 1993 she was admitted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, she was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Nicholas was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor. She worked as a lawyer in Scarborough, Ontario. She had a daughter. She died from liver cancer on May 19, 2016.

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Facts & Trivia

Cindy Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Cindy Nicholas celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Cindy Nicholas

1. Cindy Nicholas was a Canadian long-distance swimmer and politician.
2. She set 19 world records in her swimming career.
3. Nicholas swam across the English Channel twice in one day.
4. She won two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
5. In 1984, she ran for political office as a Progressive Conservative candidate.
6. Nicholas passed away from cancer in 2016 at age 58.
7. She was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.
8. Nicholas received the Order of Canada in 1979 and again in 2009 posthumously.
9. Her memoir “Swimming Toward The Light” was published in 1990.
10. Nicholas inspired many young swimmers with her achievements and perseverance.