Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, mother of Redmond High graduate Michael Conforto, and a three-time Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming, has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

Ruiz-Conforto became the first Olympic champion in the event, winning gold medals in solo and duet (with Candy Costie) in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.

She went on to win gold in the 1987 U.S. National Championships – one of six consecutive gold medals at nationals – and the 1987 Pan American Games, while taking silver in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.

“It is a great honor for Tracie to be nominated,” said USA Synchro Executive Director Terry Harper. “We at USA Synchro are very pleased to see that the U.S. Olympic Committee has seen fit to recognize one of our first Olympians. No one could be more deserving.”

The nominees include 18 individual Olympic athletes, five Paralympic athletes and five teams. Fans will be able to vote, once per day, for the athletes and teams they feel are most deserving at http://teamusa.org/halloffame.