Kirsty Coventry

Kirsty Leigh Coventry (born 16 September 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean swimmer an umwhile warld record holder. She attendit an swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the Unitit States. At the 2004 Simmer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, Coventry wan three Olympic medals: a gowd, a siller, an a bronze, while in the 2008 Simmer Olympics in Beijing she wan fower medals: a gowd an three siller. She wis subsequently describit bi Paul Chingoka, heid o the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, as "our naitional treasur". Zimbabwean Preses Robert Mugabe haes cried her "a gowden girl," an awairdit her US$100,000 in cash for her 2008 Olympic performance.

Kirsty Coventry

Personal information
Full name	Kirsty Leigh Coventry
Nationality	Zimbabwe
Born	(1983-09-16) 16 September 1983 Harare, Zimbabwe
Hicht	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Wecht	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Sport
Sport	Soummin
Stroke(s)	Backstroke, Individual Medley
Club	Longhorn Aquatics
College team	Auburn Tigers
Medal record Weemen's swimming Representin Zimbabwe Olympic Gemmes 2004 Athens 200 m backstroke 2008 Beijing 200 m backstroke 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke 2008 Beijing 200 m medley 2008 Beijing 400 m medley 2004 Athens 200 m medley Warld Championships 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke 2005 Montreal 200 m backstroke 2009 Roum 200 m backstroke 2005 Montreal 200 m medley 2005 Montreal 400 m medley 2007 Melbourne 200 m backstroke 2007 Melbourne 200 m medley 2009 Roum 400 m medley World Championships – Short Course 2008 Manchester 400 m medley 2008 Manchester 100 m backstroke 2008 Manchester 200 m backstroke 2008 Manchester 200 m individual medley 2008 Manchester 100 m medley Commonweel Gemmes 2002 Manchester 200 m individual medley Aw-Africae Gemmes 2007 Algiers 50 m freestyle 2007 Algiers 800 m freestyle 2007 Algiers 50 m backstroke 2007 Algiers 100 m backstroke 2007 Algiers 200 m backstroke 2007 Algiers 200 m medley 2007 Algiers 400 m medley 2011 Maputo 100 m backstroke 2011 Maputo 200 m backstroke 2011 Maputo 200 m medley 2011 Maputo 400 m medley 2007 Algiers 100 m breaststroke 2007 Algiers 4x100 m medley 2007 Algiers 4x200 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 100 m butterflee 2011 Maputo 4x100 m medley 2011 Maputo 4x100 m freestyle 2011 Maputo 4x200 m freestyle

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Wabsteid Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Auburn University profile Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
• "Kirsty Coventry" Archived 2013-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, n°83 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"