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Kirsty Coventry // Olympic Gold Medalist

I was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe. After completing high school at the Harare Convent, I received a full swimming scholarship to Auburn University in Alabama, USA. There I spent 5 years completing my Degree in Hospitality with a Minor in Business. I was the Team Captain of the Auburn University Swim Team, 2004/05. A member of the Auburn University Three Time National Championship Team 2002, 2003, 2004. A Member of the Auburn University Three time South Eastern Conference Championship Team 2003, 2004,2005. The NCAA Female Swimmer of the year 2005. The SEC Female Swimmer of the year, 2004,2005. I was the National Honda Award Winner for Swimming 2005. I won 7 NCAA Titles and 14 SEC Titles (2001-2005).

My International career took off in 2000 by qualifying for my first Olympic Games in Sydney at the young age of 16yrs:

  • World Champion and world record holder, 200m Backstroke, World Championships 2009, Rome, Italy
  • Olympic Gold and Three Silver medals, Olympic Games, Beijing, China, 2008
  • World Record Holder in the 200m Backstroke 2008/2009/2010
  • World Record Holder in the 100m Backstroke 2008-2009
  • Four Time World Short Course Champion, Manchester, England, 2008
  • Short Course World Record Holder in the 200m Individual Medley, 200m Backstroke and 400m Individual Medley, 2008
  • Two Time Silver Medalist, World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
  • Seven Time Gold Medalist, All African Games, Algeria, 2007
  • Two time World Champion and Two Time Silver Medalist, World Championships, Montreal, Canada, 2005
  • Overall Female Swimmer of the meet, World Championships, Montreal, Canada, 2005
  • Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist, Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 2004
  • Proclaimed Honorary Citizen of Athens, Greece, By Mayor Dora Bakoyannis 2004
  • Gold Medalist, Common Wealth Games, Manchester, England, 2002
  • Zimbabwe Sportsperson of the year, 2002,2004,2005
  • Zimbabwe Sportswomen of the year 2002,2004,2005
  • African swimmer of the year,2004,2005,2007,2008,2009

After my College career, I moved with my coach to Austin Texas where i have trained for the last 3 years. I have now decided to move to Johannesburg. I believe that being closer to home and in a country where I ultimately started my swimming career I can have a bigger positive impact on younger athletes wanting to follow their Olympic Dreams.