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Angela Kennedy
Personal information
Full nameAngela Kennedy
National team Australia
Born (1976-02-28) 28 February 1976 (age 48)
Nambour, Queensland [citation needed]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
ClubCommercial Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley

Angela Kennedy (born 28 February 1976) is an Australian former butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Professional career

She combined with Helen Denman, Sarah Ryan and Nicole Stevenson to qualify Australia for the final, before Susie O'Neill, Samantha Riley, Stevenson and Ryan trailed the United States home. In her only individual event, the 100-metre butterfly, Kennedy was eliminated in the heats.

She attempted to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but finished eighth in the 100-metre butterfly at the Australian Championships. Petria Thomas and Susie O'Neill were selected. Her attempt in the 200-metre individual medley was even less successful, failing to reach the final.

She swam for most of her career at the Telopea Swimming Club in Canberra, Australia under the direction of former Australian butterfly coach Peter Freney. She was teammates to Australian representative and University of Nevada scholarship holder Anthony Rogis, Australian representative Chloe Flutter and Syracuse University scholarship holders Francis Williams and Ben Henri. She moved to Queensland in 1995 and was then coached by Scott Volkers. She now works for the Queensland Police Force.[1]

Personal life

Kennedy married high school friend Glen Woodward in 2003, in a private ceremony on Magnetic Island, Queensland. She is step mother to Woodward's oldest son Hayden (b. 1995), and mother to sons Sam (b. 2004) and Will (b. 2008).

See also

References

  • Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
Records
Preceded by
Incumbent
Women's 100-metre butterfly
world record-holder (short course)

18 February 1995 – 2 December 1995
Succeeded by



  1. ^ "Former Olympian joins Tannum police". 26 February 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2018.