Madison Kennedy (born December 22, 1987) is an American swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League. She is a World Record holder in the 4×50 m freestyle relay. She won a gold medal at the 2015 US Nationals in the 50m freestyle, and silver in 2010 and 2011.[2] She has competed at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 2008, 2012, and 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, multiple relay medals at the 2014 SC World Championships, two gold medals at the 2009 World University Games.[3] In 2016, she was the fastest swimmer in the Women's 50m freestyle during the prelims at the US Olympic Trials.[4] She came into the trials that year as the top seed.[5]

Madison Kennedy
Kennedy at the 2011 Santa Clara Grand Invitational
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1987-12-22) December 22, 1987 (age 36)
Avon, Connecticut, U.S.
Home townCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle
ClubDC Trident[1]
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Coachself coached
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 50 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Madison Kennedy

References

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  1. ^ Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale". SwimSwam.
  2. ^ "Madison Kennedy". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Madison Kennedy". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Lutz, Rachel. "Madison Kennedy leads field into 50m freestyle U.S. Trials semifinal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Madison Kennedy Maintains Top Seed In 50 Free Prelims - Swimming World News". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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