Jenny-Lyn Anderson (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's team event at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Jenny-Lyn Anderson
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 31)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in) (2012)
Weight46 kg (101 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSynchronized swimming
ClubGold Coast Mermaids
Coached byMarina Kholod

Personal edit

Anderson was born on 13 August ,1992, in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1][2] She attended Danebank Anglican School For Girls before going to high school at Emmanuel College in Queensland.[1] As of 2012, she lives on Gold Coast, Queensland.[1]

Synchronised Swimming edit

Anderson is a synchronized swimmer. She began the sport in 2006 and swims for the Gold Coast Mermaids Synchronised Swimming Club.[1] Since 2009, Anderson has been coached by Marina Kholod.

Anderson finished fourth in the team event at the 2010 Swiss Open in Arbon, Switzerland.[1] She finished eleventh in the team event at the 2010 FINA World Cup in China.[1] Anderson and Tamika Domrow competed in the Open Free Duet at the 2011 National Championships, coming away with a fourth-place finish.[3] She finished eighteenth in the technical team event at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[1] She finished seventeenth in the team event at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[1] She finished ninth in the team event at the 2011 German Open in Bonn, Germany and sixth in the team event at the 2011 French Open in Paris, France.[1] The FINA World Championships held in Shanghai, China served as the 2012 Olympic qualifying event for the team. In the technical team portion, her team finished 18th and in the Free Team event, her team finished 17th.[4]

She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in synchronized swimming alongside Eloise Amberger, Sarah Bombell, Olga Burtaev, Tamika Domrow, Bianca Hammett, Tarren Otte, Frankie Owen and Samantha Reid.[1][2][5][6] The Games will be her first.[5][6] She is scheduled to perform one of the team's solo performances.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "London 2012 - Jenny-Lyn Anderson". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "australias olympic synchronised swimming team named". Sydney: The Australian. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "London 2012 - Tamika Domrow". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ "News". Queensland Synchronized Swimming Inc. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "brisbane schoolgirl olga burtaev dancing into london olympics". Melbourne, Australia: Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Queenslanders lead synchronised swimmers to London". ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ^ Australia's Olympic synchronized swimming team. "Australia's Olympic synchronized swimming team | Other Sports". Finance-news.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.