Kelly Stefanyshyn (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Stefanyshyn was a member of Canada's sixth-place team in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay. Individually, she also finished eighth in the women's 200-metre backstroke, and competed in the semifinals of the 100-metre backstroke.[1]
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| Full name | Kelly Stefanyshyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pacific Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefanyshyn was previously a three-medal-winner at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. She won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke, a silver in the 4x100-metre medley relay, and a bronze in the 200-metre backstroke.
She attended the University of British Columbia, where she was a member of the UBC Thunderbirds swimming and diving team in CIS competition from 2001 to 2004.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kelly Stefanyshyn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
External links
edit- Kelly Stefanyshyn at Swimming Canada
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at World Aquatics
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at Team Canada
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at Olympics.com
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at Olympic.org (archived)
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at Olympedia
- Kelly Stefanyshyn at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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