Kirsty Coventry

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Zimbabwe’s “Golden Girl”, Kirsty Coventry was awarded US$100,000 by Robert Mugabe for her spectacular performance at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. She won a gold medal and broke the world record in the women’s 200 meters backstroke and also won three silvers in the 400m individual medley, 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley. The $100,000 is double the $50,000 “pocket money” that she was given by Mugabe on her return from the 2004 Athens Olympics.The cash award has sparked a bit of...Read Full Story

Posted by god 3 minutes ago (http://www.iht.com) View profile Kirsty Coventry was the favorite in the 200-meter breaststroke, and she did not let herself or her troubled nation down. Add this link to... Bury Category: SportsRead Full Story

Kirsty Coventry , a swimmer for Zimbabwe set a new world record in the women's 100m backstroke in Beijing on Monday. She finished the semi-final event wit a time of 55.87 seconds, barely beating the previous record of 58.97 seconds set by Natalie Coughlin at the US trials in Omaha, Nebraska on July 1.Coventry, who was just trying to finish the race on top said that the world record was a surprise, not something she had set her sights on beating.More than anything Coventry is excited for...Read Full Story

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