Kirsty Coventry

Kirsty Coventry got Silver in the Women's 100m Backstroke at the Beijing Olympics today. It's another Silver medal for Kirsty Coventry in the swimming pool and her second at Beijing Olympics 2008. But this time surely not we all expected....the 'Golden Girl' deserved Gold after that smashing performance in the semi-finals yesterday when she set a new world record. Kirsty finished second to Natalie Coughlin of America who got the Gold medal. Kirsty was also competing in the Women's 200m Individual Medley Semi-finals at the National Aquatics Centre on Day 4 of the Beijing Olympics. Kirsty won her Heat in a time of 2:09:53 ... Read Full Story

She is the 'Real Deal', the best athlete Zimbabwe has ever had, and every Zimbabwean should be proud of Kirsty Coventry's. Congratulations Kirsty! She smashed another world record! Isn't that phenomenal? Finally it's Gold for Kirsty! After winning three Silver Medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry finally got the Gold Medal she deserved. She got gold in the Women's 200m Backstroke at the National Aquatics Centre on Saturday. Opposition blown away! The defending Olympic champion blew away her opposition from start, turning in front at each end under world record pace. She turned at the half way mark in 1:32:69 to ... Read Full Story

Day 1 at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry was in action swimming in the woman's 400m individual medley heat at the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Centre. Kirsty swam the seventh fastest time in the event. The finals of the individual medley event will be on tomorrow Sunday. Good luck to Kirsty and hopefully she will get medal tomorrow. Nineteen-year-old Katie Hoff from America is the one to beat in this event. Kirsty will also be competing in the women's 100m backstroke on Sunday, she won silver in the same event at the Athens Olympics in Greece. Read Full Story

Amazing! Congratulations to Kirsty Coventry, 3 Medals at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and 3 medals for Zimbabwe. Kirsty Coventry won her third Silver medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 in the Women's 200m Individual Medley. She was second behind the Gold medal winner Stephanie Rice, in today's finals at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Natalie Coughlin of the USA got Bronze. I think Kirsty deserved a Gold Medal, she is an outstanding athlete. Have your say by posting your comments. Read Full Story

Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry smashed the World record for the Women's 100m Backstroke with a time of 58.77 in her semi-final Heat at the Beijing Olympics. Crowds cheered as Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry touched the wall a full shoulder length ahead of competition to set a new world record in the Women's 100m Backstroke. Kirsty's new record replaces the Olympic record she just set yesterday in the preliminaries. Read Full Story