Kelli Waite

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Kelli Waite
Personal information
Full nameKelli Waite
Nationality Australian
Born (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 37) [1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes breaststroke

Kelli Waite (born 22 March 1985) is an Australian swimmer.

Career

Waite first competed for Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she won bronze in the 200 metre breaststroke in 2:28.58 finishing behind fellow Australian Leisel Jones. [2]

She competed in the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Yokohama, Japan, making the finals both the 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile of Kelli Waite". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Results of the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2014.