Kelly Stefanyshyn

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Kelly Stefanyshyn
Personal information
Full nameKelly Stefanyshyn
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (1982-07-06) July 6, 1982 (age 43)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubPacific Dolphins
College team University of British Columbia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100 m medley

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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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.

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References

  1. 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.