Kendyl Stewart

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Kendyl Stewart
Kazan 2015 - 50m butterfly Kendyl Stewart.JPG
Stewart in 2015
Personal information
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 29)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, butterfly
ClubNorth Coast Aquatics
College team University of Southern California
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Hangzhou 100 m butterfly
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gold Coast 100 m butterfly
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 100 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Lima 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Lima 4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Representing the USC Trojans
USC Trojans logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Greensboro 100 y butterfly

Kendyl Stewart (born August 17, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events.

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Career

Stewart attends the University of Southern California, where she is a member of the USC Trojans swimming and diving team. At the NCAA Championships, she placed third in the 100 yard butterfly in 2015 and 4th in the 200 yard backstroke in 2013. She won a bronze medal for her prelims swim in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 2013 Summer Universiade (World University Games). [1] [2]

At the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Stewart won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay and a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly. [3]

Stewart represented the United States at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships where she won a silver medal for her prelim swim in the 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay. [4] That prelims swim also set a World Record. She placed 4th in the 4 × 100 m medley relay, 9th in the 50 m butterfly, and 10th in the 100 m butterfly. [5]

Coaching career

Stewart currently coaches in the Carlsbad, California, area with the private coaching service CoachUp. [6]

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References

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