Nathalie Bernard

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Nathalie Bernard
Personal information
Full nameNathalie Bernard
National teamFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 37)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubNorth Shore Swim Club (NZL)
CoachThomas Ansorg (NZL)

Nathalie Bernard (born 17 August 1985) is a South African-born New Zealand former swimmer, who specialised in freestyle events. [1] She is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a member of North Shore Swim Club in Auckland, under head coach Thomas Ansorg.

Bernard qualified for the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the New Zealand team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [2] [3] Teaming with Helen Norfolk, Alison Fitch, and Rebecca Linton in heat two, Bernard recorded a split of 2:07.00 to anchor the last 50 metres. She and the rest of the Kiwis finished the race in seventh place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 8:14.76. [4] [5]

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