Kirsty Coventry
- January 5, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Kirsty Coventry Biography
| Name | Kirsty Coventry |
| Birthday | Sep 16 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Harare |
| Birth Country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Parents | Rob Coventry, Lyn Coventry |
| Spouse | Tyrone Seward |
Kirsty Coventry is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on September 16, 1983 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Olympic swimmer who won three medals, including one gold, at the 2004 Summer games, and four more in Beijing in 2008.
The president of the country, Robert Mugabe awarded her $100,000 cash for her Olympic medal wins, and called her a “golden girl.”
Coventry attended Dominican Convent High School, Harare in Zimbabwe until 1999.
With seven Olympic medals, Coventry is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. Together with Krisztina Egerszegi, she also won the most individual Olympic medals in women’s swimming. She competed at five Olympics, from 2000–2016. She won all but one of Zimbabwe’s Olympic medals.
She was born in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Kirsty Coventry Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kirsty Coventry is one of the richest Swimmer from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirsty Coventry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She studied at Auburn University, where she helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Championships in consecutive years, while earning three individual titles.
After her 2008 Olympics performance she was hailed as one of Zimbabwe’s greatest heroes, and called a national treasure by the head of the country’s Olympic commission.
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is the current Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as of September 2018. She is a Zimbabwean politician, former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, and the most decorated Olympian from Africa. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and in early 2018, was elected the Chairperson of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, the body that represents all Olympic athletes worldwide.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Kirsty Coventry height 5 ft 9 in Kirsty weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kirsty Coventry Dating?
According to our records, Kirsty Coventry married to Tyrone Seward. As of December 1, 2023, Kirsty Coventry’s is not dating anyone.
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At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Coventry improved on her 2004 Olympic medal count by winning gold in both the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and silver in the 200 m and the 400 m IM. She bettered her Olympic gold-winning 200 m backstroke time with a performance of 2:08.52. She was one of just two swimmers from Zimbabwe along with rising junior Warren Paynter. Her performance allowed her country to rank third in the medal count by nation. In addition, she picked up the female swimmer of the meet honors.
Facts & Trivia
Kirsty Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Kirsty Coventry celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.
Coventry represented Zimbabwe at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Coventry won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley on 10 August 2008, becoming the second woman to swim the medley in less than 4:30, the first being Stephanie Rice who won the gold in the same event. Coventry beat the world record by just under two seconds, and was only just beaten by Rice to a new world record. Coventry, in the second semi-final of the 100 m Backstroke, set a new world record of 58.77 seconds. However, in the final of that event she was beaten to the gold medal by Natalie Coughlin. Coventry was again beaten by Stephanie Rice in the 200 m individual medley, despite swimming under the old world record. Coventry did defend her Olympic title in the 200 m backstroke, winning gold in a world record time of 2:05.24.
Who is the most decorated African Olympian of all time?
With seven Olympic medals, Coventry is the most decorated Olympian from Africa.
Who is the best swimmer in Zimbabwe?
Seventeen-year-old Donata Katai won African youth titles and broke youth records once held by two-time Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry, who is not only Zimbabwe’s most successful swimmer but also Africa’s most decorated Olympian.
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