Penelope Heyns

Quick Facts

Full Name	Penelope Heyns
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Nov 8, 1974(1974-11-08)
Age	50
Birthplace	Springs
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Gauteng
Horoscope	Scorpio

Penelope Heyns Biography

Penelope Heyns is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on November 8, 1974 in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa. Famous athlete who hails from South Africa nicknamed “Penny” who is widely considered to be one of the best breaststroke swimmers ever. She took silver medals at the 100 and 200 meters events of the 1996 Olympic Games, becoming the first person to accomplish this feat.

She was the successor to the Hungary’s She succeeded Hungary’s Krisztina Egerszegi as World Swimmer of the Year in 1996. as World Swimmer of the Year in 1996.

Heyns was the youngest member of the South African Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was also a member of the South African squad at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke event.

Heyns was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year in 1996 and 1999. She was also a member of the South African Olympic team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke.

Her parents were extremely religious and relocated to Springs and then to Natal South Coast.

Penelope Heyns Net Worth

Penelope Heyns is one of the richest Swimmer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Penelope Heyns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The youngest athlete on the South African team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

At one time, she held five of six world records for breaststroke, making her the first person in time of swimming history to do this feat.

Penelope (“Penny”) Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – making her South Africa’s first post- apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa’s re-admission to the Games in 1992. Along with Australian champion Leisel Jones, Heyns is regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Penelope Heyns height 5 ft 9 in Penelope weight 63 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Penelope Heyns Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Penelope Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Penelope Heyns celebrates birthday on November 8 of every year.

Did Penny Heyns break a world record?

In 1999, Heyns set a spate of eleven world records in three months , swimming at events on three different continents. This made her the simultaneous holder of five out of the possible six breaststroke world records, a feat that had never been achieved before in the history of swimming.

Where is Penny Heyns now?

Heyns serves as the chairperson of the FINA Athletes’ Committee and has been involved with Swimming South Africa (SSA) as the athlete representative on the executive.

Who is Penny Heyns?

Penny Heyns is a South African swimmer. She became known as the only woman to win the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events at the same Olympic Games. She won those events at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.

What records did Penny Heyns set?

Became the first woman to win both the 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the same Olympic Games. The only woman to hold as many as 14 World Records in breaststroke events , and is the only female to hold all three breaststroke World Records simultaneously.

How many world records did Penny Heyns break in 2 days in July 1999?

By 1998 Heyns had broken lots of world records but her moment of brilliance came on 18 July 1999 in Los Angeles, South of California in USA, where she sets four world records in just two days in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.