(1983-09-16) September 16, 1983 (age 40) Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality
Zimbabwean
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Tyrone Seward
Alma mater
Auburn University
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe since September 2018. A former Olympic swimmer and world record holder, she is the most decorated Olympian from Africa. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and was elected the Chairperson of the IOC Athletes' Commission, the body that represents all Olympic athletes worldwide in early 2018.
Born in Harare, Coventry attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States.[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, Greece, Coventry won three Olympic medals: a gold, a silver, and a bronze,[2] while in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she won four medals: a gold and three silver. She was subsequently described by Paul Chingoka, head of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, as "our national treasure".[1]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe called her "a golden girl,"[3] and personally awarded her US$100,000 in cash for her 2008 Olympic performance.[4] In 2016, Coventry retired from swimming after her fifth Olympics, having won the joint-most individual medals in women's swimming in Olympic history.
^ ab"Zimbabwe puts aside racial tensions to give hero's welcome to triple medal winner", USA Today, 25 August 2004.
^"2004 Olympic Games swimming results". CNN. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
^"Kirsty Coventry: Success brings rare cheer to Zimbabwe". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^"Zimbabwe swimmer gets cash prize", BBC, 29 August 2008.
Kirsty Leigh Coventry Seward (born 16 September 1983) is a Zimbabwean swimmer and politician currently serving as the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and...
record by a second. American Katie Hoff won the gold in 2:10.13, with KirstyCoventry of Zimbabwe in second place. Rice once again placed third, earning...
for IOC President in 2013, Olympic Champion in athletics- Seoul 1988 KirstyCoventry IOC member since 2013, Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation...
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silvers and one bronze – in two sports. Seven medals were won by swimmer KirstyCoventry in 2004 and 2008; the remaining medal was the result of a victory by...
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gold of the Olympics with a world record time of 2:04.06, bettering KirstyCoventry's record of 2:04.81. In winning the 200-meter backstroke, Franklin also...
competing in swimming, athletics, tennis, cycling, triathlon, and rowing. KirstyCoventry, who won gold in swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, was...
women's team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and seven by swimmer KirstyCoventry, three at the 2004 Summer Olympics and four at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
Priscah Mupfumira – Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry KirstyCoventry – Youth, Sport, Arts, and Recreation Obadiah Moyo – Health and Child...
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(2:07.06). This record was broken in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics by KirstyCoventry. Egerszegi set the Olympic record on 100 backstroke with 1:00.68 in...
in that event. her world records was surpassed in the semi-final by KirstyCoventry, would take the silver. Standing on the medal platform, her lip was...
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