Angela Kennedy (born 28 February 1976) is an Australian former

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swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay at the

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Professional career

In 1994, Kennedy attended the NSW State Open Short-Course Championships in Sydney. She set a record in every 50m and 100m event in the program, achieving 11 records in total. Kennedy broke the world record in the 100m butterfly at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships in 1995, however was beaten in the event by fellow Australian Susie O'Neill (who took silver), and Liu Limin of China (who won gold). She swam for most of her career at the Telopea Swimming Club in Canberra, Australia under the direction of former Australian butterfly coach Peter Freney. She was teammates to Australian representative and

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scholarship holder Anthony Rogis, Australian representative Chloe Flutter and Syracuse University scholarship holders Francis Williams and Ben Henri. She moved to

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in 1995 and was then coached by Scott Volkers.

1996 Olympics

She combined with Helen Denman, Sarah Ryan and Nicole Stevenson to qualify Australia for the final, before Susie O'Neill,

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, Stevenson and Ryan trailed the

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home. In her only individual event, the 100-metre butterfly, Kennedy was eliminated in the heats.

2000 Olympics

She attempted to qualify for the

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in Sydney, but finished eighth in the 100-metre butterfly at the Australian Championships. Petria Thomas and Susie O'Neill were selected. Her attempt in the 200-metre individual medley was even less successful, failing to reach the final. In 2007, Kennedy started working for the Queensland Police Force.

Personal life

Angela Kennedy was born to Bob and Helen Kennedy on 28 February 1976 in

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. Later, she lived in Queanbeyan,

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, where she attended school. Kennedy married high school friend Glen Woodward in 2003, in a private ceremony on

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, Queensland. She is step mother to Woodward's oldest son Hayden (b. 1995), and mother to sons Sam (b. 2004) and Will (b. 2008).

References

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External links

Telopea Swim Club page - Angela Kennedy

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Angela 1976 births Living people Australian female butterfly swimmers Australian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Australia People from Nambour, Queensland World record setters in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Australian police officers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Women police officers ACT Academy of Sport alumni 20th-century Australian women