Anna Therese McVann (born 30 December 1968) is a former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented Australia at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles. At the age of 14, Anna McVann swam in her first national championships broke a national age record for the 200-metre freestyle event. McVann set 120 different South Australian records in several different events. In 1984 she became the first female to win gold medals in all freestyle events at the Australian championships. This effort saw her automatically selected for the

in Los Angeles, where she was a finalist in all her events: 200-, 400-, and 800-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre freestyle relay. McVann would also compete at the inaugural Pan-Pacific Meet in Tokyo in 1985 and then again at

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largel ...

in Edinburgh, making the final in the 400-, and 800- metre freestyle events. After returning home following the Commonwealth Games McVann retired from swimming to study physiotherapy but would return to swimming again in 1990 before finally retiring in 1992. In 2000 McVann was a torch bearer in the Torch Relay for the Sydney Olympics. In 2008 McVann was inducted into the SwimmingSA Hall of Fame.

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1968 births Living people Australian female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from South Australia 20th-century Australian women {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub