Clementine Stoney (born 22 October 1981) is an Australian former competitive

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 ...

and former world record-holder. She represented Australia at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney. There she finished in thirteenth position in the 200-metre backstroke. Stoney won the silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke at the

2000 FINA Short Course World Championships The 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens, Greece from 16–19 March 2000. 15 world records were set. Men's events Legend: WR: World record; CR: World Championships record Women's eve ...

in Athens, Greece. She was an

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

scholarship holder. Because of an illness Stoney had to quit her swimming career in 2003.

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1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Albury Australian female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Sportswomen from New South Wales 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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