Kelly Stefanyshyn (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian 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

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

specialist who represented her native country 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, Australia. Stefanyshyn was a member of Canada's sixth-place team in the women's 4x100-metre medley relay. Individually, she also finished eighth in the women's 200-metre backstroke, and competed in the semifinals of the 100-metre backstroke. Stefanyshyn was previously a three-medal-winner at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg. She won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke, a silver in the 4x100-metre medley relay, and a bronze in the 200-metre backstroke. She attended the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

, where she was a member of the

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swimming and diving team in CIS competition from 2001 to 2004.

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* * * * * 1982 births Living people Canadian female backstroke swimmers Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Winnipeg Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games UBC Thunderbirds swimmers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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