Melissa Morgan (born 1 January 1985) is an Australian
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 specialized in backstroke events.
Morgan qualified for the
women's 200-metre backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining both her personal record and an A-standard entry time of 2:12.90 from the Telstra Olympic Swimming Trials in Sydney. Morgan secured her spot for the semifinals, after finishing twelfth overall in the morning's preliminary heats, outside her personal record of 2:14.06. On the evening session, Morgan edged out her teammate
Frances Adcock in the second semifinal run with a much faster time of 2:13.34, but failed to qualify for the final.
She is a member of the Burnside Swimming Club, and is coached and trained by
Glen Beringen
Glenn Stuart Beringen (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian international swimming coach and former athlete. He won a silver medal for breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Major competitions
At the 1982 Co ...
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References
External links
Profile – Australian Olympic Team
1985 births
Living people
Olympic swimmers for Australia
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Australian female backstroke swimmers
Sportswomen from South Australia
Swimmers from Adelaide
21st-century Australian women
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