Sharntelle Sharon Tamika Cyren McLean (born June 1, 1984) is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

. She swam for Trinidad and Tobago at the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

. Beginning in 2005, she has attended and swam for the United States' University of South Carolina.McLean's bio
from the South Carolina Athletics website; retrieved 2009-07-05. In January 2009, she and George Bovell were named the Female and Male Swimmer of the Year for 2008 by Trinidad & Tobago's national swimming federation: the

Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ...

(ASATT).Bovell and McLean Top ASATT awards
Windies Sports; published 2009-01-29, retrieved 2009-07-05. She has received the honor two times before in 2003 and 2004. She has swum internationally for T&T at the: *

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

* 2002 Short Course Worlds *

2002 Central American and Caribbean Games The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 22 to December 8, 2002 and included 4,301 competitors from 31 nations, competing in 32 sports. The main stadium for these championships was the Est ...

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

* 2003 World Championships *

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia ( ...

* 2007 World Championships *

References

1984 births Living people Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago female swimmers South Carolina Gamecocks women's swimmers University of South Carolina alumni Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming {{Trinidad-swimming-bio-stub