Madison Kennedy (born December 22, 1987) is an American swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League. She is a World Record holder in the 4×50 m freestyle relay. She won a gold medal at the 2015 US Nationals in the 50m freestyle, and silver in 2010 and 2011.[2] She has competed at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 2008, 2012, and 2016. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, multiple relay medals at the 2014 SC World Championships, two gold medals at the 2009 World University Games.[3] In 2016, she was the fastest swimmer in the Women's 50m freestyle during the prelims at the US Olympic Trials.[4] She came into the trials that year as the top seed.[5]
.jpg) Kennedy at the 2011 Santa Clara Grand Invitational | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 22, 1987 Avon, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DC Trident[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | self coached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Gibbs, Robert (June 11, 2019). "natalie-coughlin-to-return-to-competition-with-the-dc-tridentfor-2019-international-swimming-league-finale". SwimSwam.
- ^ "Madison Kennedy". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Madison Kennedy". Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ Lutz, Rachel. "Madison Kennedy leads field into 50m freestyle U.S. Trials semifinal". NBC Olympics. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Madison Kennedy Maintains Top Seed In 50 Free Prelims - Swimming World News". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
External links
edit- Madison Kennedy at World Aquatics
- Madison Kennedy at the International Swimming League
- Madison Kennedy at Swimrankings.net
- Madison Kennedy at Team USA (archive February 4, 2022)
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