Nancy Sweetnam (born August 14, 1973) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who swam primarily in medley events. Sweetnam represented Canada in two consecutive Summer Olympics.
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Full name | Nancy Sweetnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1973-08-14) August 14, 1973 (age 48) Lindsay, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Lindsay Lightingbolts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she finished in seventh place in the women's 200-metre individual medley, and thirteenth in the 400-metre individual medley. Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, she ended up in eleventh position in the 400-metre individual medley, after winning the silver medal in the same event at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
She is a cousin of Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam.
Commonwealth Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley | |
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Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley | |
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