Kelly Stefanyshyn (born July 6, 1982) is a Canadian competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics 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.[1]

Kelly Stefanyshyn
Personal information
Full nameKelly Stefanyshyn
National team Canada
Born (1982-07-06) July 6, 1982 (age 42)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubPacific Dolphins
College teamUniversity of British Columbia
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 200 m backstroke
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100 m medley

Stefanyshyn was previously a three-medal-winner at the 1999 Pan American Games 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, where she was a member of the UBC Thunderbirds swimming and diving team in CIS competition from 2001 to 2004.

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kelly Stefanyshyn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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