Alex Bennett (swimmer)

Alexandra Bennett (married name Alexandra Kelham; born 1977) is a female English former competitive swimmer.

Alex Bennett
Personal information
Born1977 [1]
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubNova Centurian

Swimming career

Bennett represented England in seven events at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,[2] which included three medals; a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay with Claire Huddart, Karen Pickering and Sue Rolph, and two silver medals in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and 4 × 100 m medley relay.[3][4]

She missed out on the chance to compete at the 1996 Olympics Games after a serious car accident, in which she broke both of her legs.[1]

Personal life

She is a lawyer by trade.[5]

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References

  1. "Bennett's Olympic hopes end in head-on car crash". The Independent.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Profile". British Swimming.


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